Netanyahu: Flotilla raid was self defense
By The Associated Press
This article was published May 31, 2010 at 11:53 a.m.
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TORONTO — Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says commandos who raided a Gaza aid flotilla, killing nine and injuring dozens of others, were under attack and acting in self defense.
Netanyahu spoke after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Israeli leader was cutting short his visit in Canada Monday and canceling a visit planned Tuesday with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington so that he could return home.
Netanyahu says Israel wanted to check the cargo to ensure it contained no weapons.
He says this was done successfully with five ships, but the sixth did not cooperate.
He says hundreds of people on board that ship beat, clubbed and stabbed soldiers, and there was a report of gunfire. He says that forced soldiers to attack.
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ToGQ4U says... May 31, 2010 at 1:53 p.m.
The United States Naval forces during Counter Narcotics Operation have sent Armed helicopters after speed boats that failed to heave two for boarding and shot them up for boarding in The Caribbean Sea and off the coast of South American Country's..
The provocateurs in this case where given an opportunity which was ignored.
Having been a member of a boarding party any and everybody is a prospective target.
When that member of the flotilla took that side arm from that member of the boarding party and stated firing that person is accountable for the deaths of the others.
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