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Nicosia Tries to Find Out If Cypriots Need Help Amid Turkish Coup Attempt

© Flickr / cedricdFlag of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the hills above Cyprus' capital Nicosia.
Flag of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the hills above Cyprus' capital Nicosia. - Sputnik International
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Cyprian authorities are trying to find out whether their compatriots need assistance, following the attempted coup in Turkey, and are taking measures to clear the situation, a Cypriot Foreign Ministry's press officer told Sputnik on Saturday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Friday, Turkey was rocked by an attempted military takeover in the capital Ankara and the country’s largest city Istanbul.

"We are trying to see if there [in Turkey] is any Cypriot citizen that needs assistance. We set an emergency phone number," the press officer said.

According to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, the coup resulted in more than 180 people killed and 1470 injured, while about 2,800 coup perpetrators had already been arrested.

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