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One of the first Gaza flotilla activists to return to Britain Sarah Colborne, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s director of campaigns, described the scenes as Zionist commandos boarded the Mavi Marmara ship which was leading the flotilla.
Speaking at a press conference after arriving back in London she said: “I saw four dead bodies laid out on the floor. As we were moved out we were cuffed and our telephones and cameras were removed. We had to sit or kneel in lines on the deck.”
Ms Colborne said she had seen one activist shot in the head during the incident on Monday.
Asked about Zionist’s allegations that the activists used weapons and heavily resisted the Zionist officers, Ms Colborne denied the Zionist’s had been physically attacked.
She said: “All the passengers and boats went through security checks before leaving Turkey. We had kitchen knives because we were there for some days and needed them to cook. I did not see any kitchen knives used [against the Zionist army].
She said she did not know if poles had been used by the activist.
Bullets had been “flying around all over the place”, but Ms Colborne said the activists had not shot at Zionist army, they had only been acting “very aggressively”.
“I did not see any guns being taken off Zionist’s and used against them.”
She claimed some Britons had been denied access to consular services after reaching the the port of Ashdod, and later at Be’er Sheva prison.
Still wearing her prison uniform, Ms Colborne said: “it was terrifying. I’m in a very fortunate position to be here. I hope the horrific deaths will not be in vain and will be a wake up call to the world.
“This was an attempt by Zionist to stop humanitarian aid getting to Gaza. We will continue to challenge the blockade and work to end the siege.”
