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9 October 2001 - 19:00 AMT

TURKISH POLITICIANS CLAIM BIN LADEN’S ACTIONS AGAINST AMERICA WERE DEFENSIBLE

The beginning of the US antiterrorist operations has given rise to the protest actions in Turkey. As «Arminfo» agency informs referring to «Turkish Daily News», the Labor party members have organized a meeting at the US consulate general in Istanbul, protesting against the beginning of the military operations in Afghanistan. The demonstrators, crying out damnation concerning the USA, were controlled by the police. The party representative Ismail Dede has stated that Usama bin Laden’s activities and the Taliban are completely defensible. In another part of the city has taken place another protest demonstration where the students have participated. It should be noted that Official Ankara has supported the antiterrorist operations of the USA.