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US halts arms sales to Erdogan bodyguards

The move would block a deal by New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer to sell $1.2m worth of small arms to the Turkish president's bodyguard unit
Nineteen members of Erdogan's security detail have been indicted over the daylight attack in front of the Turkish ambassador's residence in May (Reuters)
By AFP
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