CHICAGO (AP) -- Hundreds have gathered near Chicago's downtown Michigan Avenue to protest Israel's deadly raid on an aid flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip.
Police estimated about 500 people gathered outside the Chicago offices of the Consulate General of Israel, while organizers say more than 1,000 participated.
Many shouted "Long Live Palestine!" and "Long Live Turkey!" Others carried signs reading simply, "Free Palestine."
Numerous groups participated, including American Muslims for Palestine and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.
Forty-year-old Aneesa Shehadeh calls the deaths of at least nine people an injustice.
The Chicago business woman whose family is from Yemen says too many people are suffering in the Gaza Strip and it's a tragedy.
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