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Updated: Jul 17, 2016, 08:08 PM IST

Watch First person account of the chaos and horror during the failed Turkey coup

In an abrupt attempt of a military coup, the atmosphere in Turkey heated up overnight. The coup ended in failure, but not before claiming 161 lives and leaving over a 1000 injured.

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The atmosphere in Turkey has been charged since Friday night, ever since a military coup was attempted against the government. Although the coup was unsuccessful, at least 161 people were killed and over a 1000 were injured.

The soldiers conducting the coup were a faction of the Turkish armed forces. Police forces and civilians took to the streets in massive numbers after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged them to disregard the coup over Facetime with CNN Turk.

Ekin Calisir, a freelance journalist spoke to WION and detailed how the situation was at ground zero, as the military swarmed the streets of Ankara and the tanks were rolled out.

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