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A Turkish military helicopter has landed in northern Greece, with its crew requesting political asylum in the country.
The Independent has reported that the crew could be part of the faction of the Turkish military that attempted to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government in a coup overnight.
Greece's defence ministry has confirmed that seven military personnel and one civilian landed in a Blackhawk military helicopter in Alexandroupoli and requested asylum.
All eight members of the crew have been arrested for illegal entry into the country.
However, Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish foreign minister in President Erdogan's government, has demanded they are returned.
Anadolu Agency, Turkey's state-run press agency, quotes Cavusoglu as saying: "We have demanded the immediate return of the eight treacherous officers who fled to Greece by helicopter."
Latest estimates suggest more than 160 people are dead and 1,440 are wounded as part of the attempt to overthrow Turkey's president.
News broke yesterday of the attempted coup, with a faction of Turkey's military claiming it had taken control of the country.
The group also took control of state TV and the airport was in lock-down. Furthermore, the Bosporus Bridge and Sultan Mehmet Bridge were also held by the military faction initiating the coup.
But the very latest, official report, from the Turkish government, is that the attempted coup is now over.
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