Turkey detains dozens in coup probe

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Source: al Jazeera/"agencies"



Police in Turkey have detained three retired generals and dozens of others in raids across the country, as they broadened their investigation into an alleged plot by secularists to overthrow Turkey's government.

Secularists accuse the ruling Justice and Development party of seeking to destroy Turkey's secular credentials and turn the country into an an Islamic country.

It was the 10th time in more than a year that police have targeted prominent secularists, who have been accused of trying to destabilise Turkey with a string of attacks ahead of a coup that was never carried out.

Eighty-six people - including former army officers, journalists, a former university dean and a lawyer - are already on trial in the case.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2009/01/20091...

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1. Israeli team flees to changing room in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An Israeli basketball team fled to the changing room Tuesday as hundreds of fist-pumping, chanting Turkish fans protested the violence in Gaza.

The European Cup game between Bnei Hasharon and Turk Telekom was later postponed because the Israeli team did not return to the court. There was no word on when or where the game would be played.

The fans chanted "God is Great" and "Killer Israel." At least one fan threw his shoe at Israeli players but police used riot shields to protect them as they left the court. The Turkish players also headed to the locker room.

A pro-Islamic group earlier set an Israeli flag on fire outside the arena.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2009-01-06-25...

[iamthebandfanman]

2. wwowie

i wouldnt be mad if there were a coup , i hafta admit...

suprised more people arent interested in this...

[High Plains]

3. Talk to the CIA. They're quite good at subverting democratic governments.