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| Sutton Coldfield pupils stranded after attempted coup in Turkey | Sutton Coldfield pupils stranded after attempted coup in Turkey |
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| More than 40 Birmingham pupils are stuck at an airport in Turkey as a result of an attempted military coup. | More than 40 Birmingham pupils are stuck at an airport in Turkey as a result of an attempted military coup. |
| The 41 pupils and seven staff from Arthur Terry School, Sutton Coldfield, are "safe and well" and with a British Embassy member, the school said. | The 41 pupils and seven staff from Arthur Terry School, Sutton Coldfield, are "safe and well" and with a British Embassy member, the school said. |
| The children are at Istanbul Ataturk airport where they were due to get a connecting flight for a 10-day visit to South Africa. | The children are at Istanbul Ataturk airport where they were due to get a connecting flight for a 10-day visit to South Africa. |
| The head is in "constant communication" with the group and parents, it added. | The head is in "constant communication" with the group and parents, it added. |
| Britons in Turkey are being "strongly" advised to stay indoors, the Foreign Office has said. | Britons in Turkey are being "strongly" advised to stay indoors, the Foreign Office has said. |
| 'Get our children out' | |
| A spokeswoman for the senior school said the students were accompanied by "seven outstanding and experienced members of staff", including the assistant head teacher. | |
| "We would like to reassure parents and our community that we are working with the authorities and will update you further," she said. | "We would like to reassure parents and our community that we are working with the authorities and will update you further," she said. |
| The school said it was receiving "excellent support" from the British Consulate. | |
| One mother appealed on Twitter for the Foreign Office, Turkish Airlines and media outlets to "please get our children out of Ataturk airport". | |
| The school has links with South Africa and the children left for their Turkish Airlines flight on Friday morning. | |
| The group were planning to fly to Johannesburg and on to Cape Town, and then drive to a outward bound centre in Sedgefield, where they were due to take part in community projects, working in two schools in the area. | |
| Information about the trip said it would provide a "real insight into a totally different culture and way of life". | |
| Turkey's acting military chief of staff said an attempted coup by a faction of the armed forces had been quashed. | Turkey's acting military chief of staff said an attempted coup by a faction of the armed forces had been quashed. |
| Umit Dundar said 104 coup plotters had been killed and 1,563 arrested in a night of gunfire and explosions in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere across Turkey. | Umit Dundar said 104 coup plotters had been killed and 1,563 arrested in a night of gunfire and explosions in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere across Turkey. |
| The Foreign Office said some flights to Turkey have been diverted or cancelled and those due to travel should check with their airline or tour operator. | The Foreign Office said some flights to Turkey have been diverted or cancelled and those due to travel should check with their airline or tour operator. |