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Britons seized by Israel 'accounted for'

2010-06-03 141 Dailymotion

<p><br /> All Britons held after Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have been accounted for, the Government has said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Foreign Secretary William Hague said 34 activists were on board the boats - not 37 as previously thought - all but two of whom had been sent to Turkey, where the convoy departed from.<br /> </p><p><br /> One was deported directly to the UK and another with dual nationality released to family in Israel.<br /> </p><p><br /> Among the first to arrive back from Istanbul was Sarah Colborne, who said activists' rights had been violated and the deaths should act as a "wake-up call" for the world.<br /> </p><p><br /> Still dressed in an Israeli prison uniform, she told a press conference: "We are hoping that the deaths, the horrific deaths of the people, will not be in vain."<br /> </p><p><br /> The Palestine Solidarity Campaign said it believed some of the Britons sent to Turkey had stayed there to take part in funerals of the victims - who were all Turkish or of Turkish origin. Many are expected to return to the UK on Friday, a spokeswoman said.<br /> </p>

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