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US journalist remanded in Turkey

Trial ongoing after journalist criss-crosses Turkey-Syria border illegally, governor says

Ersin Çelik
09:58 - 8/08/2016 Pazartesi
Update: 06:59 - 8/08/2016 Pazartesi
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A US citizen was remanded in custody for trying to enter Turkey illegally from Syria, Hatay Governor said Sunday.



Ercan Topaca told Anadolu Agency, Snell Lindsteyler, a journalist, was detained in Turkey's southern province of Hatay's Altinozu district near the Syria border.



"A US journalist was captured while she was trying to cross the border illegally; she was taken to court and remanded. The trial phase is ongoing. For now, we do not know if she is a spy or not," Governor Topaca said.



He said US helicopters were seen flying over the border to pick up the journalist before she was caught by Turkish officials.



Lindsteyler has a residence permit in Turkey, Topaca said, adding that she was caught on the grounds that she crossed Syria illegally from Turkey and then tried to reenter Turkey illegally.



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