12 MALAYSIAN VOLUNTEERS COMING HOME SUNDAY

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Anifah Aman
and the 12 Malaysian volunteers seized by Israeli troops in Monday's raid on a
Gaza humanitarian ship convoy are scheduled to return to Malaysia on Sunday.

The Foreign Ministry, in a statement here Thursday, said that the group was
expected to arrive at the KL International Airport (KLIA) at 5.40am.

Wisma Putra (Ministry of foreign Affairs) and the staff of the Malaysian
embassy in Amman are currently assisting the volunteers with their travel
documents and arrangements for them to travel to Istanbul, Turkey, Friday to
collect their belongings.

Anifah, who met all the 12 volunteers in Jordan Wednesday night, shortly
upon his arrival in Amman, was relieved to see that everyone was safe and that
the deportation process from Israel went smoothly, the statement said.

"On behalf of the government of Malaysia, the Foreign Minister would like to
reiterate his deepest gratitude to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its
assistance in successfully bringing the 12 Malaysians safely out of Israel."

The 12, including two Astro Awani television crew members, were on board the
Turkish ship, "Mavi Marmara", which was stormed by Israeli forces in
international waters on Monday, with 10 people reported killed.

-- BERNAMA