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Henning Mankell, Swedish Crime Writer On Gaza Aid Ship, Held In Custody In Israel

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First Posted: 06/01/10 12:12 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:40 PM ET

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Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, author of the Wallander detective series, is one of nine Swedes held in Israel Monday after landing from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, Sweden's foreign ministry said.

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Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, author of the Wallander detective series, is one of nine Swedes held in Israel Monday after landing from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, ...
Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, author of the Wallander detective series, is one of nine Swedes held in Israel Monday after landing from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, ...
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loudspeaker
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10:10 AM on 06/02/2010
To have a guy like Mankell there will make things even more embarrassing for the Israelis.
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06:33 AM on 06/02/2010
Mil gracias, Henning Mankell, for taking a stand for humanity.
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piobaireachd
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03:13 AM on 06/02/2010
as naschkatze says, mankell is genuine humanitarian and his presence there will be so important

thanks to him
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08:37 PM on 06/01/2010
Glad Henning Mankell is there. He has a huge following and is the genuine thing (humanitarian).
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