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Turkish Interior Ministry fires 9,000 and detains more

Turkish Interior Ministry fires 9,000 and detains more

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday.

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