ISTANBUL, Nov 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police detained 17 suspects, in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul, for an attempted attack on a crew member of the U.S. Navy, the Istanbul Governor’s Office announced yesterday.
The office said in a written statement that, the suspects tried to put a sack over the crew member’s head, of the U.S. Navy, which recently anchored in Istanbul.
It noted that the incident occurred during a city tour, and “the suspects were detained upon the order of the chief public prosecutor’s office.”
The U.S. amphibious command ship, USS Mount Whitney, arrived in Istanbul on Monday for a scheduled port visit. According to press reports, the ship is expected to sail towards the Black Sea, to join a military drill this week.– NNN-ANADOLU
