Turkey expands purge after failed coup attempt
Turkey fired and reshuffled thousands of officials tied to the coup plot led by Fethullah Gulen. President Erdogan pressed for extradition, while U S inspectors review the case under a long standing treaty. The crackdown touched education police and judiciary, with tens of thousands affected.
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Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
U.S
Barack Obama
Fethullah Gulen
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Josh Earnest
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Earnest
Obama
Justice Department
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Hind
Galen
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Nice France hides radical breeding ground amid Riviera glow
In Nice, France, a peaceful beach image clashes with a hidden surge of extremism. About 200 youths have gone to Syria, with more expected. a top Syria-based recruiter comes from Nice. Local moderates fear backlash after a Bastille Day attack that killed 84. Mosques hold memorials as families dispatch bodies home. Outer-city housing projects host Muslims from North Africa, praised by officials as a breeding ground for radicalism. Informal prayer rooms in 15 to 20 sites spread fundamentalist messages, says Yasmina Touaibia of Nice law school.
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France
Bay of Angels
Riviera
Syria
Promenade Des Anglais
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North Africa
Islamic State Group
Yasmina Touaibia
Nice Law School
Bavaria
Joachim Herrmann
German train attacker vows revenge on nonbelievers
A 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker on a southern German train wounded five. He shouted revenge on nonbelievers before being fatally struck by police. IS claimed responsibility. Officials say such attacks are hard to prevent given the choice of public-safety weapons.
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Germany
Hong Kong
Immigration Department
Dpa
Bamberg
Erik Ohlenschlager
Islamic State Group
France
Belgium
Cologne
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