Gunmen Take Hostages at US Company's Factory in Turkey in Apparent Protest of Gaza War

Police cordon off an area outside the Procter & Gamble factory near Gebze, Turkey, Feb. 1, 2024. Two gunmen took hostages at a Procter & Gamble factory in Turkey on Thursday, according to media reports, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. (Dia Images via AP)

Two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey on Thursday, according to media reports, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.