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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Turks target Roma as tensions explode - The National Newspaper

"Turks target Roma as tensions explode

Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent

* Last Updated: January 13. 2010 1:59AM UAE / January 12. 2010 9:59PM GMT

ISTANBUL // Ercan Koca says he and his family owe their lives to a well-locked door.

“They tried for half-an-hour, but they could not break down the iron door,” Mr Koca told Turkish media after his house in Selendi was attacked by a mob last week. “If they had gotten in, we would have all been killed. They set my car on fire with a Molotov cocktail.” He said some of the attackers wore masks."

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