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Factbox: Turkish charity group behind Gaza-bound convoy | Reuters

"Factbox: Turkish charity group behind Gaza-bound convoy
Mon May 31, 2010 9:38pm EDT

(Reuters) - Here are some facts about the Turkish charity group that organized the aid convoy for Gaza which was stormed by Israeli marines on Monday while at sea. At least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed.

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-- The Istanbul-based Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) is an Islamic charity group that was formed to provide aid to Bosnian Muslims in the mid-1990s. It has been involved in aid missions in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Indonesia, Iraq, Palestinian territories and other places, according to Turkish media."

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