Two U.S. Marines assaulted by nationalist mob in Turkey

Two U.S. Marines are safe after they were assaulted in Turkey on Monday, U.S. officials said, in an attack that was captured on video that showed a man placing what appears to be a bag over the head of one of the service members.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Two U.S. Marines were assaulted by a group of young nationalists in Turkey on Monday, officials in both countries said, with one attacker placing a bag over the head of one service member.

The dramatic incident in the western port city of Izmir was captured on video, which was geolocated by NBC News. It shows the moment two Marines were surrounded by a group of 15 people in a commercial area who were chanting "Yankee go home."

The group then restrained one Marine before one of them places a bag over his head. Moments later, another man can be seen charging the group. None of the service members are in uniform.

Other Marines intervened, and no one was injured, the Navy said in a statement. The service members later returned to their ship, the USS Wasp, it said.

The Marines' unit is on routine deployment with the U.S. Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Readiness Group, Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman said.

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