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The Europa Cup game between Turk Telekom and Bnei Hasharon in Ankara was suspended after the Turkish fans attempted to invade the court, threw objects at the Israeli players and chanted abuse.

Bottles, lighters shoes and coins were among the objects thrown by the crowd, who were protesting against Israel’s invasion of Gaza.

Meir Tapiro, Bnei Hasharon’s captain, told BILD: “We had to run into the changing rooms for safety. It was a like a hunting scene, they wanted to hurt us.”

Tapiro then spoke to someone from the Israeli embassy: “They told us that we should leave the country as soon as possible.”

The team's ordeal wasn't over yet, however, as there was a bomb warning outside the sports arena and a suitcase in a car was blown up - although it turned out to be a false alarm.

After 1,000 policemen had cleared the hall, the referees wanted to restart the game. The visitors refused, which meant an automatic 20-0 defeat for the Israelis.

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