Turkey captures 2 more suspected of raiding Erdogan's hotel

Numerosas banderas de Turquía rodean un retrato del presidente de ese país, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, durante una manifestación de personas de origen turco en Colonia, Alemania, el domingo 31 de julio de 2016. Miles de partidarios del mandatario efectuaron la movilización para protestar contra el fallido golpe de estado del 15 de julio en Turquía. (AP Foto/Martin Meissner) (The Associated Press)

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Turkish protesters demonstrate in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have gathered in the German city of Cologne for a demonstration against the failed July 15 coup in Turkey. .(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (The Associated Press)

Two men drive in a German made Volkswagen Beetle with a Turkey on the back, in Istanbul, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Turkey slammed a German court decision that prevented President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing a demonstration in Germany denouncing Turkey's failed July 15 coup, and summoned a German diplomat in protest. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have captured two more people suspected of being part of a group of soldiers who raided President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's seaside hotel during the failed coup.

Anadolu Agency says the two were captured early Monday near the Aegean resort of Marmaris, bringing the number of suspects caught in the operation that began late Sunday to 11. One suspect is still on the run.

Erdogan had been on vacation during the July 15 coup. The soldiers raided his hotel in an attempt to capture or kill the president but are believed to have missed him by an hour or less.

The government accuses U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of being behind the coup. Gulen denies any knowledge of the attempt to overthrow the government.