In an unsuccessful attempt apparently by elements of the  in Istanbul and Ankara, 265 people were killed and 1440 were injured, Turkish Prime Minister reported on Saturday. Following the incident, 2,839 soldiers and officers were detained and, according to another military official, 104 coup plotters were killed. General , held by the rebels, was later freed. File photo of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 2016. On Friday, the rebels declared martial law claiming to have "taken control of the country" and said Turkish president  's government was responsible for damaging Turkey's secular tradition. They shut down Istanbul Atatürk Airport and blocked the two bridges over the , with gunfire and, by some reports, jets dropping bombs in and . Social-networking websites were blocked in the country and news channel CNN stopped broadcasting. Tank fire and explosions were reported at the  .
In an unsuccessful attempt apparently by elements of the Turkish in Istanbul and Ankara, 265 people were killed and 1440 were injured, Turkish Prime Minister reported on Saturday. Following the incident, 2,839 soldiers and officers were detained and, according to another military official, 104 coup plotters were killed. General , held by the rebels, was later freed. File photo of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 2016. On Friday, the rebels declared martial law claiming to have "taken control of the country" and said Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 's government was responsible for damaging Turkey's secular tradition. They shut down Istanbul Atatürk Airport and blocked the two bridges over the , with gunfire and, by some reports, jets dropping bombs in Istanbul and Ankara . Social-networking websites were blocked in the country and news channel CNN stopped broadcasting. Tank fire and explosions were reported at the parliament .
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