Suddenly, sound bombs and tear gas exploded

By Paul McGeough, Istanbul
Updated November 9 2012 - 10:11am, first published June 3 2010 - 11:51pm
Passengers on the second deck of the Mavi Marmara run as they are surrounded by smoke from the tear gas . Photo: Kate Geraghty
Passengers on the second deck of the Mavi Marmara run as they are surrounded by smoke from the tear gas . Photo: Kate Geraghty

THE Israeli attack was timed for dawn prayers - when a large number of the men aboard the Mavi Marmara were praying on the aft deck of the Turkish passenger ferry, as she motored steadily through international waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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