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19 March 2010 [12:45] - Today.Az
Turkish police on Thursday detained around 20 people in connection to an alleged plot to topple the government, and the detainees included retired and active military officers, state media said.
The operation was part of an investigation into the Ergenekon network, an alleged secularist right-wing militant group that prosecutors say had planned to overthrow Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party government.
Turkish media said the detentions took place in eight cities and that the operation was undergoing.
More than 200 people, including retired generals, lawyers and journalists, have been arrested in connection to Ergenekon.
/World Bulletin/
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