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| Istanbul police on alert over ‘rogue helicopters,’ Turkey sends troops & F-16s to patrol | Istanbul police on alert over ‘rogue helicopters,’ Turkey sends troops & F-16s to patrol |
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| Turkish police have urgently ramped up their presence in Istanbul, with special forces and military hardware deployed to the streets and orders to down aircraft without warning, following unconfirmed reports of rebel helicopters approaching the city. Meanwhile, F-16 fighter jets have been sent to patrol Turkish airspace. | |
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| A state of emergency has been imposed in Istanbul and 1,800 additional special police forces have been deployed, the state Anadolu Agency reported. | A state of emergency has been imposed in Istanbul and 1,800 additional special police forces have been deployed, the state Anadolu Agency reported. |
| Armored vehicles have also been deployed to key locations in Istanbul, Sputnik news agency reported earlier. | Armored vehicles have also been deployed to key locations in Istanbul, Sputnik news agency reported earlier. |
| Unconfirmed media reports claimed that unidentified helicopters have been spotted over the city, two days after rebel aircraft were used in a military coup attempt to attack police and government buildings in Ankara. | Unconfirmed media reports claimed that unidentified helicopters have been spotted over the city, two days after rebel aircraft were used in a military coup attempt to attack police and government buildings in Ankara. |
| Reports of up to five helicopters approaching the European part of Istanbul from the sea were posted by local media, including Haber Turk newspaper, but have not been substantiated. | |
| Other media reports cited by Sputnik said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plane has taken off from Istanbul and was headed toward Ankara. | |
| Earlier on Sunday, Erdogan ordered the deployment of at least a dozen F-16 fighter jets to monitor Turkish airspace, Al Jazeera Turk reported. | |
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