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Mariana Mortágua next to the boats in Barcelona. In front of him is the activist and former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau.
Flotilla with Mariana Mortágua, Miguel Duarte and Sofia Aparício attacked before leaving the African continent. Tunisia denies attack, recorded on video. Portuguese politics calls for international reaction.
The Global Sumud flotilha confirmed at dawn on Tuesday that “one of the main boats, known as ‘Family Boat’ (family boat)”, with Portuguese flagwhich carried members of the organization’s directive committee, “it was hit by a drone ” In Tunes, capital of Tunisia.
“The boat was sailing under Portuguese flag and All passengers and crew are fine. An investigation is underway and, as soon as there is more information available, it will be released immediately, ”added the Global Sumud Flotilha (GSF), through various publications today from social networks. The vessel should be operational to travel.
“Acts of aggression intended to intimidate and make our mission unfeasible will not dissuade us,” he also learned to GSF, adding that “the peaceful mission of breaking the siege of Gaza and [se] Solidarize with your people continues with determination and resolution. ”
“The Flotilha’s main boat (Family) was Attached apparently by a drone in the port of Tunes“It also denounced the UN special rapporteur to West Bank and Gaza, Francesca Albanese, in one of several publications on the X social network.
The rapporteur also said that “two other ships are on their way to Tunes and need urgent protection.”
On Sunday, Portuguese activist Miguel Duarte, who is integrated into the humanitarian flotilha, said to Lusa that the boats that settled last Sunday of Barcelona (Spain) were off the coast of Tunisia, where they were going to perform a stop to collect more humanitarian aid and make repairs.
Besides the activist also integrates the Flotilha with the coordinator of BE, Mariana Mortágua and actress Sofia Aparício. According to, however, the two would be out of the vessel at the time of the attack.
Miguel Duarte had lamented at the same time presence of drones to fly over the vessels that departed from Barcelonalast week, after complaint of the global organization Movement to Gaza, one of those that promoted the global Sumud Flotilla. Mortágua had also been pronounced on the presence of drones, such as the
The Global Sumud flotilha, which intends to be “The greatest humanitarian mission in historyWith the Palestinian territory of Gaza, it initially left Barcelona. ‘Sumud’ is an Arab word that means resilience.
Flotilha shared video of the attack, Tunisia denies
In an X publication of the Global Sumud Flotilha, you can see an alleged video record of the moment of the attack.
Footage from another boat of our Flotilla shows the exact moment the Family Boat was struck from above.
– Global Sumud Flotilla (@globalsumudflot)
Miguel Duarte, who was aboard the vessel at the time of the attack, also appears in another of the Flotilha, released from social networks. “I I saw a drone four meters from my head. I called someone, we were looking at the drone, just above our heads. He stopped near us and then moved slowly to the front of the boat. And fired a bomb on the front of the deck. There was a big explosion, a big fire, ”says the activist.
“Let me be clear. 100% sure it was a drone that fired a bomb at the front of the boat. I’m fine, but we could have been killed, ”he says.
Still, the government of Tunisia told AFP that “No drone” was detected and that the investigation was underway.
Mortágua asks for international reaction
However, the leader of the Left Block asked on Tuesday morning a reaction from the international community.
“It was very important, too, that there was a reaction by the international community. I remember that aboard this boat, at the time of the attack, was a Portuguese citizen, Miguel Duarte, along with other non -armed, civilian citizens, who just wanted to bring humanitarian aid, and that this boat has Portuguese flag, ”he told Lusa.
“Yesterday I, Sofia and the crew we stayed aboard the boat and the other participants came to Earth and then changed and Miguel went to the boat (…) and it was at that moment that a drone came up and launched one incendiary device that fired a firewhich was controlled by the action of the crew and passengers on board, with extinguishers, with serious risks to all, but fortunately controlled, ”he explained.
