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3 police officers shot dead in Baton Rouge
Three police officers have been fatally shot in Baton Rouge, La., and three others were wounded, according to East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department, in what one witness described as a fusillade of dozens of shots breaking the silence of a Sunday morning. East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux III said the gunman was shot dead. No motive for the shooting has been released. Before Sunday’s shooting, 60 line-of-duty deaths had occurred in the USA this year.
More arrests in deadly Nice truck attack
French authorities investigating the truck attack that killed 84 people at a Bastille Day celebration in Nice detained two more people Sunday and released the dead attacker’s estranged wife as they tried to determine whether he had been an Islamic extremist or just a very angry man. More than 200 people were also wounded in the carnage wrought by Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel on the seafront of this southern Mediterranean city. About 85 people remained hospitalized Sunday. Of those, 18, including a child, were still in life-threatening condition, Health Minister Marisol Touraine told reporters on a visit to the city.
Turkey detains 6,000 in coup crackdown
Turkey has detained about 6,000 people in a government crackdown on alleged coup plotters and government opponents, the Justice Ministry announced Sunday. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said the number could grow. In a television interview reported by The Associated Press, Bozdag also said he was confident that the United States would extradite Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in exile in Pennsylvania. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes Gulen, 75, was behind the coup attempt and he called for his extradition Saturday in a televised speech.
Henrik Stenson outshines Phil Mickelson to win British Open
In an astounding toe-to-toe slugfest on Royal Troon’s ancient, rumpled ground, Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson were two old men battling by the sea. With each birdie traded and every gut-wrenching par exchanged on a magical Sunday by the Firth of Clyde, the pair of 40-somethings didn’t give an inch in a battle for the ages and for the title in the 145th edition of the British Open. Stenson becomes the first Swedish man to win a major. His final-round 63 gave him a total of 264, 20 under for the tournament. It's the lowest 72-hole score in major championship history. His 63 matched Johnny Miller for the lowest closing round by a major champion.
Contributing: The Associated Press