Turkish security forces arrest two military officers in an Ankara district on charges of attempted assassination of Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, a report says.
The arrests were made on Saturday night during a police operation in Ankara's Cukurambar area, where most of the residents are members of Parliament. Both gendarmerie and police teams were involved, Today's Zaman daily reported late Monday.
Police teams searched two vehicles parked near Arinc's house followed by a raid on a nearby house. A piece of paper with Arinc's home address was found inside one of the cars.
An aide to Arinc confirmed that the police detained two men, members of the Special Forces Command, after receiving a tip about a possible assassination plot.
Later reports identified the two individuals as officers of the general staff. They were released after an interrogation.
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