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Turkish minister says no cats will disrupt vote-counting

After a cat was blamed for widespread power blackouts that disrupted vote-counting during last year's presidential elections, Turkey's energy minister Taner Yildiz said such incidents will not be repeated. 

"The power lines are monitored by helicopters, a total of 16,000 staff work to ensure there are no power cuts," the Daily Sabah reported Yildiz as saying.