The latest: – At least 17 policemen were killed in the coup attempt, reports AFP – An explosion struck Turkey’s parliament building in Ankara, reports Anadolu – Erdogan, Turkey’s President, is safe and landed in Istanbul, has called on citizens to rise up. – All major opposition parties have released statements rejecting the coup – Turkey’s Prime Minister has rejected the coup as an ‘act of terror’ and an ‘insult to our soldiers’. Turkish President Erdogan landed in Istanbul hours after a military coup attempt was launched. The attempted coup, which is still on-going, is struggling to keep up momentum, with at least 1,563 coup “plotters” arrested. Speaking in a televised conference, the President called the coup “a gift from God” as it would help “cleanse the military of gang members.” The President added that order was being restored. During the televised conference, the President also said that fighter jets had been dispatched to combat military helicopters being used to target various locations across Turkey. The President said that the hotel he had been staying at in the south of Turkey was bombed shortly after he left for Istanbul. In a statement read on…
