‘YANKEE, GO HOME’: Two U.S. servicemen attacked in Turkey by mob

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Published Sep 03, 2024 • Last updated 6 minutes ago • 1 minute read

Screenshot of sack being put on U.S. servicemans head while being held by mob or Turkish protesters.

Disturbing video has gone viral of two U.S. military personnel being attacked by a mob of protesters in Turkey.

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The violent confrontation shows one of the servicemen standing in the middle of a group of men essentially holding the American captive, chanting “Yankee, go home” as one of the assailants puts a sack around the victim’s head.

When another serviceman ran to help, protesters threw punches at him.

The men responsible for the attack were members of the Turkish Youth Union, which is affiliated with the Patriotic Party, a small, nationalist political party without parliament seats, the Associated Press reported, citing the Anadolu news agency.

“The U.S. soldiers who carry the blood of our soldiers and thousands of Palestinians on their hands cannot pollute our country,” the group said on X.

Turkish authorities detained 15 members of the anti-American youth organization.

The U.S. Embassy confirmed the incident, adding that the service members from the USS Wasp were “now safe.”

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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, 2024

Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, a spokesman for U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, said in a statement: “The two Marines were aided by other Marines in the area and were subsequently taken to a local hospital for evaluation as a precaution but were not injured and have returned to the USS Wasp.

He added that the incident was being investigated by local police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

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