More than 6,000 detained in Turkey after failed military coup

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The Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, detained 6,000 people after this weekend’s failed military coup, including three generals and hundreds of soldiers. On Sunday, tens of thousands marched through the streets of Ankara in a show of support for the Erdogan government. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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