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TURKISH YOUNG MAN HIJACKS STEAMSHIP AS A TOKEN OF PROTEST AGAINST
SLOGAN "WE ALL ARE ARMENIANS"
ANKARA, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 28, a person having
proclaimed himself a member of Patriotic Turk Fighters organization
hijacked Sultantepe steamship sailing by the Galibolu-Lapseki rout in
the Dardanelles.
According to Hurriet, Sultantepe steamship sailed in the direction of
Galibolu yesterday at 23:00 by Istanbul time. Twenty minutes later a
man whose name was Nihat Ajar armed with a pistol entered the cabin of
50-year-old captain, Ali Jan and took hostage him and two other
members of the crew. Then he announced that he had placed C-4
explosive in the steamer and assumes steering the steamer. But he was
transferred to the Police in two hours.
According to Radikal, 36-year-old Nihat Ajar explained his step this
way: "I have done this for the sake of my homeland, for raising my
voice of protest against the appeal "We all are Hrants, we all are
Armenians." I acted on my own. For giving seriousness to my actions I
declared that I am a member of Patriotic Turk Fighters
organization. But no organization of the kind exists indeed." Nihat
Ajar was arrested.
SLOGAN "WE ALL ARE ARMENIANS"
ANKARA, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 28, a person having
proclaimed himself a member of Patriotic Turk Fighters organization
hijacked Sultantepe steamship sailing by the Galibolu-Lapseki rout in
the Dardanelles.
According to Hurriet, Sultantepe steamship sailed in the direction of
Galibolu yesterday at 23:00 by Istanbul time. Twenty minutes later a
man whose name was Nihat Ajar armed with a pistol entered the cabin of
50-year-old captain, Ali Jan and took hostage him and two other
members of the crew. Then he announced that he had placed C-4
explosive in the steamer and assumes steering the steamer. But he was
transferred to the Police in two hours.
According to Radikal, 36-year-old Nihat Ajar explained his step this
way: "I have done this for the sake of my homeland, for raising my
voice of protest against the appeal "We all are Hrants, we all are
Armenians." I acted on my own. For giving seriousness to my actions I
declared that I am a member of Patriotic Turk Fighters
organization. But no organization of the kind exists indeed." Nihat
Ajar was arrested.