ALEXANDROUPOLI, Greece: Eight Turkish military personnel who fled Greece by helicopter after Friday’s failed coup took no part in the putsch, their lawyer said on Saturday, although a Greek government spokeswoman contradicted their account.

The eight, who have claimed asylum in Greece, arrived by military helicopter on Saturday after sending a distress signal to authorities at the airport in northern Alexandroupolis.

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