Turkish helicopter lands in Greece, eight crew members nabbed
‘A Turkish military helicopter carrying eight men has landed in northeastern Greece, with its crew seeking political asylum after a putsch attempt in Turkey, Greek officials say.
The Black Hawk helicopter landed in an airport in Alexandroupoli, located in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, at midday on Saturday, after sending a distress call to authorities at the airport, Greece’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
According to the Greek ERT TV, the passengers, seven of them in military uniforms, are believed to be among those who orchestrated the attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Friday night.’
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