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IS claims Nice massacre as France mulls security failings

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack in which a Tunisian ploughed a truck into a crowd in Nice, killing 84, prompting hard questions in France over security failures. In a statement via its Amaq news service, IS said one of its "soldiers" carried out Thursday...

Turkey: More than 160 martyred in coup attempt

The attempted coup in Turkey saw 161 people martyred and 1,440 injured, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Saturday. Speaking in the Turkish capital Ankara, Yildirim said 2,839 military personnel involved in the “vile attempt” had been arrested. Some were senior officers, he added. He...

Turkey: Pro-coup soldiers escape amid failed attempt

Pro-coup soldiers, who tried to attack the hotel which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left hours earlier, have escaped from the region, sources said on Saturday. Erdogan was staying at Grand Yazici Marmaris Hotel in Turkey’s Aegean province of Mugla. Sources who requested anonymity...