Mersin, Turkey, Oct 10, 2024 (AFP) - Boat carrying Turkish evacuees from Lebanon lands in Turkey: AFP

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2024-10-10

The first of two naval ships evacuating Turkish citizens and their families from war-torn Lebanon landed at a port in southern Turkey late on Thursday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. The TCG Bayraktar, which set sail from Beirut around 8:00 am (0500 GMT), pulled into the port of Mersin around 9:00 pm carrying the first batch of 966 people. As it pulled into the port, a large group of journalists were waiting on the quayside. A second b......

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