Turkey to arrest 400 people over coup attempt

(VOVworld) - Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for more than 400 people on Saturday, including soldiers and security officers, across the country following the July 2016 failed coup attempt.
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Turkish anti-riot police officers detain a Turkish soldier, who allegedly took part in last July coup attempt. (Photo: AFP)

Turkish-language Haberturk television news network reported on Saturday that among the suspects were 123 soldiers from the navy and 187 security officers. It said 12 people had been detained so far in operations centered in Ankara and Istanbul.

The same say, Turkish authorities arrested 5 suspects of a rocket attack on Friday which targeted police stations in Istanbul and an office of the Justice and Development Party.

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