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Iran reopens border crossings with Turkey after coup attempt

16 Jul 2016 - 22:57


Iran reopened border crossings with Turkey following the suppression of the coup attempt there, a local law enforcement source told Sputnik Saturday.


TEHRAN (Sputnik)�� He added that trucks are already crossing the border and traffic is resumed as�normal.


"Land crossings on�the border with�Turkey are reopened after�they were closed yesterday for�the night," the source said.

The coup attempt was suppressed by�early Saturday, with�Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stating that all coup supporters were identified and would be apprehended as�the country was returning to�normal life. Over 180 people were killed and 1,470 were injured during�the events, while nearly 3,000 people have already been detained, according to�the prime minister.

By Sputnik


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