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A security guard at the compound fired a warning shot at a suspected armed intruder, forcing him to flee. Mr Gulen's media adviser Alp Aslandogan said: "Just one shot was fired. "The person disappeared. The incident is over as far as we're concerned." Mr Gulen was inside his residence on the compound at the time.

Residents in the area are being told to stay inside

The police were called afterwards, a Gulen spokesman told local news broadcaster WNEP. The spokesman added that no person was injured during the incident. Local reporter for WNEP, Carmella Mataloni, said: “Lots of State Police outside the Turkish compound near Saylorsburg.” Residents in the area were told to stay inside as police searched for the assailant.

There is a huge police presence with a helicopter above the compound

There was a huge police presence with a helicopter above Turkish Imam and founder of the Gülen movement Fethullah Gulen’s compound. Police, who left the scene a short time later, did not respond to requests for comment. A local television station, WNEP, reported that police were still searching for the suspected intruder. The incident is currently being investigated. Mr Gulen is accused by the Turkish state of masterminding the failed 2016 Turkish coup d’etat to overthrow Recep Tayip Erdogan.

Mr Gulen is accused by the Turkish state of masterminding the failed 2016 Turkish coup d’etat