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      USA: State Dept. denies that US was behind failed coup in Turkey01:50

      USA: State Dept. denies that US was behind failed coup in Turkey

      United States, Washington DC
      Politics
      July 20, 2016 at 00:20 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.

      Making the comment during a press conference in Washington, Toner stated that Turkey "is a NATO ally, is a partner, is a democratically elected government, it is a strong democracy, we stand with and stood with Turkey during that crisis."

      He went on to say that "we are offering our support to Turkey's investigation, we are also offering our support and advice to the Turkish government as they attempt to go after perpetrators of Friday's coup attempt," as "Turkey is an important partner and ally."

      At least 265 people were killed, many of them civilians, and over 1,500 injured in the coup attempt on Friday. A total of 8,777 officials have been suspended from their positions under suspicion of links to the coup, including a number of police officers. The Turkish government has blamed Gulen and his supporters for the military action, repeatedly calling on the States to extradite the spiritual leader.

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      Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.

      Making the comment during a press conference in Washington, Toner stated that Turkey "is a NATO ally, is a partner, is a democratically elected government, it is a strong democracy, we stand with and stood with Turkey during that crisis."

      He went on to say that "we are offering our support to Turkey's investigation, we are also offering our support and advice to the Turkish government as they attempt to go after perpetrators of Friday's coup attempt," as "Turkey is an important partner and ally."

      At least 265 people were killed, many of them civilians, and over 1,500 injured in the coup attempt on Friday. A total of 8,777 officials have been suspended from their positions under suspicion of links to the coup, including a number of police officers. The Turkish government has blamed Gulen and his supporters for the military action, repeatedly calling on the States to extradite the spiritual leader.

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