"Furious Turks fly the flag that children tried to burn
By Vincent Boland
Published: March 25 2005 16:17 | Last updated: March 25 2005 16:17
If you want to bring the wrath of Turkey down on you, burn its flag. Three children aged 12, 14 and 15 discovered this to their cost after they were caught apparently trying to set the Turkish flag alight a criminal offence at a demonstration last weekend, provoking a wave of nationalist outrage across the country.
In scenes reminiscent of the US after the attacks of September 11 2001, the Turkish flag has been flown in the past few days from apartment windows in towns and cities, on municipal buildings and public transport, and displayed constantly on television screens, after calls from the government and the armed forces for the public to show �solidarity� with the defiled national emblem, depicting a white crescent and star on a red background. "
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