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Iran Reopens Border Crossings With Turkey After Coup Attempt

© AFP 2023 / BULENT KILICSupreme leaders of Iran, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and Ayatollah Ali Khameni (R), are seen on the top of a hill from the Turkish side of the border near the Esendere crossing between Turkey and Iran
Supreme leaders of Iran, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and Ayatollah Ali Khameni (R), are seen on the top of a hill from the Turkish side of the border near the Esendere crossing between Turkey and Iran - Sputnik International
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Iran reopened border crossings with Turkey following the suppression of the coup attempt there, a local law enforcement source told Sputnik Saturday.

Turkish military stand guard near the the Taksim Square in Istanbul - Sputnik International
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) — He added that trucks are already crossing the border and traffic is resumed as normal.

"Land crossings on the border with Turkey are reopened after they were closed yesterday for the night," the source said.

The coup attempt was suppressed by early Saturday, with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stating that all coup supporters were identified and would be apprehended as the country was returning to normal life. Over 180 people were killed and 1,470 were injured during the events, while nearly 3,000 people have already been detained, according to the prime minister.

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