104 coup plotters killed in Turkey coup attempt
Online Desk
16 Jul 2016 04:29 AM । Update: 16 Jul 2016 06:51 AM
Turkish security officers detain unknown individuals on the side of the road on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul, during a security shutdown of the Bosphorus Bridge. Photo: AFP
Some 104 coup plotters were killed after a coup attempt to bring down the Turkish government, the acting army chief said on Saturday, AFP reports.
"The coup attempt has been foiled," General Umit Dundar said in televised appearance, adding that 90 people-- 41 of them police and 47 are civilians-- "fell martrys." He also said many commanders were taken to "unknown locations". President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meanwhile used Twitter to call on people to remain in the streets, warning against a new flare-up.
