Turkish ex-army chief absent as coup plot trials merged
Published: Monday, 7 May 2012 | 9:08 AM ET
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former Turkish armed forces commander General Ilker Basbug failed to appear among defendants in a mass trial over suspected coup conspiracies, witnesses said, in an apparent protest at the merging of his case with other coup investigations.
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