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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by a UN court for war crimes, is to travel to Turkey over the weekend, but will not be arrested, a Turkish government official said Friday. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and ones against humanity in Darfur. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has invited Bashir to an economic summit in Istanbul.

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