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Tuesday 2 August 2016 - 15:00
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Turkey sends US new extradition request for Gulen - Justice Minister

Turkey has sent another request for the Untied States to extradite dissident cleric Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) According tothe minister, relations betweenAnkara and Washington are deteriorating due tothe latter's refusal toextradite Gulen, who is suspected bythe Turkish government ofinvolvement inthe recent coup attempt.

On July 15, an attempted coup took place inTurkey, and was suppressed bythe followingday. Over 240 people were killed duringthe coup attempt and an estimated 2,000 were wounded. Ankara has accused US-based dissident Muslim clericFethullah Gulenand his followers ofhaving played a key role inthe coup. Gulen has denied the accusations.

By Sputnik News
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