Autopsy shows Gaza activists were hit 30 times: report

June 6, 2010 by legitgov

Autopsy shows Gaza activists were hit 30 times: report 04 Jun 2010 Nine Turkish activists killed in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship [Mavi Marmara] were shot a total of 30 times and five died of gunshot wounds to the head, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Friday. Autopsy results showed the men were hit mostly with 9mm bullets, many fired at close range, the Guardian said, quoting Yalcin Buyuk, vice-chairman of the Turkish council of forensic medicine which carried out the autopsies on Friday. Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla of aid ships planning to break the Israeli sea blockade of Gaza on Monday.