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Istanbul, Apr 28 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Erdem Sahin) The Turkish government will ban the sale of alcohol during the complete confinement of the country, which begins on Thursday afternoon and lasts until May 17, a decision that has drawn criticism from the opposition and local business owners.FOOTAGE OF LOCAL BUSINESS IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY.
Images of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where Turkish police believe prominent Saudi journalist and critic Jamal Khashoggi was murdered after he went missing on Tuesday, according to an unnamed government official. IMAGES
Six police officers have been killed and four wounded in a car bomb in southeastern Turkey, with security sources saying Kurdish militants are likely to blame. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a press conference at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC on Wednesday to share the progress of the anti-ISIL coalition talks held the same day. He reiterated that the anti-IS campaign's primary focus was the downfall of Mosul and Raqqa but stressed that the rebuilding and governance of the territory was also a significant strategic priority.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said to Turkish officials that all those involved in last week's failed coup attempt "will be purged and suffer the consequences that they deserve", during a statement alongside Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, in Ankara, on Tuesday. His comments come as officials announced that over 15,000 education staff had been suspended, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continues to purge its ranks of opponents following Friday’s failed coup.
Mark Toner, deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, said on Tuesday that "it's absurd to think that United States was somehow complicit or anyway connected" to Friday's failed coup in Turkey.
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