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Turkey has arrested six retired army generals for their role in overthrowing PM in 1990s.

29 May,2012 08:32 pm

Among those arrested are former commanders of air force and ground troops.Turkish news agency Anatolia reported that the generals are suspected of having had a part in the departure from office of Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 1997.Dozens of active and retired officers, including several other generals, have been charged or detained in the same case.The officers are accused of pressuring Erbakan to resign because of his alleged attempt to promote Islam in the predominantly Muslim but secular country.