Alexander Alusheff

Lansing State Journal

EAST LANSING – Three employees of East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group working in Istanbul were reported safe after the failed coup by the Turkish military on Friday.

The business consulting firm opened an office in Istanbul in January and had three employees, including one U.S. citizen, who is a Michigan State University graduate, working there during the coup, said Patrick Anderson, company president and CEO. Anderson did not release the employees' names for safety reasons.

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No one was injured, Anderson said, during an interview with the Lansing State Journal.

“When you’re president of a company, you worry about your people,” he said.

The U.S. citizen reported to Anderson that he was safe around 3 p.m. Saturday. He will return to the U.S. by the end of the month, Anderson said.

Alexander Alusheff is a reporter for the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or aalusheff@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.