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           Muslim Cleric Gulen Says Erdogan Made a "False Accusation"

   A day after an attempted coup began in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip
   Erdogan has accused an exiled Muslim cleric who once was one of his
   close allies of organizing the plot, and he demanded the cleric's
   extradition from the United States.

   Speaking at an impromptu news conference from his home in the remote
   village of Saylorsburg, in eastern Pennsylvania, Fethullah Gulen
   stressed that he left Turkey 15 years ago and no longer knew who his
   supporters were in the country, but that he was unaware of any role in
   the coup attempt Friday by his followers.

   Gulen told VOA's Turkish Service Erdogan made a "false accusation," and
   that he wouldn't have returned to Turkey even if the coup had
   succeeded.

   WATCH: Fethullah Gulen speaks at impromptu news conference

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