Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking to his supporters in Istanbul, said it was impossible to postpone the use of the death penalty after an attempted military coup. It is reported by the Associated Press. According to the agency, in response to the demands of the crowd to execute the rebels, Erdogan said that "in a democracy, people get what they want." “We will not delay this decision.

In Istanbul, a group of rebels was detained at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport. They resisted the arrest, a Turkish government source told Reuters. Representatives of the special services fired warning shots, after which the rebels were arrested. A similar incident occurred at a military airfield in Konya in central Turkey, where seven rebels were detained, reports the Daily Sabah. “The situation is under control,” the source told Reuters.

In Yerevan, the police detained a man who left the police department seized on the morning of July 17. According to an Interfax correspondent, the man was put into a police car and taken away. There is no official confirmation of this information. Newsarmenia reports the arrest of several people near the building, but does not specify whether any of them left the seized police department. The identity of the man and the reasons for his detention are unknown.

In the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana, a shooting occurred in which three police officers were killed and several were injured. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the mayor of the city. Earlier, the WAFB TV channel, citing a source, reported two dead. The shooter was neutralized. Whether he was killed is unknown, reports Reuters. NBC reports that two more suspects may still be at large. The shooting, according to a local police spokesman, took place near the police headquarters.

The police continues negotiations with armed people Photo: Arthur Esaants / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta Police and special equipment before a special operation to release police officers from the captured building of the police department On the morning of July 17, several armed people captured a police station in Yerevan. Eight people fell into temporary captivity. The invaders require the release of political prisoners and, according to some reports, change power in the country.

Turkey has detained Colonel Ali Yazici, whom the Associated Press calls a senior military adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to the Daily Sabah, Yazici was in Ankara during the rebellion, while he was supposed to be with Erdogan in the city of Marmaris on the Aegean Sea. In addition, he allegedly took part in the kidnapping of Fakhri Kasirgi, Secretary General of the President's Office.

Who is the Giraire Sephilyan, whose supporters seized the police department in Yerevan Photo: Karo Sahakyan / Photo Giraire Sephilyan On the morning of July 17, armed people took hostages to the police department in Yerevan. They called themselves members of the Constituent Parliament movement and demanded the resignation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, as well as the liberation of the opposition policy Girard Sefilyan. In June 2016, he was arrested for illegal storage of weapons.

Law enforcement agencies of Armenia continue negotiations with the people who seized the police department in Yerevan. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the police. According to the agency, the police did not launch operations to free the hostages. “There is nothing of the kind, negotiations are ongoing,” the TASS interlocutor said. The National Security Service (SNB) also claims that the special forces did not receive an order to storm, reports .

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that after the failed military coup, life in Turkey has returned to normal. “Another difficulty has been overcome. The nation breathed a sigh of relief,” he was quoted as saying by Hurriyet Daily News. At the same time, Yıldırım urged his compatriots to go to work during the day and continue “democratic vigils” at night.

Photo: George Castellanos / AFP / Scanpix / Leta residents of Venezuela go to the Colombian city of Kukuta along the Border Bridge on July 16, 2016 to buy food, medicines and essential goods. During the day, according to the Columbia authorities, 35 thousand people crossed the border. In Venezuela, a crisis has been continuing for several years and an extraordinary economic situation has been operating since January.

In Yerevan, law enforcement agencies launched an operation to free the hostages seized in the police building. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to other media. about the start of the operation The Sputnik Armenia agency writes , citing a correspondent. There are no other sources of information about the start of the operation yet. Panarmenian writes that two military armored personnel carriers drove up to the captured building.

Two people were detained near the police building in Yerevan, seized on the morning of July 17. It is reported by Novosti-Armenia. Earlier, as the newspaper writes, two more people were detained. Whether they are connected with the people who took hostages in the police department is not reported. On the morning of July 17 in Yerevan, armed supporters of the Constituent Parliament movement seized the police department.

The Colombian Foreign Ministry said at least 35,000 Venezuelans crossed the border between the countries during its temporary opening on July 16 at a crossing near the city of Cucuta. In Colombia, Venezuelans purchase food, medicine and basic necessities. Previously, it was assumed that the border would be opened on Sunday, but in order to avoid crowds, it was decided to do so on Saturday, reports the BBC.

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Detentions of supporters of the Constituent Parliament opposition movement began in Armenia after members of the movement seized several hostages in the police building in Yerevan. According to Interfax, representatives of the movement report the detention of their supporters throughout the country. The office of the Armenian Ombudsman confirmed the detentions of oppositionists.