Plane carrying 137 Flotilla activists lands in Istanbul

Anadolu Agency

A total of 137 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, including 36 Turkish nationals, landed at Istanbul Airport on Saturday after being intercepted and detained by Israel in international waters.

The flight, which departed from Ramon Airport in Eilat, Israel, arrived at Istanbul at 3:50 pm local time (12:50 GMT).

Alongside Turkish and Malaysian citizens, passengers on the flight included nationals from the U.S., UAE, Algeria, Morocco, Italy, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Switzerland, Tunisia, and Jordan.

The activists were greeted at the airport by officials and other well-wishers.

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