"Turkish Ship Fails to Reach Lebanon, Evacuations Continue
By KURSAT BAYHAN, BEIRUT
Published: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
zaman.com
Foreign nationals based in Lebanon continue to flee the country as Israel steps up attacks against the country.
The streets in the Lebanese capital are empty as people try to escape the attacks, while the Turkish Foreign Ministry stepped in to rescue Turkish citizens unable to leave the city, dispatching a sea bus to Beirut.
Turkish citizens were moved out of the city overland; however, the sea bus was unable to dock due to the continued attacks last night."
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