U.S. sailors on board guided-missile destroyer USS Ross prepare to leave from the port in Istanbul November 13, 2014. A group of Turkish ultra-nationalists attacked three U.S. sailors on a crowded street in Istanbul on Wednesday, shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull hoods over their heads in an assault condemned by the United States. The attackers' actions were an apparent reference to an incident in Iraq in July 2003, when U.S. forces detained a Turkish special forces unit, leading its members away for interrogation with hoods over their heads. Officials said the three sailors were unharmed and back aboard the USS Ross.
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Several dozen members of the nationalist youth group Turkiye Genclik Birligi (Turkish Youth Union/TGB) attacked the sailors in the Eminonu district on the Istanbul waterfront, a popular tourist hub.
They sought to force white sacks onto the heads of the sailors, who were in civilian dress, and chased them across the quayside, shouting "Yankee Go Home" and "Down with US Imperialism".
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Assault appears fuelled by incident in 2003 when U.S. forces detained Turks, putting bags over heads
"We want you to get lost and we are using our right to protest," the group said it told the sailors.
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US sailors hit by 'hood attack' in Turkey
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