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| Autopsies reveal 5 men on Gaza aid boat died from head shots |
| 2010-06-04 |
| Autopsy results by forensics experts in Istanbul revealed that all nine of the men killed by Israeli commandoes aboard the humanitarian convoy that had planned to dock in Gaza died of gunshot wounds. The autopsy results give clues about how the violence unfolded after Israeli commandoes stormed the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara in the pre-dawn hours on Monday. Five of the men died with bullet wounds to the head, said Dr. Haluk Ince, the director of Istanbul's Medical Examination Institute, said Friday. One casualty, a 19-year-old dual national Turkish-American citizen named Furkan Dogan, was found to have bullet wounds in his head and multiple bullets in his body, Ince said. According to the U.S. State department, Dogan was born in Troy, New York and had been living in Turkey. American diplomats have been extending consular services to the deceased's family. In one case, Ince said, a gunshot victim had been shot at at extremely close range. "From the analysis of the bullet distance on one of the bodies," Dr. Ince said, "the gun was fired between 2 and 14 centimeters' distance from the victim's head." In one month, the forensic report will be submitted to an Istanbul prosecutor's office. There have already been petitions from families of Turkish activists this week, submitted to state prosecutors to sue the government of Israel on charges of murder. The bodies of the 9 dead, as well as more then 460 surviving passengers from the convoy arrived at Istanbul airport before dawn on Thursday. They were treated to a hero's welcome, particularly Bulent Yildirim, the chairman of the Islamist, fiercely pro-Palestinian Turkish charity the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH). IHH was one of the main groups organizing the blockade-busting flotilla. In remarks to the press, Yildirim said his colleagues fought Israeli troops in self-defense aboard the Mavi Marmara. He added that in the early stages of the clashes, his activists captured several Israel commandoes, as well as their weapons, and took them below decks. The Israeli troops were given water, Yildirim said. He insisted none of the activists fired the captured Israeli guns. Israeli officials have accused the protesters of firing captured weapons during the battle at sea. The Israeli military has also shown images of a commando being beaten with a plastic chair, as well as photos of knives, metal poles, slingshots and marbles as evidence that the Mavi Marmara was a "ship of hatred" full of terrorist sympathizers rather then a "love boat" filled with peace-loving human rights activists. "The defense of the boat was quite well organized," said Espen Goffeng, a 38-year-old activist from Norway who sailed aboard the Mavi Marmara. "There was a plan to keep soldiers off the boat." Goffeng said passengers aboard the lead ship Mavi Marmara at first successfully repelled Israeli troops on boats. Then, he said, soldiers began their helicopters assault on the vessel. "They started off with some kind of paintball bullets with glass in them that left terrible soft tissue wounds. And then rubber bullets. And then live ammunition afterwards. And that's when things started to get really dangerous," Goffeng added. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #13 amazing that the ones who most loudly beg for martyrdom, are always the biggest whining pussies when they get it. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-04 18:34 |
| #12 All I can say is "Good shooting guys." |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-06-04 17:29 |
| #11 Autopsies reveal 5 men on Gaza aid boat died from head shots Someone was just being efficient - you know how zombies keep coming back.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-06-04 15:35 |
| #10 In remarks to the press, Yildirim said his colleagues fought Israeli troops in self-defense aboard the Mavi Marmara. Sorry asshole but the (your own!) video is calling you a damn liar. He added that in the early stages of the clashes, his activists captured several Israel commandoes, as well as their weapons, and took them below decks. Took them below decks - by way of throwing them over the railing.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-06-04 15:26 |
| #9 Say what you will, those IDF guys are well-trained. |
| Posted by: Mike 2010-06-04 15:10 |
| #8 head shots is the only way to stop anyone in close combat. At least here they followed the rules after the disastrous starting of assualt. |
| Posted by: Phosing Big Foot3926 2010-06-04 14:52 |
| #7 "From the analysis of the bullet distance on one of the bodies," Dr. Ince said, "the gun was fired between 2 and 14 centimeters' distance from the victim's head." They deliberately omitted which direction the bullet traveled, I'm highly suspicious would a rifle bullet go through or not? It sounds to me that these were killed with a pistol, I'd be surprised if the ballistics were traced to an israeli rifle, sounds to me like a way to eliminate enemies and blame the Jooos. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-06-04 13:24 |
| #6 I, for one, welcome more Israeli head shots. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2010-06-04 12:44 |
| #5 Yeah, they tend to stay down after a head shot. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-06-04 12:07 |
| #4 Its called a welt ya wuss The Brave Lions of Islam welcome death, just don't make them cry. Shots at close range would be consistent with a melee. As for multiple wounds, anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Someone is obviously shopping a script for CSI-Gaza. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-06-04 11:51 |
| #3 Body, body, Head! SOP Sounds like the Turk/American was hit by two different shooters. They would not waste two shots to the head. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-06-04 11:10 |
| #2 Ha! One commando was given all the water he could ever want, problem is he had all his gear on at the time. They started off with some kind of paintball bullets with glass in them that left terrible soft tissue wounds. Its called a welt ya wuss. Should have been using pepperballs..bad idea in itself considering the tendency of paintball guns to jam and break balls in high humidity. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-06-04 10:51 |
| #1 With so much body armor around I suspect that elite troops are trained to use head shots when using a handgun in close quarters combat, at least as the second or third shot. |
| Posted by: tipover 2010-06-04 10:49 |