There has been an alshabab bombing here. Turkeys president says his country is swiftly heading towards early elections. The political crisis is being played out as well as gunfire on the streets, and military confrontation with kurdish separatists. Police have now injured a policeman outside of istanbuls greatest tourist attractions. Eight soldiers, bernard, thats a fairly heavy loss. Tell us more. Reporter yeah, they were in a patrol vehicle. It seems the vehicle was actually targeted by a remotely controlled roadside bomb. Some of them would have been watching it come down the road before detonating it. There were other socials on board that were injured. There have been members killed in past months as this sort of lowlevel fighting between the pkk and between the Turkish Security forces as gathering momentum. It has picked up, in the last month or so, as the Turkish Security forces have increased their targeting of pkk positions in Northern Iraq and in southeastern turkey. But this
Alshabab ambush here. Im [ inaudible ] with the sport, including. [ applause ] athletics governing body chooses its new president as it grapples to restore its image in the wake of doping allegations. We are going to start this news hour in turkey. There has been an explosion in istanbul. Eight soldiers were killed on the boarder of the country, and the president is now talking about the country swiftly heading towards early elections. Lets go to Bernard Smith who is our correspondent live in istanbul. So many things going on at the moment, bernard. And always a political background to it. Tie it all together, if you will. Reporter first of all, we have had eight turkish soldiers killed this afternoon in a bomb explosion in southeastern turkey. One of the biggest losses of life the Turkish Military has suffered in the recent campaign against the pkk. The soldiers were in a patrol that hit a roadside bomb that seemed to be detonated remotely. And in istanbul a couple of shots were shot
Families making the precarious crossing from turkey to the greek islands. Hello, turkeys president says the country is moving sw s swiss swiftly towards early election. It follows the failure to form a working government. The president could give the mandate for a new government to another party. He has hinted that he wont do that. Translator unfortunately turkey has not founded a new government yet. In this regard we again need to ask the will of the people to find the solution. Im conducting this process within the framework of the constitution, and will continue to do so. Reporter that political process is taking place alongside continuing violence across the country. Police arrested two men who threw a bomb outside one of istanbuls biggest tourist attracti attractions. And eight soldiers have been killed in a roadside baum attack. Bernard smith joins us live from us tam bull. And if you can start be telling us more about these two separate attacks. Reporter hello, felicity, i just
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Dusty dry winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across the west today. Crews struggling to keep up with the fight. In Washington State, 200 active duty soldiers are beginning training before being send to help fight wildfires. Entire towns and tourist areas ordered to evacuate. Reporter the massive mobilization includes an aerial assault from firefighters, Smoke Jumpers leaping into this rugged burning terrain in idaho. In california, the fires are punishing, 300 homes are now threatened here. Resources are stretched thin nationwide as 30,000 firefighters battle blazes. But relief is on the way. Soldiers from Washington State have been called in to help. For some it is simply too late, what once were homes overlooking the lake, are nothing more than ash and rubble. Carol joined hundreds of her neighbors who made the difficult decision to leave. I didnt take any family pictures or anything like that. I did not thin
Palmyra. And the desperate journeys to the greek islands. Hello, the country is moving swiftly towards early elections. After losing its majority in the june elections, president erdogan could give the mandates for a new government to another party, but he hinted he wont do that. Unfortunately, turkey has not founded a new government yet. In this regard were going to need to ask the will of the people to find the solution. Im conducting this process within the frame of the constitution, and ill continue to do so. Well, this political crisis has taken place along continuing violence across the country. The Police Arrested two men who threw a bomb into the policemen during istanbuls best tourist attractions. And in the southeast of the country, eight soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack. Al jazeeras Bernard Smith has more details. The eight soldiers killed in Southern Turkey were in a vehicle that rolled over, drove over a roadside bomb that the Security Services say was d