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Toll from Turkey coup bid climbs to more than 290: govt

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AFP Istanbul
The number of people killed in Friday's failed coup attempt in Turkey has climbed to more than 290, the foreign ministry said.

"More than 100 putschists" were killed and at least "190 of our citizens", the ministry said in a statement today. The government had earlier put the death toll from Friday night's coup attempt at 265.

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First Published: Jul 18 2016 | 1:32 AM IST

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