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Opposition leader one why dont is blocked from entering. Welcome to the program irans leaders have joined huge crowds and so on for the funeral procession of assassinated general qassam salami as calls for revenge against the United States go yet irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and president Haasan Rouhani held prayers at the funeral proceedings in the arabian capital they express their grief as a rainy and packed the streets of tehran with 3 official days of mourning have been declared so the manis daughter earlier told the crowds that our fathers death would bring a dark day to the u. S. Well while the funeral for silver monny is on the way u. S. President donald trump has warned iran that he will impose heavy sanctions if it expels. American troops Iraqs Parliament voted in favor of removing Foreign Forces in retaliation for that u. S. Strike that killed last week near Baghdad Airport and the fallout from the assassination is spreading throughout the middle east iran is
This was stated by the head of the countrys ministry of internal affairs, ali. According to him according to him, at about 9 30 in the morning, two terrorists drove up in a car to the entrance gate of the main Security Department of the ministry of internal affairs, one of the terrorists blew himself up, the other was neutralized, during the shootout two Turkish Police officers were slightly injured, local media published videos in which the sounds of gunfire. Lets see. It is also reported that the Turkish Police carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious package in the area of the first explosion. To understand, the Main Building of the ministry of internal affairs is located in kozylay, this is the very center of the capital turkey, the building of the grand National Assembly is located next to it, now Security Forces have cordoned off the area near the parliament and blocked ataturk boulevard, as the media report, in the majlis building, they are looking for bombs. I n
Who have completed their sentences. 10 of all people in florida. One quarter of the africanamerican denied the right to vote. Our correspondent has the story of one woman left behind and her long journey to have her civil rights restored. With the state of florida and the government, when you get in trouble, they can take your rights. You cant be a part of society as we know it because you cant vote. Reporter it was a moment when the fate of the nation was hanging in the balance. Florida following the 2000 president ial election. Only a few hundred votes separated al gore and george w bush. A narrow margin affected by a simple reality. In florida anyone with a felony conviction is stripped of the right to vote. That means that a million and a half people in the state are disenfranchised. Nearly 10 of the population and almost a quarter of all africanamericans when you take those rights, youre convicting them for the rest of their life. Reporter this woman is nearing the end of a long j
Been deployed in the area. And more than a dozen people are injured in bombings near kabuls airport. And power shift, National Assembly tomorrow there are fears of violence as government supporters vow to save the legacy of the late hugo chavez. And financial crisis. Well have to sacrifice essential services for the people of puerto rico. Puerto rico defaults on a 1 billion debt payment and lawsuits loom because it paid some creditors at the expense of others. Good evening im antonio mora, this is al jazeeras International News hour and we begin this evening with the diplomatic crisis involving saudi arabia and iran. U. N. Security council has just condemned the attack on the Saudi Embassy in tehran and a number of nations are siding with the saudis. Bahrain, sudan and the United Arab Emirates has either cut ties with iran or have substantially reduced them. There are fears growing over the future of the syrian peace negotiations. The u. N. Special envoy for syria, Staffan De Mistura i