Prosecutors drop Mavi Marmara massacre charges
TURKISH prosecutors asked a criminal court yesterday to drop charges against Israeli military and spy chiefs over the deadly 2010 attack on a cruise ship carrying aid to the beseiged Gaza Strip.
The charges were dropped as Turkey and Israel restored diplomatic relations for the first time since the criminal attack in which Israeli commandoes murdered 10 Turkish activists.
Under a conciliation deal reached this year, Israel agreed to pay £16 million in compensation to the victims or their relatives.
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