TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – A group of young people staged a raid on the German-flagged commercial ship "Kathrın" at Istanbul Haydarpaşa Port, which was heading to Israel.

The youths claimed that weapons were being transported to Israel and stated that they would not leave the ship. The moments of the raid were also captured on a mobile phone camera.

The youths, who claimed that the ship was carrying weapons to Israel, shouted slogans like "Down with Israel."

Holding Palestinian flags, they claimed that the ship was carrying weapons and explosives to Israel.

The youths, who stated that they would not leave the ship, chanted slogans like "Down with Israel," "Down with Kathrın, get out of Turkey."

Meanwhile, Mehmet Yaroğlu, the Istanbul Provincial President of the Anatolian Youth Association, stated, "Our brothers from the AGD University Commission are inside the ship. There are people in custody."

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