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Turkish prosecutors draft indictment against group

An indictment against a underground group attempting to stage a coup has been prepared by Turkish prosecutors, media reports said on Wednesday.

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  • Published: 18:25 July 2, 2008
  • Gulf News

Istanbul: An indictment against a underground group attempting to stage a coup has been prepared by Turkish prosecutors, media reports said on Wednesday.

Private broadcaster NTV quoted Istanbul's deputy chief prosecutor as saying the suspects would be tried for terrorism crimes.

Twenty-one people, including two retired generals, were detained on Tuesday as part of a probe into an ultra-nationalist group suspected of planning violent attacks calculated to trigger a military takeover.

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