US company says hostage-taking by gunmen at its factory in Turkey in Gaza protest has been resolved

Published February 1, 2024 12:55 PM

By ANDREW WILKS
Associated Press

ISTANBUL (AP) — Media outlets say two gunmen have taken seven hostages at a factory owned by Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Turkish media Thursday published an image of one of the purported suspects inside the factory, a man wearing what appeared to be a rudimentary explosives belt and holding a handgun. Hours later, a P&G spokesperson said the situation at its plant in Gebze in the province of Kocaeli had been resolved and all personnel were safe and the assailant apprehended by law enforcement. “The fact that no one was harmed is our greatest relief,” the statement said.

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