Deputy mayor in Istanbul shot in head, in critical state
 

ISTANBUL: An unk**wn assailant shot the deputy mayor of Istanbul´s Sisli district in the head on Monday and he was in a critical condition, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported.

It was **t immediately clear whether the incident was linked to Friday´s abortive military coup in which more than 200 people were killed.

Turkey remains in a state of high tension, though the government says it has the situation fully under control.

NTV reported that the assailant had entered the ****** of deputy mayor Cemil Candas and then gun shots were heard.

Turkey´s main opposition Republican People´s Party (CHP) runs the prosperous Sisli district.

Along with other opposition parties the CHP has condemned the attempted coup.

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