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    Who is Andrew Brunson, The Pastor Prompting Sanctions Threats Against Turkey?

    In a move that is winning praise from religious conservatives, the Trump administration threatened sanctions if Turkey does not release an American evangelical pastor.
    by Sarah McCammon Jul 26, 2018 2 minutes
    American pastor Andrew Brunson is being held in Turkey on accusations of terror and espionage.In a tweet, President Trump called Brunson "a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being."

    Updated at 4 p.m. ET

    The Trump administration is threatening sanctions against Turkey if the U.S. ally does not release an American pastor being held there on accusations of terror and espionage.

    At a State Department event on religious freedom Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence called for Brunson's immediate release.

    "If Turkey does not take immediate action to free this innocent man of faith and send

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