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AFP: Families of Israeli raid victims file for compensation

Families of Israeli raid victims file for compensation

(AFP) – 2 hours ago

ISTANBUL — More than 30 relatives of the Turkish nationals killed in a 2010 Israeli ship raid filed a lawsuit against Israel for compensation, Anatolia news agency reported Friday, citing lawyers.

At least 33 relatives of the nine victims of the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla filed a petition against Israel "to seek compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages", said Ugur Yildirim, a plaintiff's lawyer.

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