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Trump Demands Immediate Release Of US Pastor

  President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded Turkey free an American pastor detained since 2016, warning the United States was ready to impose “large sanctions” … Continue reading Trump Demands Immediate Release Of US Pastor

By Ignatius Igwe
Updated July 26, 2018
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Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson (R), escorted by Turkish plain clothes police officers as he arrives at his house on July 25, 2018 in Izmir. A Turkish court on July 25, 2018 ruled to place under house arrest an American pastor who has been imprisoned for almost two years on terror-related charges in a case that has raised tensions with the United States, state media said. The state-run Anadolu news agency said he was being put under house arrest, although it was not clear if he had already left prison. STRINGER / AFP
Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson (R), escorted by Turkish plain clothes police officers as he arrives at his house on July 25, 2018 in Izmir. STRINGER / AFP

 

President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded Turkey free an American pastor detained since 2016, warning the United States was ready to impose “large sanctions” against its NATO ally.

“He is suffering greatly,” Trump said of 50-year-old pastor Andrew Brunson. “This innocent man of faith should be released immediately!”

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