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ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey: 8 retired military officers arrested - World Wires - MiamiHerald.com

Turkey: 8 retired military officers arrested

The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested eight more retired officers over their alleged involvement in the ousting of an Islamic-led government in the late 1990s.

Anadolu Agency reports say the eight, including seven retired generals, were detained on Wednesday and late Thursday pending a trial over a military campaign that forced former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan to resign. No trial date has been set.

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