Greece considers asylum case of coup fugitives

  16 July 2016    Read: 1291
Greece considers asylum case of coup fugitives
Greece will examine the request for political asylum by eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter earlier on Saturday, two Greek government sources told Reuters.
Greece arrested the men after they landed in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis. They are due to appear before a Greek prosecutor on Sunday, one of the officials said.

Turkey`s Dogan news agency is reporting that the group numbers two majors, a captain and five privates.

The Black Hawk helicopter the soldiers fled in will be returned to Turkey immediately the sources said.

The state-run Anadolu Agency has quoted Turkey`s foreign minister as demanding "the immediate return of the eight treacherous officers."

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