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ANKARA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- An armed assailant was killed on Monday after reportedly opening fire outside an Ankara court house where hundreds with suspected involvement in a failed coup were held.
The assailant, who was reportedly firing shots from a moving car, was shot and killed by police, local media reported.
A total 103 generals and admirals have been detained in investigations and operations against coup attempt plotters across Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.
Meanwhile, 30 governors and 52 civil inspectors were removed from posts, CNN Turk reported.
More than 6,000 suspects in the military and the judiciary, including top commanders and Supreme Court judges, have been detained in the wake of the failed coup attempt.
The crackdown on alleged coup plotters has spread to the country's police department, with a total of 7,850 police officers being suspended on Sunday.
The failed coup attempt, which began last Friday, was crushed the next day; at least 290 people, including more than 100 "coup plotters," were killed, authorities said.
