Turkish former air force commander tells interrogators he DID plot coup against Erdogan – after he is pictured bloodied and beaten

      

Former Turkish air force chief Akin Ozturk has confessed to prosecutors his role in plotting the coup that attempted to topple the government over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu Agency reports.

Gen Ozturk was quoted as having told interrogators that he 'acted with intention to stage a coup'.

Earlier today officials accused of masterminding the uprising, including Ozturk, were paraded on camera with their hands bound and ordered to give their name and rank before being taken to be interrogated.

Photographs appeared to show several injuries to Gen Ozturk's head and upper body.

More than 200 people were killed after a faction in the military launched the coup attempt on Friday night, sealing off a bridge across the Bosphorus, trying to capture Istanbul's main airport and sending tanks to parliament in Ankara.

Gen Ozturk had earlier denied any involvement in the coup attempt and insisted he worked to stop

Daughter of Russian property mogul marries Gaddafi henchman's grandson in lavish French Riviera ceremony with a 10ft cake, a $5,000 dress

The latest lavish Russian wedding on the Cote d' Nuptials sees an intriguing alliance between the daughter of a major Russian property dynasty with the scion of deposed Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's 'right hand' man Massoud Abdelhafid.

Glamorous Anastasia Fuks, 21, wed Massoud Abdelhafid - a namesake of his infamous grandfather - at a poolside location bedecked by flowers at a villa in France's Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the Cote d-Azur.

The bride - who studied in London at Regent Business School - is daughter and heiress to Pavel Fuks, 44, a significant development magnate in Vladimir Putin's Moscow.

 The gorgeous sunset over the French Riviera as the couple wed outside the villa used for the expensive wedding

The bride wore a $5,000 white dress designed by Zuhair Murad, and boasted an 'impressive' diamond ring

Anastasia Fuks, 21, wed Massoud Abdelhafid - at a villa in France's Cote d-Azur. Her dress was designed by Zuhair Murad and cost $5000

She wore a $5,000 white dress designed by Zuhair Murad, and boasted an expensive and 'impressive' diamond ring.

The groom's forebear was interior minister and loyalist servant to the ruthless despot Gaddafi, aka his 'right hand man' and 'walking encyclopedia'.

After Gaddafi was overthrown, Massoud senior escaped to Cairo where he was reported to have died from illness in 2015.

Multiple people injured in an axe rampage on a German train

Four people were injured after a man with an axe attacked passengers aboard a train in southern Germany on Monday night, according to a police spokesman.

Three victims were seriously injured, while fourteen other passengers were being treated for shock. 

The attacker was shot dead while trying to flee. 

The attack happened on a train near the city of Würzburg. The rail line connecting Würzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt has since been closed.

A police spokesman had previously said that approximately 10-15 people were wounded. A police operation was still ongoing. 

Some of the victims' injuries are life-threatening, according to German news agency DPA.  

New Hairy photos of Nigeria's Hairiest woman, Queen Okafor

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Police unveil 'chilling' evidence displaying how Baton Rouge shooter targeted police

The black US Marine Corps veteran who shot dead three police officers in Louisiana's capital targeted them and assassinated them, authorities said on Monday, as the United States reeled from the latest deadly violence involving police and African-Americans.

One of three officers wounded in Sunday's shootings was hospitalized and fighting for his life, police said at a news conference. They said three guns were recovered from the shooting in Baton Rouge, which has been the scene of repeated protests against police violence following the July 5 fatal shooting by officers of Alton Sterling, a black man, outside a convenience store.

"There is no doubt whatsoever that these officers were intentionally targeted and assassinated," Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Mike Edmonson said of the Sunday incident at the news conference. "It was a calculated act against those who work to protect this community every single day."

At the news conference, Edmondson described in detail how the attack unfolded: Long specifically sought out police officers and targeted them, leaving civilians in the area alone. He exchanged fire with several police officers before being shot and killed. 

T.I. & Tiny call it quits! just four months after welcoming daughter?

Unconfirmed gossip claims rapper T.I. and singer /songwriter Tiny are ready to end their marriage, just four months after welcoming their third child together...

Insiders tell The Jasmine Brand

"They’ve separated again. It’s sad because they just had a daughter, but Tiny has had enough of their relationship. She’s even moved out."

"Only Tiny and T.I.’s close circle knows what’s going on. Their new season [of T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle] is about to air too — they want to keep up the perception that they’re still together."

The US just issued a 'remarkable' warning to Turkey amid its post-coup crackdown

Tension between the US and Turkey has escalated dramatically in the wake of Ankara's far-reaching crackdown on those suspected to have been involved in Friday's failed military coup.

In addition to more than 2,000 members of the Turkish armed forces, Ankara has ordered that at least 50 high-level civil servants, 8,000 police officers, and 30 regional governors with alleged ties to the coup plotters be either arrested or fired, according to Reuters.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also told a crowd of supporters Saturday night that the country would look into reinstating the death penalty for the "traitors" who plotted to overthrow his government.

On Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry cautioned Turkey against abandoning due process in its crackdown, implying that Turkey's NATO membership would be scrutinized if the country began to "backslide" away from its democratic principles.

"NATO also has a requirement with respect to democracy," Kerry told reporters in Brussels on Monday. "Obviously a lot of people have been arrested, and arrested very quickly. The level of vigilance and scrutiny is obviously going to be significant in the days ahead. Hopefully we can work in a constructive way that prevents a backsliding."