Thursday, March 15, 2012

Report: Abbas meets ex-Palestinian prisoners

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run television says visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with 11 Palestinian prisoners who arrived in Turkey after being freed in a prisoner swap deal with Israel.

The 11 were among 1,027 prisoners released in two phases in exchange for the return of Israeli soldier Gidad Schalit, who was captured by Gaza militants in 2006. The group was …

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