Turkish fans threaten Israeli basketball team

Turkish fans were so threatening at a Eurocup basketball game last Tuesday, that the game was cancelled. Shouts of "Israeli killers" rained down, and then shoes pelted the court (nobody was hit). Fearing worse, local police cancelled the game and escorted the players away.

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