Captian Of The Audacity Of Hope Arrested

The captain of the so called "freedom flotilla", The Audacity of Hope, has been arrested in Greece.The Greek Coast Guard intercepted the boat carrying US activists soon after they set sail from Greece on Friday to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla to Gaza, activists said. Late Friday evening, the US boat turned back to a Greek port after it was intercepted by Greek commandos earlier on Friday evening, organizers said through their Twitter feed. The boat was brought under Coast Guard escort to a closed Coast Guard base in Greece.Greek port authorities on Saturday arrested the 60-year-old captain of the US-flagged vessel Audacity of Hope, one of the ships participating in the Gaza-bound flotilla.The American skipper was being held at Piraeus police headquarters and he will remain in custody until a court hearing Tuesday.

So sad! He's in the jail house now.

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