Arrests hit 5000 as Turkey widens crackdown after failed coup

A picture taken on July 19, 2016 through the shattered window of a car shows Turkish flags hanging from the facade of the damaged Ankara police headquarters after it was bombed during the failed July 15 coup attempt. (AFP)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Turkey’s crackdown on those allegedly linked to Friday's failed coup widens. Some 50000 people including police officers, judges and teachers have been suspended or detained so far.
  • In Syria, a shocking video has emerged showing a foreign-backed militant group beheading a child in the north of the country.
  • Yemeni forces launch a retaliatory rocket attack on a base in the Jizan region inside Saudi Arabia, killing 3 Saudi soldiers.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister warns about the recent government crackdown in Bahrain, urging international attention to avoid another catastrophe in the region.
  • Representatives from Iran and the P5+1 group of countries meet in Vienna. US hurdles in the way of complete implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal topped the agenda.

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