A sanctuary for ships wrecks from the 1st world war and become part of the scenery and the us river. Top story the police in hong kong have shot at protesters with live ammunition during demonstrators attempts to stop traffic going into the city center the footage was broadcast live on facebook and shows an officer drawing his sidearm while trying to detain a masked man one protester is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot tensions are high after a student protest a died on friday well its just after one in the afternoon sarah clarke is our correspondent there on the streets sara just walk us through whats going on tell us what the atmosphere is like so far. The atmosphere is extraordinarily tense not just here where we are which is inside one home in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island which is where that protest was shot earlier on monday morning. He was shot just here with a couple of rounds of live ammunition the police have confirmed that 3 live rounds were shot but
Former u. S. National security advisor refuses to testify in the impeachment inquiry against donald trump. Thank you for joining us protesters in hong kong are calling for a citywide vigil after a student died students gathered at a memorial to mourn child who fell from a building during a protest on monday he died in hospital on friday on Thai Government protests have been ongoing in hong kong for 5 months said speak to sour whos live for us now in Hong Kong Sar what more do we know about the circumstances of this students death what are police or the government saying about. This with hospital here in hong kong confirmed his death this morning which is friday here that he had a brain injury underwent to a corrections since. Full on monday morning very early on monday morning from that cop hock at the smalling on friday he had a cardiac arrest and died now as you mentioned some the circumstances of how he fell you mention this earlier but he fell from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor in
A better life. Hola also has condemned attacks on Peaceful Protesters in the country and says now the demonstrators demands have been met theres been some confrontations between police and protesters in baghdad Iraq Human Rights Commission says at least 325 people have been killed so far iraqs government has taken some measures to address their grievances but many forecasters want a complete overhaul of the political system in aim is in baghdad for senate after friday prayers are expecting another big day of protests yes. Shes going to step out of the way were catching 8 her to. You know who like. That protesters might have been overcome with scuse me tear gas as you mentioned come about 4 or 5 oclock in the afternoon at the square is going to be so packed you cant move and so loud you cant even think ive been here about every day for the last month since october 25th and protesters have been as passionate as determined and as clear in their demands as day one that they want the curren
To the streets joy and it has to be said by Many Office Workers using their lunch hour to join the protest bringing the Central District to a standstill and then it largely dispersed with later on during the afternoon with no outbreaks of violence no clashes that we have seen earlier on that this week there has of course as we know been a big change this week it seems in some some of the tactics being used by the protesters very much more targeting the working week the means of transport of people getting to work be it the subway system or highways and still at the end of this very long week we have some highways are still blocked there are still standoff between populations of students at various campuses around hong kong where they have built buildings some fairly formidable now defenses with police riot Police Standing outside not taking the bomb. In other news iraqs grand ayatollah Ali Al Sistani has condemned attacks on Peaceful Protesters in the country and says that none of the
Rally as protesters keep up pressure on their governmeme. Users data ises safe after google snaps up the forable Technology Company 6. 1 billion. Zealand, ending the rugby campaign with a win. They tried to beat wales. Beat wales. And a look at saturdays final between england and south africa, coming up. Barbara welcome to the newshour. Russia and turkey started joint patrols in northeastern syria where turkey wants to establish a socalled safe zone on the border. Their mission is to ensure fighters have retreated from the area. This follows the turkish incursion into syria last month shortly after u. S. Troops pulled out. We have a report near the turkeysyria border. Reporter the most crucial phase of a turkishrussia agreement on a safe zone in northeastern syria is underway. Joint patrols will fill the void left by the withdrawal of the largely kurdish syrians are chromatic forces democratic forces. Last month Turkish Backed fighters swept through sdf territory and control an area al