Ten soldiers allegedly involved in an assassination attempt on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have been captured in southwestern Turkey, according to local officials.
Major Sukru Seymen, the commander of the fugitive soldiers, is among the arrested suspects who bombed the hotel the president was staying at on the night of the July 15 coup attempt, Mugla Governor Amir Cicek told Anadolu Agency (AA) Sunday night.
The operation to capture them was conducted in Sirinkoy village of Ula district by gendarmerie forcdes, who engaged the soldiers in a clash, an eyewitness told Anadolu Agency. There have been no reports of casualties.
A search is underway for one more soldier, Governor Cicek said.
Source: QNA
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