Abbas: Three Days of Mourning For Mavi Marmara Attack

Abbas: Three Days of Mourning For Mavi Marmara Attack - The attack Israeli soldiers to Palestinian humanitarian mission ship, Mavi Marmara, killing 19 people and injuring 50 others. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the tragedy as a massacre. As reported by the Associated Press, Tuesday, June 1, 2010, Mahmoud Abbas expressed profound condolences over the tragedy of the brutal and bloody attack on aid workers in the ship carrying 10 thousand it. Abbas also announced three days of mourning for Mavi Marmara attack. The ships was carrying 10 thousand tons of relief materials to the Palestinians. He also ordered the Palestinians to half-mast for three days.

Israeli attack yesterday morning was also heavily criticized Turkey. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu annunciate the attack was launched on orders from the Israeli government. Turkey demands an official apology from Israel for the tragedy, and to open the blockade.

Criticism also came from Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza. Haniyeh urged the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon to immediately intervene on this case.

Mavi Marmara ship which fired at the Israeli helicopter carrying about 563 volunteers from 31 countries. Most participants came from Turkey, numbering 369 persons.

Volunteers from other countries amounted to about 194 people. They are from England, Kuwait, United States, Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, Jordan, Yemen, Belgium, Spain, Mauritania, Macedonia, Germany, Bahrain, Australia, Palestine, Morocco, Sweden, Kosovo, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Canada , Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa, Israel and France.

A total of 12 Indonesian citizens reported to be on board. Until now, the ship Mavi Marmara Israeli soldiers herded into Ashdod. The wounded and dead were brought to Haifa Hospital.