Georgia closes land, air borders with Turkey

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Georgia closes land, air borders with Turkey

Ankara - The former Soviet republic shares a 252-kilometer (152-mile) border with Turkey.

By AP

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Published: Sat 16 Jul 2016, 1:41 PM

Last updated: Sat 16 Jul 2016, 4:42 PM

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 252-kilometer (152-mile) border with Turkey.


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