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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Turkey ambassador: Greece must return 8 military personnel

[Turkish military personnel who were aboard a Blackhawk military helicopter are transferred to a prosecutor's office in the city of Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, Sunday July 17, 2016. A Blackhawk military helicopter with seven Turkish military personnel and one civilian landed in the Greek city, where the passengers requested asylum. While Turkey demanded their extradition, Greece said it would hand back the helicopter and consider the men's asylum requests. (Giannis Moιsiadis/InTime News via AP) GREECE OUT]ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkey's ambassador to Greece said Tuesday that Turkish public opinion is closely watching the case of eight Turkish military personnel who flew to Greece aboard a helicopter during last Friday's attempted coup in their country, and that failure for them to be returned to Turkey could harm bilateral relations.


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