Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded Turkish president Tayipp Erdogan withdraw his comments threatening to send visitors from Australia and New Zealand back "in coffins".The Turkish strongman made references to the death of Anzac troops during the WWI Gallipoli campaign as he ramped up rhetoric in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks.He told a rally of supports any visitors with anti-Muslim views “would be sent back in coffins like their grandfathers", referencing allied casualties during the bloody campaign. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison summoned the Turkish ambassador over the comments on Wednesday.
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