More Turkish soldiers arrested under coup plot

The soldiers were among scores of military officers detained in February on suspicion of planning a coup in 2003. The three were subsequently released but were brought back to court for questioning on Wednesday.

In all, close to 40 serving and retired officers, including a four-star general, have been charged.

Turkey's military has unseated four governments of various hues over the past fifty years.

Erdogan calls the dozens of arrests and indictments a painful, necessary process promoting democracy in the EU-candidate country, but most believe the days of coups in Turkey are over.


/World Bulletin/