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Try send two keys to browser, like CTRL (or COMMAND if u are in MAC) + “T”;

Java pseudo-example:

WebDriver driver = webdriver.Firefox();
driver.get("http://discuss.appium.io/");
WebElement body = driver.findElement(by.name("body");
body.sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "t");