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NextImg:Turkey Detains 15 After U.S. Marines Attacked By Anti-American Youth Group
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Monday detained 15 members of an anti-American youth organization who physically assaulted two U.S. military personnel in the city of Izmir, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The agency said members of the Turkish Youth Union, which is affiliated with the Patriotic Party — a small, nationalist political party without parliament seats — were detained on the orders of a prosecutor.

The U.S. Embassy confirmed the incident, saying service members on board the USS Wasp were “now safe.”

Members of the Communist Party of Turkey marched to Izmir Alsancak Port on Monday in protest after the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship sent by the U.S. to protect Israel, docked there. The anti-war demonstrations were organized in solidarity with the people of Palestine and the Middle East.
Members of the Communist Party of Turkey marched to Izmir Alsancak Port on Monday in protest after the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship sent by the U.S. to protect Israel, docked there. The anti-war demonstrations were organized in solidarity with the people of Palestine and the Middle East.
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“We are troubled by this assault on U.S. service members and are appreciative that Turkish police are taking this matter seriously and holding those responsible accountable,” National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said.

The group posted a video of the incident on social media platform X and said they placed sacks over the heads of soldiers who had disembarked from the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp.

The USS Wasp, pictured in Cyprus last month, arrived in Izamir on Sunday after conducting joint training with Turkish assault ships in the Mediterranean.
The USS Wasp, pictured in Cyprus last month, arrived in Izamir on Sunday after conducting joint training with Turkish assault ships in the Mediterranean.
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The video shows a group of men yelling, “Yankee go home!” while restraining a man and attempting to put a sack over his head.

“The U.S. soldiers who carry the blood of our soldiers and thousands of Palestinians on their hands cannot pollute our country,” the group said on X.

The USS Wasp arrived in Izmir on Sunday after conducting joint training with Turkish assault ships in the Mediterranean.