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    Turkey detains around 6,000 over coup plot: minister

    Turkey has detained over 6,000 people over the coup plot aimed at ousting the government and the number will rise, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said today.

    Turkey detains around 6,000 over coup plot: minister
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    Supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan celebrate after soldiers involved in the coup surrender

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    "Now the clean-up operations are continuing. We have around 6,000 people detained. The number will increase above 6,000," he was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

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