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The Latest: Georgia closes land, air borders with Turkey

Georgia has ordered its border with Turkey closed amid the instability from a military coup attempt.

 

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said the country's security council on Saturday discussed "threats that might arise to Georgia" from the situation and said both land and air borders had been closed.

 

The former Soviet republic shares a 152 mile border with Turkey.

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.16.16, 13:02