Sunday (10/21/2007) I received a call around 10:41 p.m. informed me that a "manifestation gray wolves [right-wing activists Turkish] just started in the Turkish quarters of Saint-Josse and Schaerbeek. The procession of cars headed toward the United States Embassy . Along my way to the Boulevard du Regent, I note that this is indeed a big event. The cars with young Turkish march, flag and symbol of the Turkish extreme right hand in the direction of the embassy U.S. and shouted slogans in memory of "martyrs soldiers" [ sehitler in Turkish] fallen recently in the Turkish-Kurdish armed struggle in eastern Turkey.
arrived on site, about 200 people demonstrated violently at the gate of the U.S. representation in Brussels. Hostile slogans, insults, many Turkish flags and MHP (Nationalist Action Party), I noted briefly in my book that most leaders have their faces covered with flags like hooligans during a football match. Climbing on each other, one of the young finally arrives to pick up the American flag that flew behind the gate of the embassy and is ecstasy for the crowd that quickly leaves the immediate vicinity of the fence. At 5 feet, the road blocked tunnels, each trying to snatch a piece of American icon.
Lost in the crowd, the councilor Schaerbeek Kökten Halis (CHR ) tries to calm things but without success. Deployed in large numbers, the police try to corral the protesters especially carefully avoiding to intervene.
11:04 p.m., I'm quietly young gray wolves who get excited for another set fire to American flag. I filmed a short clip that reflects quite well the gear Turkish nationalist " Yak! Yak! Yak! Yak! Yak! (Brûle! Burn! Burn! Burn! Burn!) But a young gray wolf recognizes me and starts shouting at me in a threatening tone: " Sendemi burdasin?! " (You too are you there?).
quickly I put my camera and began to walk away but the young will absolutely be lynched by his comrades. He shouts: " Hey Guys! Is Mehmet Koksal, this son of a bitch of a journalist, this traitor to his country, our enemy ! Stop this asshole, we're going to kill him! "He repeats the same phrases several times and I feel the tension rising. Then, suddenly, I see 1, 10, 20, 30 people turn against me to clearly beat me up. Other young people try to stop them by explaining that this will not help, but they were quickly overwhelmed. I constantly told that I did nothing and I am content to follow the events calmly but impossible to set a time in the avalanche of insults rains that against me. It seems that burning the American flag suddenly became secondary to the easy target that I represent in this crowd. Some young me advise running away. But willingly, according to me, I might even excite the crowd and just tried my fear became reality: I am a guy blocking the way and twenty people plunged over me beatings with fists and kicking, mainly on the face. I fell down but the shots continued to rain until another young tears me and pushes me to a police vehicle. " Take it! Take it! " asks the young, shouting to the police refusing to open the door of his vehicle.
We continue the race to the Rue de la Loi, I cash a few more blows left and right then is the issue. An agent embark and getting away from the event after taking note of my identity. Overall I'm doing well with a few blows to the face, back and claws around his neck. Fortunately none of these right-wing activists had pulled a knife or a gun because ... I will not have to tell you about my mouth before cracking the U.S. embassy. 
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