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Charges dropped against multiple Turkish officers involved in violent clash outside DC embassy

By Mandy Mayfield
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Charges dropped against multiple Turkish officers involved in violent clash outside DC embassy

Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against 11 of the 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail who were indicted after brutally beating demonstrators while in Washington, D.C., last year, according to a report Thursday.

The charges against Erodgan’s security team came after a violent clash against activists that were protesting the Turkish presidents visit to the Washington outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence.

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