Ships from Turkey planning to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza stopped from sailing: Report
Istanbul, April 28 -- Guinea-Bissau authorities halted the departure of a three-ship flotilla headed towards Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid from Turkey, media reported.
Organisers said that the countrys flags were removed from two shipsafter a surprise inspection conducted by the Guinea-Bissau International Ships Registry just before the planned departure, reported AP.
The checks started shortly before the scheduled departure of the flotilla from Turkey to Gaza.
A statement from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition described the cancellation of the ships registration as a blatantly political move.
The organisers alleged that a close co-ordination between Israel and Guinea-Bissau was behind the action.
A large number of Turkish and people...
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