Military crew sent to nab Erdogan told they were after a terrorist

(CNN)Soldiers sent to apprehend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during last week's failed coup attempt were told they were to "capture an important terrorist leader," according to the country's state-run Anadolu Agency.

The soldiers involved in the president's apprehension were informed about the coup as they were being airlifted to a hotel in a resort town where Erdogan and his family were vacationing during Friday's deadly attempted takeover.

Meanwhile, Erdogan's military aide, Lt. Col. Erkan Kivrak, has been taken into custody in southern Turkey for alleged ties to the plotters, according to Anadolu reports.

Two other officers accused of being part of the coup leadership were remanded in custody when they appeared separately in court late Tuesday, a military official said.

Lt. Gen. Metin Iyidil, commander of the Land Forces Training and Doctrine Command, and the chief of general staff's former legal adviser, Col. Muharrem Kose, appeared in court in Ankara, the official said, told Anadolu on condition of anonymity.

The exact charges against the two officers were not specified.

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