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| Military chief says 104 plotters killed in attempted overthrow as total death toll reaches 161 | |
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| Turkey’s acting military chief of staff Umit Dundar has said 104 “coup plotters” have been killed after a faction of the Turkish armed forces attempted to overthrow the government. | Turkey’s acting military chief of staff Umit Dundar has said 104 “coup plotters” have been killed after a faction of the Turkish armed forces attempted to overthrow the government. |
| Following violent clashes which erupted overnight, the death toll is currently estimated at over 161. | |
| General Dundar, who was appointed overnight after his predecessor was allegedly kidnapped, said those who took part in the coup “will not go unpunished”. | General Dundar, who was appointed overnight after his predecessor was allegedly kidnapped, said those who took part in the coup “will not go unpunished”. |
| He said those killed in the clashes included 41 police officers, two soldiers, 47 civilians and 104 people he described as “coup plotters”. | He said those killed in the clashes included 41 police officers, two soldiers, 47 civilians and 104 people he described as “coup plotters”. |
| The attempt to overthrow the government was thwarted by those who “sided with democracy and the rule of law”, he said. | The attempt to overthrow the government was thwarted by those who “sided with democracy and the rule of law”, he said. |
| “The people have taken to the streets and voiced their support for democracy,” he said. “Turkey displayed a historic cooperation between the government and the people. The nation will never forget this betrayal. | “The people have taken to the streets and voiced their support for democracy,” he said. “Turkey displayed a historic cooperation between the government and the people. The nation will never forget this betrayal. |
| “Our people should have no concern, that the era of coups and juntas has come to a close, never to be opened again.” | “Our people should have no concern, that the era of coups and juntas has come to a close, never to be opened again.” |
| He said the Turkish military is determined to purge soldiers aligned with Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is living in exile in Pennsylvania. | He said the Turkish military is determined to purge soldiers aligned with Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is living in exile in Pennsylvania. |
| “The armed forces is determined to remove members of the Gulen movement from its ranks. We will continue to serve the people. I would like to thank all political parties and the media for their support for democracy.” | “The armed forces is determined to remove members of the Gulen movement from its ranks. We will continue to serve the people. I would like to thank all political parties and the media for their support for democracy.” |