there are calls for the united states to intervene. reporter: it was a massacre that much of the world greeted with silence. controversy raged about chemical weapons in syria, in neighboring iraq 52 iranians living in an exile camp were killed. relatives of the victims say this amateur video recorded on september 1st shows iraqi backed forces committing the slaughter. iraq denies the allegation. a among the dead amir ramadi s 56-year-old father. they were not there to scare people off. they had tarktsz. they shot every single one of my friends and my father s friends and my father in the head. reporter: those killed were members of the iranian opposition group called the m.e.k., the people s army, which sided with saddam hussein. once considered a terrorist organization in the u.s., many see the m.e.k. in a positive light. it is a group that s in favor of a democratic iran, an iran
still some people in the building. we believe there are some people in the building and that is why we say that the situation is very delicate. we are doing everything reasonably possible to make sure that the hostages who are still in the building come out safely. officials believe that 10 to 15 terrorists are also still in the mall. this started when the group armed with grenades and ak-47s stormed the building. the death toll rose dramatically overnight to at least 59 people. another 175 people are hurt, including at least four americans. this is an al qaeda linked somali militant group called al shabab. they ve claimed responsibility for the attack and we will bring you all of the details as soon as we get them into our newsroom. and now to this story we re following. islamic extremists are also to be blamed for executing dozens of iranians at an exile camp in iraq. the group was supposed to be protected by the denovember va convention. as david lee miller reports, now
22 people dead. julie, it could be much higher as authorities there are starting to get a grip of what has happened. we ll bring you more information as we get it. conner powell, thank you so much. deadly violence again raging today in iraq. that s where dozens of people have been killed and 100 injured in three separate bombings in baghdad. attackers targeting mourners gathering for funerals. comes weeks after that reported massacre at an exile camp that left dozens of iranian exiles dead. this amateur video recorded on september 1st shows iraqi backed forces committing those killings. those members of an opposition group called the mek. mek was once considered a terrorist organization by our government. but many experts now view the mek as they say in a positive light and it was taken off the list. here s former new york city mayor rudolph giuliani.
by the u.s. and now seen as a critical ally in creating a democratic iran. it was a masacre that the world greeted with silence. controversy raged about chemical weapons in syria and neighboring iraq. 52 iranians were living in an exile camp. they say this amateur video recorded on september 1st shows forces committing the slaughter. iraq denies the allegations. they were there to execute. they were not there to scare people off. they had targets and they shot every one of my friends and my father s friends and my father in the head jie. those killed were members of an iranian opposition group called the mek, the people s army. they sided with saddam hussein during the iraq-iran war. once considered a terrorist organization with the u.s. many experts see the mek in a