Publication Date:
Fri, 2011-06-10 23:57
A group promoting religious tolerance said on
Friday they decided to cancel the concert at the last minute to avoid putting
any of the artists or guests in "danger." Muslim, Jewish and
Christian artists would have taken part. The Anatolia news agency said dozens
of protesters turned up at the open-air concert's venue and shouted anti-Israel
slogans.
Most were members of the IHH Islamic aid group which sponsored last
year's Gaza-bound aid flotilla. In May, an Israeli theater performance in
Antalya, southern Turkey, was also canceled over security concerns.
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