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Turkey once more to extend state of emergency

Xinhua,April 18, 2018 Adjust font size:

ANKARA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish cabinet on Tuesday advised parliament to extend the state of emergency for three more months.

Speaking at a news conference after the cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the state of emergency is targeting at terrorists and terror groups, rather than peaceful citizens.

The extension motion was discussed and passed by National Security Council meeting, a top-level security meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The state of emergency has so far been approved six times since the coup attempt in July 2016.

After parliamentary procedure on Wednesday, the 7th extension of the state of emergency will come into effect on April 19. Enditem

 

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