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Turkey denies dropping lawsuits against flotilla Israeli attackers

ISTANBUL, Jan 13 (KUNA) -- Turkey's Foreign Ministry denied Friday claims that Turkey had suspended lawsuits regarding Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Turkish News Agency, Anadolu, quoted the Foreign Ministry statement as saying that the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot's report about dropping the lawsuits was bare of reality.
The statement stressed that Turkey was keen on pursuing the legal and political actions against the attackers.
On 31 May 2010, the Israeli navy attacked Gaza-bound Turkish-flaged Mavi Marmara ship, killing nine people and injured dozens, causing one of the worst political crisis between Turkey and Israel. (end) ta.ibi KUNA 132107 Jan 12NNNN