Viva Palestina convoy arrives in Greece
Sunday 13 December 2009
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EmailThe third Viva Palestina aid convoy arrived in Salonika in Greece on Saturday - day seven of a 21-day trip from Folkstone to the Gaza Strip.
Convoy leader Kevin Ovenden said that they had received warm welcomes as they traversed Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Italy.
And it was no different in Greece.
Mr Ovenden said: "We arrived in Salonika on Saturday night and were met by cheering crowds. It was magnificent.
"We are in Greece until Tuesday when we will arrive in Istanbul. We will be in Turkey for three days and hope to get to Syria on Friday."
The convoy totals 80 vehicles packed with humanitarian aid for the suffering Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip.
Many more are expected to join as the convoy makes its way through Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt before crossing the border into Gaza.
Visit www.vivapalestina.org to read more about the convoy
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