Anti-US rally staged at NATO Incirlik air base in Turkey

A crowd has been protesting near the Incirlik military base in Adana, Turkey.

The facility houses US and NATO forces, RT reports.

The demonstrators are calling for the closure of the base, where arrests and searches were made in connection with the failed coup.

Reports on social media suggest up to 1,000 people have gathered to support the demonstration. Protesters have been shouting anti-American and anti-Israel slogans

Recall that Incirlik is used by NATO and stores US tactical nuclear weapons.