Land Forest fires in southern Turkey in the summer of 2021
October 23 & nbsp; in Turkey & nbsp; seven Russian tourists were arrested. They were arrested because they were suspected of having inadvertently set the forest on fire. & Nbsp; The Russian Consulate General confirmed the fact of the detention.
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Turkish law enforcement arrested a group of Russian tourists who were walking the hiking trail & nbsp; & quot; Lycian Trail & raquo; & nbsp; in the vicinity of Antalya. According to TASS & nbsp; employees Russian diplomatic mission, according to information received at the local gendarmerie office, seven Russian citizens were arrested because they were suspected of having set fire to a forest in the Chaglardzha region.
Fire in Antalya, Turkey
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On October 24, a court hearing was held. The Russians received free state lawyers and translation service. According to diplomats, despite the demand of lawyers, & nbsp; for the period of preliminary investigation into the circumstances of the incident, the court decided to detain the Russian tourists.
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The Russians have denied the charges against them. & Nbsp; According to tourists, while crossing the Lycian path, they saw a fire. At first, they tried to fight the fire on their own and call for help. But on the way, they were stopped by residents and called the gendarmes. detainees Dmitry Korshunov on your Instagram. & nbsp; & nbsp;
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The Russians also said that & # 39; they had been provided with a lawyer who did not speak English.