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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-01-15
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[01] FREE GAZA - RETURN
[01] FREE GAZA - RETURN
The Free Gaza Movement boat Arion, which set sail Wednesday for the
Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians was forced in
the morning hours by the Israeli navy to return to Cyprus.
The boat, carrying international peace activists, doctors and
journalists, as well as four-member crew, is expected to return
Thursday evening to the Cypriot port of Larnaca, on the south coast.
In statements to CNA, Takis Patounas, from a travel agency representing
Arion, said the boat was harassed by three Israeli ships, 92 nautical
miles away from Larnaca. He added that the Israeli navy detained the
boat and threatened to strike it if it attempted to continue its course
to Gaza. After this incident, he continued, crew and activists decided
to return to Larnaca.
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