Loud chants of ‘Allahu Akbar’ filled the stadium in Muslim Istanbul at a friendly soccer match Tuesday evening between Greece and Turkey.
Attendees were asked to observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims of last Friday’s Islamic terror attacks in Paris.
Derisive whistles and boos also rang out during the attempt to honor the victims.
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A Reuters reporter posted about the incident on Twitter:
Istanbul fans boo minute of silence for Paris attacks, chant "Allahu akbar" before Turkey vs Greece soccer friendly
— Ece Toksabay (@ecetoksabay) November 17, 2015
“Istanbul fans boo minute of silence for Paris attacks, chant “Allahu akbar” before Turkey vs Greece soccer friendly”
Others reported:
DISGRACE: Minute of silence for #Paris Massacre booed at Turkey-Greece game, followed by chants of Allahu Akbar, both PMs in attendance
— nazimdikbas (@nazimdikbas) November 17, 2015
“DISGRACE: Minute of silence for #Paris Massacre booed at Turkey-Greece game, followed by chants of Allahu Akbar, both PMs in attendance”
Meanwhile minute of silence in #Turkey–#Greece game interrupted with booing & Allah-u ekber chants. So much 4 peace. https://t.co/i8XLq79pJV
— Ethemcan (@muhalefetserhi) November 17, 2015
“Meanwhile minute of silence in #Turkey-#Greece game interrupted with booing & Allah-u ekber chants. So much 4 peace. “
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