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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Jul 9, 3:21 PM
Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition
NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.
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Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition
NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.
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What happened NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.
The headline split Al Jazeera English frames it as "Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition". ABC News Australia Top Stories frames it as "World leaders gifted vintage revolvers by Erdogan after NATO summit".
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France 24News report · Jul 9, 3:48 PM
Turkey: Erdogan gives NATO leaders pistols with ammunition after summit
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NATO leaders received a vintage revolver, along with a box of ammunition, from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Wednesday's summit in Ankara.
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EuronewsNews report · Jul 9, 3:47 PM
Newly released footage shows revolver gifted by Erdogan to NATO leaders
Images shared by the Lithuanian Presidency show a revolver given by Turkey's Erdogan to every NATO leader as a parting gift after the summit in Ankara. Each leader received a box containing...
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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Jul 9, 3:15 PM
World leaders gifted vintage revolvers by Erdogan after NATO summit
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid the gifts were intended as a showcase of his nation's defence industry.
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