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Jordanian Gaza Flotilla Organizer: Turkey Preventing Our Departure

Wael Al-Saqa, the head of the Jordanian Lifeline Committee, which is participating in the second Freedom Flotilla, has said that after Greek authorities prevented the Arab ship Al-Nur from sailing to Gaza, a "secret plan" was formulated to launch the flotilla from Turkey.

However, he said that Turkish authorities are currently preventing the ship from docking in the Turkish port of Antalya.

Source: Faction.com, July 21, 2011.

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