U.S. Embassy in Ankara has not made statement regarding pastor Brunson: official

[August 14, 2018]    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Ankara has not put out a statement regarding pastor Andrew Brunson, an embassy official told Reuters on Monday, after a report on social media cited the embassy as saying he would be released from house arrest by Aug. 15.

The case of Brunson, an evangelical Christian being tried by a Turkish court, is one of a series of disputes that lies at the heart of deteriorating ties between the two NATO allies.

(Reporting by Dominic Evans; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Daren Butler)

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