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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Turkish hostages freed by police while assailant in bathroom
A local official says Turkish police freed a group of hostages taken by a pro-Palestinian gunman at a plant near Istanbul owned by US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble.
“When he went out for a bathroom break, our security forces carried out an operation without harming the hostages,” local governor Seddar Yavuz tells reporters, adding that the assailant had been detained.
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