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Army commanders detained after Turkey foils coup attempt

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2016-07-17 09:55Xinhua Editor: Feng Shuang

Turkish Second Army Commander General Adem Huduti was detained in Malatya province after foiled coup attempt, the Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Erdal Ozturk, the Commander of the Third Army of Turkey was also caught, reported CNNTurk.

Reports also said that former Air Force Commander, Akin Ozturk, one of the masterminds behind the coup attempt was detained in Ankara.

Separately, another two Turkish army generals linked to the military coup attempt were remanded in the southern province Isparta the same day.

According to the Interior Ministry,least 1,563 army personnel were detained across Turkey.

Member of Turkey's Constitutional Court Alparslan Altan has also been detained, CNNturk reported.

About 150 plotters, including 13 high-ranking naval officers, were held out at the headquarters of the General Staff and the nearby gendarmerie compound in Ankara.

According to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, the coup attempt was staged by followers of U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.

  

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