29.06.2011                      27.Siwan, 5771

"Friedensflottille II":

Gaza flotilla organizers demand Greek police provide security for ships

Two ships from Sweden and Greece sabotaged over last two days; organizer Manolis Plionis says damage 'won't stop us from sailing,' believes both ships will participate in flotilla.

The organizers of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla yesterday demanded that Greek police and port authorities provide security for the ships and investigate their recent sabotage. Some of the activists announced that they themselves plan to guard the ships.
Two of the ships, one Swedish and one Greek, were sabotaged over the past two days. According to the organizers, the propellers on both ships were damaged, and the pipes leading to the engines were damaged to the extent that an explosion might have occured once the ships set sail, had it gone unnoticed….