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BREAKING: Two U.S. Navy Servicemen Assaulted and Abducted After Disembarking in Izmir, Turkey — Attackers Yell “Yankee Go Home” and Place Sack Over Victim’s Head

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Guest Post by Miriam Judith

U.S. Navy personnel were violently assaulted by a nationalist youth group after disembarking the USS Wasp in Izmir, Turkey.

Videos of the incident circulated online showing members of the group attempting to abduct two American Sailors as the crowd surrounding them shouts “Yankees Go Home!”

Another angle shows one individual getting a bag thrown over their head.

Watch:

NEW: Two U.S. servicemen from the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, assaulted in Izmir, Turkey.

A group of men were heard yelling “Yankee go home” as they assaulted one of the Americans and put a sack over his head.

The men responsible for the attack were members of… pic.twitter.com/yyIZ2e2Sag

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 2,

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