ANKARA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Seven Turks verbally attacked American soldiers and tried to put bags over their heads in southwestern Turkey, daily Hurriyet Daily News reported on its website Wednesday.
The attackers, reportedly members of the Turkish Youth Association (TGB), at first verbally attacked the American soldiers, who had left an American aircraft carrier moored off Turkey's southwestern province of Antalya to shop, according to the report.
Turkish police intervened in the incident and detained the seven men, said the report, adding that a group of TGB members gathered in front of a police station to protest against the detention of their friends.
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