Pro-Gaza activist kidnaps seven people in Istanbul and threatens to shoot - Middle East. Anxiety and fear are growing among the relatives of the seven hostages.
A negotiation is underway with the police (ANSA) . An armed man is holding seven employees hostage in a factory of the American group Procter & Gamble (P&G) located on the outskirts of Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey. The man allegedly justified his act by denouncing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. The workers have been evacuated from the factory, but seven of them remain hostage.