Erdogan alleged assassination attempt trial opens in Turkey

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AP Ankara
Last Updated : Feb 20 2017 | 2:13 PM IST
A trial has opened in southern Turkey for 47 people accused of attempting to kill President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the failed coup, while he was vacationing with his family.
The suspects 37 of them former military personnel face possible life sentences on charges that include attempted assassination, overthrow of the constitutional order and other crimes against the state.
The defendants are accused of attacking the hotel in the resort of Marmaris where Erdogan was staying, killing two policemen. Erdogan had left the hotel shortly before it was stormed.
Turkey has blamed the coup on the movement led by US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers are accused of infiltrating the military and other state institutions. Gulen denies orchestrating the failed coup.

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First Published: Feb 20 2017 | 2:13 PM IST

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