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Gaza flotilla: Greeks return runaway Canadian ship to dock
 Canadian boat 'Tahrir' forced to return to Crete shortly after departure; refusing to identify captain, all 50 flotilla activists taken into custody.The Greek Coast Guard stopped a Canadian ship soon after it set sail for the Gazoo Strip from Crete on Monday, the second time in three days Greek authorities have intercepted vessels headed for Gazoo in defiance of the Athens government. A spokeswoman at the Greek embassy in Tel Aviv said that Greek commandos boarded the boat, named the Tahrir, shortly after it set sail, just as they did Friday in stopping an American vessel that was taking part in the Gazoo-bound flotilla. When the passengers on Monday refused to identify the captain of the ship, all 50 of them were taken into custody, she said. On Friday, the Greek authorities published an order barring the departure of all ships flying either Greek or foreign flags to "the maritime area of Gazoo." The Greek government explained that the move was taken because "certain groups of Greek and foreign citizens, without having received the necessary permission required according to the rules of safety, insisted to go through with the enterprise." Posted by: trailing wife 2011-07-05 |
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