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Turkish court jails 64 for life over 2016 coup attempt

By REUTERS
February 08, 2018

Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 64 military academy officers and trainees to life in prison for involvement in a failed military coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Another 100 defendants were acquitted in the case, it said. Those sentenced were involved with plotters of the coup.