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30 Anti- Nato Protesters Were Freed In Adana

CihanNews: 6/23/2004

ADANA (CIHAN) - Adana court on Monday decided to release 30 Anti-NATO protesters in Adana.

24 protesters were released by the prosecutor while remaining 6 protesters were freed by the court, to be tried in absentee.

Thirty anti-NATO protesters were detained on Monday in the southern Turkish city of Adana following clashes with the riot-police.

Some thirty members of the Socialist Platform of the Oppressed wanted to issue a press release at the entrance of the town of Incirlik which houses one US Military Airbase to protest the NATO summit. However, local gendarmerie teams warned the protesters and intervened when the protesters insisted on reading the press release. Protesters hurled rocks and bars at the gendarmerie. One gendarmerie officer was wounded in the head.

Thirty protesters including one journalist were detained.

Last weekend, some 500 protesters had gathered near the Incirlik Airbase to protest the NATO Summit. Some protesters were wounded in the clash with the gendarmerie and police.

Security across Turkey is under the spotlight in the build-up to the NATO Summit that will be held in Istanbul on June 28-29. Istanbul will be under air, sea and land security watch during the NATO summit.

Nearly three thousand delegates from 46 countries and 3500 journalists are expected to arrive in Turkey to follow the Summit.

Cihan News Agency- 130
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