Friday

July 22, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, 2016 Turkish purges

Thousands gather in Istanbul's Taksim Square in a show of support for the new powers that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has received in order to crackdown on dissent following the attempted coup. (The Telegraph)

2016 Munich shooting

Ten people, including the gunman, are killed and 21 wounded in a shooting in and around the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich, Germany, next to the Olympic stadium.(CNN) (Reuters) (AP via KMGH-TV) (The New York Times) (BBC)

Arts and culture

China begins demolishing buildings and evicting residents at Larung Gar in Tibet, one of the largest religious institutes in the world. Officials put forward overpopulation and security as the leading reasons for the planned action. (BBC) (AP via ABC News)