Turkey demands extradition of coup plotters who landed on Alexandroupolis in Greece.

 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuoşğlu has said Ankara has demanded return of eight coup attempter soldiers , who landed on Alexandroupolis in Greece.

“We demanded the urgent return of eight traitor soldiers who escaped to Greece on a helicopter,” he said.

The minister said Greek authorities said they were ready to cooperate.

The
Black Hawk helicopter landed after sending a distress signal to
authorities at the airport in  Alexandroupolis in the country’s north.
Seven of those on board were in military uniform and all are believed to
have been involved in the coup bid, ERT TV said.