Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not often lauded for kindness or compassion, but on Friday he reportedly used his rhetorical skills to prevent a man from jumping off Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge.
According to the AFP news agency, the man was apparently preparing to jump to his death when Erdogan's motorcade was passing over the bridge linking Europe with Asia after Friday prayers.
(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
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