The U.S. Embassy in Turkey confirmed the two service members were from the USS Wasp, which is docked in the port city of Izmir.
A group holds down a U.S. Marine on the street and puts a white hood over his head while shouting slogans, in Izmir, Turkey, on Sept. 2, 2024, in a still from video. @genclikbirligi via X Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
A pair of United States Marines in western Turkey have been assaulted by members of a local anti-American group, officials have confirmed.
The U.S. Embassy in Turkey said in a Sept. 2 statement on social media platform X that the two service members were from the USS Wasp, a multipurpose amphibious assault ship currently docked in the port city of Izmir.
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