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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Turkish soldiers detained in assassination probe

"Turkish soldiers detained in assassination probe
26 Dec 2009 15:17:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
ANKARA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Eight Turkish soldiers were detained on Saturday in an investigation into allegations of an assassination plot against Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc.

The army general staff said in a statement that the soldiers were taken to Ankara central command headquarters in the morning after state prosecutors searched a military base in the capital."

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