ANKARA Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that 74 people died and 10,199 were injured in traffic accidents during this year’s Eid al-Fitr holiday . However, accidents resulting in deaths or injuries dropped by 4.6 percent, totaling 6,268 cases — down 6,574 from last year. The decline follows intensified nationwide safety measures. A directive issued on March 25 instructed all the country's 81 provinces to heighten traffic precautions between March 26 and April 8 as millions traveling

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