Sailors Attacked in Istanbul By anti-American Protesters

Political activists in Istanbul assaulted three American sailors Wednesday - at one point slipping plastic bags over their heads - in an attack caught on video, U.S. Navy officials said. The footage, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows about 20 members of the Turkish Youth Union shouting "Yankee go home!" and then putting the bags on the the sailors' heads before they run away. The sailors, who are assigned to the missile destroyer the USS Ross, which was on a scheduled port visit to the Turkish capital, were not dressed in their uniforms. A group of activists from ultra-right Youth Union of Turkey (TGB) put sacks on the heads of American soldiers in Istanbul to protest "American imperialism" yesterday. Video courtesy of: TGBInternet B"urosu