From The BBC:More than 30 people have been detained in Turkey in a widening inquiry into an alleged coup plot.
Those arrested reportedly included three retired generals and a former police chief.
Some 86 people are already accused of an ultra-nationalist plot to stoke unrest that would provoke the army to launch a coup.
Critics say the ruling AK Party is simply arresting some of its most prominent secular opponents.
Wednesday's police operation involved simultaneous raids in six provinces, the Turkish state news agency Anatolia said.
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Turkish Authorities Detain 40 in Coup Plot Investigation -- FOX News/AP
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Arms find in probe of suspected plot against Turkish government -- Financial Times
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