Turkey: Man takes 7 hostages and barricades himself in a factory in protest against Israel’s invasion of Gaza
トルコにある工場に武装した男が人質をとって立てこもりました
An armed man has barricaded himself in a factory in Turkey, taking hostages.
The man is protesting Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
According to local media, an armed man invaded a Procter & Gamble (P&G) factory in Kocaeli province in northwestern Turkey and barricaded himself inside the factory, taking seven hostages.
Police forces were deployed in the surrounding area, and the situation became tense.
The man is said to be wearing a black and white checked scarf worn by Palestinian men, and has something that looks like explosives wrapped around his body.
Local media reported a photo of a man standing in front of a wall with the words ”Rest in a coffin or death for Gaza” and Turkish and Palestinian flags, referring to Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip. They say they are protesting
Police are currently trying to persuade the man to surrender.
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