Hundreds of Turkish army officers freed from jail in 'coup plot' case


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Jun 2014

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of military officers convicted of plotting to topple Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan began emerging from jail on Thursday, a day after the country's top court ruled their trial was flawed.

There were emotional scenes outside prisons in Ankara and Istanbul as the released soldiers were reunited with their families who greeted them with Turkish flags and flowers, some shedding tears of joy.

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