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The Aftermath of Turkey's Failed Coup; Donald Trump Becomes the Official GOP Nominee for President; Outrage in India Over Rape Case; Roger Ailes to Leave Fox News; UK Won't Being Legal Process of Leaving EU Until End of the Year; IOC Considering Ban Against Russian Athletes in Olympics; The Taylor Swift and Kanye-Kardashian Feud. Aired 2-3a ET
Aired July 20, 2016 - 02:00 ET
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[02:00:12] ISHA SESAY, CNN ANCHOR: This is CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Anegles. I'm Isha Sesay.
A head this hour thousands of people booted from government. We're live in Ankara with a close up look at the aftermath of the failed coup in Turkey.
Its official also after months of in fighting, the Republicans made Donald Trump their nominee for president.
And the man who created Fox News could get pushed out after explosive new allegations of sexual harassment.
Turkey's government has detained more than 9,300 people since a failed military coup over the week end. And its purge is intensifying. Almost 9,000 people have been dismissed from the interior ministry, mostly police officers. And more than 15,000 public education employees are suspended and under investigation. . Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blames Cleric Fethullah Gulen for the attempted coup which left at least 232 people dead.
The parliament has now fully requested Gulen's extradition from the U.S.
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BEKIR BOZDAG, TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER: There was evidence of Cleric Gulen masterminding the coup. There was no need to prove the coup attempt. Just as the sun is burning us here, the coup also burnt and hurt everyone.
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SESAY: Well Gulen says Erdogan will go to any lengths f prosecutor's critics. Adding, "It is ridiculous irresponsible and false to suggest I had anything to do with the horrific failed coup. I urge the U.S. government reject any effort to abuse the extradition process to carry out political vendettas."
While our International Diplomatic Editor, Nic Robertson towards some of the locations that were targeted. He joins us live from Ankara. Nic, what did you see as you were taken on this tour of government institutions?
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: We saw damage. But I think perhaps the overriding thing that we saw and understood from the government and the rational and reason for taking us for his locations is that they're frustrated that the international community seems to focus more on all the people that are being detained rather than the victims.
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ROBERTSON: Politicians are returning to their parliament. Past piles of bomb strewn debris. The post-coup clean up is on the way.
There's a big blast whole down there. It appears that if that's one of the bombs went off. But this is a whistle stop to, the government keeps moving as on. They're really frustrated.
The international community doesn't seem to grasp that their democracy was targeted. That's what's making them angry.
YASIN AKTAY, A.K. PARTY DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: There are many victims here in Turkey. Turkey itself is a victim. And you are asking about those killers, the terrorists.
ROBERTSON: Three bombs dropped here. Fourteen police injured. Forgiveness for coup plotters in short supply.
IRFAN NEZIROGLU, SECRETARY GENERAL TURKISH PARLIAMENT (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): If I was them, I would kill myself, the secretary general of the parliament says. They failed to kill us. They should be like the Japanese, have some honor, take their own lives.
ROBERTSON: The next stop for this hasty government tour, the main police headquarters. They tell us this was bombed later night, Friday night.
