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Turkey Pledges to Send Troops to Lebanon

HeadlineSep 06, 2006

In other news from Lebanon, Turkey has pledged to contribute troops to the international peacekeeping force. In Ankara , over 10,000 Turkish protesters gathered to condemn the move. Protesters carried banners that read: “We won’t be the soldiers of the United States and Israel” Turkey’s announcement has also been criticized by members of the Lebanese-Armenian community.

  • Khajak Tarpinian: “I am against for Turkish army to come here. Of course the Armenian people, they have very big problems. They (Turks) killed many Armenians, not only Armenians but in Lebanon also. Before they did many massacres, not only for the Armenians but for Lebanese people also. I think that there will be very bad things when Turkish army come here.”
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