TURKISH YOUNG MAN HIJACKS STEAMSHIP AS A TOKEN OF PROTEST AGAINST
SLOGAN "WE ALL ARE ARMENIANS"
ANKARA, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 28, a person having
proclaimed himself a member of Patriotic Turk Fighters organization
hijacked Sultantepe steamship sailing by the Galibolu-Lapseki rout in
the Dardanelles.
According to Hurriet, Sultantepe steamship sailed in the direction of
Galibolu yesterday at 23:00 by Istanbul time. Twenty minutes later a
man whose name was Nihat Ajar armed with a pistol entered the cabin of
50-year-old captain, Ali Jan and took hostage him and two other
members of the crew. Then he announced that he had placed C-4
explosive in the steamer and assumes steering the steamer. But he was
transferred to the Police in two hours.
According to Radikal, 36-year-old Nihat Ajar explained his step this
way: "I have done this for the sake of my homeland, for raising my
voice of protest against the appeal "We all are Hrants, we all are
Armenians." I acted on my own. For giving seriousness to my actions I
declared that I am a member of Patriotic Turk Fighters
organization. But no organization of the kind exists indeed." Nihat
Ajar was arrested.