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Greek commandos boarded a Gaza-bound aid ship -- whose mission went awry and turned into a hostage situation after a dispute with the ship's captain -- in a harbor off the country's coast Friday, an official with the activist organization sponsoring the vessel said.
The people on board, who had been described as hostages by the charity group that sponsored the voyage, were safe and uninjured...the ship was taken over in Libya by its captain on Thursday after the ship captain "went nuts" and allegedly kidnapped the convoy members on board after an argument, according to the charity.
...Ten convoy members -- seven Britons, two Irish citizens and an Algerian -- were taken hostage, the group said...According to Road to Hope, if all had gone according to plan, the boat would have left Libya loaded with aid for Gaza. And 55 more volunteers would have been on board. The ship was originally destined for Egypt, with the intention of delivering goods via land into Gaza.
But after the captain's argument with an Egyptian broker, the ship left behind the aid group's cargo and a large group of volunteers.
You can't make this stuff up.
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You missed the punchline.. These boats aren't even trying to go to Gaza anymore.. They're heading directly to Egypt.
Guess Israel has the deterrence angle worked out.. ar
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