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VIDEO: 50 Military Officers, Multiple Citizen Arrested: Turkey Says

Sat Jul 16, 2016 09:07:47

The Turkish government have said that the coup by elements of the Turkish military was unsuccessful and local broadcasters showed arrests being made on Saturday morning in central Istanbul.

Official at the president's office said more than 50 military officers have been arrested in Istanbul and large crowds have carried out multiple citizen arrests.

Istanbul's Bosporus Bridge remained closed to traffic as dawn broke on Saturday morning, after an attempted military coup had closed the bridge overnight.

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