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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Erdogan launches new tirade against US

Erdogan launches new tirade against US Turkish president: US is 'sheltering a terrorist'
By ANGELA DEWAN AND GUL TUYSUZ , CNN

ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a new tirade against the US, criticizing its support for Kurdish fighters in Syria and accusing the country of "sheltering a terrorist." The US and Turkey have been at loggerheads for more than a week, following the arrest of a US consular staff member. Metin Topuz, a Turkish national who works for the US consulate in Istanbul, is the second US mission staff member in Turkey to be detained this year.

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