Over 100 Turkish diplomats seek asylum in Germany

Over a hundred Turks with diplomatic passports have applied for asylum in Germany since the failed coup attempt in Turkey last summer.

Ankara has detained over forty thousand people in a widespread crackdown on dissent.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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