Turkish police in Izmir detained 15 activists of the Turkish Youth Association (TGB), who caught a crew member of the American landing ship USS WASP and put a bag on his head.
TGB posted a video of the incident on social networks. According to the organization, the American sailor was put on a bag over his head in protest because of Washington's support for Israel.
"There is no place in Turkey for the American military, whose hands are stained with blood! Murderers of our military, Palestinians, Iraqis, Yemenis — get out of our country," the organization's representatives said.
The organization also promised that this would happen again.
"Every time you set foot on these lands, we will welcome you as you deserve!" — it says on the TGB page.
The Turkish Defense Ministry previously announced that the ship will dock in the port of Izmir from September 1 to 5.
The leadership of Izmir province clarified in a press release that the police detained 15 people, including the leader of the association Kayakhan Cetin, after an attack on two American soldiers. At the same time, five US military men in civilian uniforms "watched the incident from a distance." An investigation into the incident has been launched, authorities said.
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