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as a person >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> from al jazeeraera headquarters this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes, egypt's presidential candidates accepts defeat in the election, but says it was serious violations in the votes. >> i'm barbara sara in london, with the news from europe, including tensioning rising in eastern ukraine, as prorussian separatist shoot down a military helicopter killing 14 soldiers.
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and spain's government struggling to cope with the influx of migrants. plus, vowing to fight terrorism, promises to bring an end to boko haram. we begin in egypt, where presidential candidate has conceded defeat, but says there was serious violations in the vote. he has described them as an insult to the intelligence of the people. supporters of the leader says his won election with more than 90% of the vote. omar reports. he is the only oh candidate for the presidency, and now he is conceded defeat. >> the election process
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in itself, and the democratic goal in the election was violated and lacked impartiality. i am telling you with with respect to the people, we cannot give any credibility, and we cannot believe the figures declared until now, about the participation of the voters. >> mes only waiting to be sworn in, once the official results are through. it was billed to be a celebration of democracy, a chance to show the world that the majority of egyptians were in support of the army's political road map announced following last year's coupe. but when polled opened the reality appears to be much different. seems like these were a sign that a large section now caused by the military backs government to take part in this election. the low turn out forced officials to declare day two of the election a national holiday. in a bit to increed participation. >> that seemed to have
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little impact, witnessing a similarsy low show. that prompted them to close malls eight hours early, with public show announcements calling on shoppers to go and vote instead. waythe message, if you love vote, then go and vote. he is the former army general who led the coupe which ousted the first democratically elected president of egypt, mohammed morrissey. but voters numbers still remain low, so the election commission announced that it was extending the poll by one more day. naming that weather had prevented many from taken part. but the last time egyptians voted for a president was in may in 2012, the weather was identical, the pictures
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were with not. back then long cues of voters became the defining imnage of what seemed to be the transition to democracy. the apparent low turn out is being interpreted differently by all sides. the anti-coupe alliance and the muslim brotherhood have hailed eight victory. while others say it is a blow for the coupe leaders. >> the military row is at it's weakest point. two do you know has toppled and it's toppled by the empty ballot boxes. >> the winner could be announced much earlier, because votes are finishes being counted. the outcome of this has never really been in doubt, with all signs posted to a landslide win with. but while he may have been assure add victory, he himself said that he wanted 14 million egyptians to turn out and vote. in the battle for
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legitimacy, they want to make sure -- in many respects this election is more about the number of those voting than it is about the candidates. al jazeera. >> an association professor at harvard university, an author of a new book has been with us all week long. good to have you again, does this undermine fort tear credibility of this election? >> this has been tough few days. he has come in third, in 2012, in the election 21% of the vote. >> good showing. >> very good showing and he came in third in this election too, behind ceci. so it is a huge embarrassment for him, and it is not surprising that he would call into question, because there were a lot of irregularities.
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he would have loved to come in with hundreds of people, to really show that the egyptian people are behind him, and behind what he did on july 3rd 2013. in ousting egypt's first democratically elected president. that clearly hasn't happened so he comes into the presidency a little bit scratched up, a little bit of egg on his face, but does that mean he doesn't have credibility? does that mean he doesn't have power? i don't think so, because the father of the president derived from the fact that the military backs him. and that's where the power comes from, and when he comes and meets with the american president, and as we saw -- >> and he has support. >> exactly. >> because i think the president realizes this sad but fundamental fact
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about egyptian life, which is that the military is and always has been the first among equals. >> now, the fundamental problem right now, is the weak economy. they are also the security problems obviously. does he have a plan, a vision, of political plan to address these problems? if the nos clear. so if you look at his discourse, he was very vague about what he would do to solve the economic crisis, and to the point that in the few instances are he was specific, it was really very micro stuff. he said he would solve energy problem by getting energy efficient lightbulbs. that won't solve the problem. i think he thinks the main problem confronting, is the lack of security, so that's why he ran as a security candidate. he saidly crack down on terrorism, and as a result, all of these things will follow. tour lynch come back, to the extent that he has a
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plan, cracking down seems to be it. >> thank you very much for your incite, very good to have you here. he is the author of counting islam religion class and elections in egypt. thank you. >> thank you. >> the egyptian government is banned al jazeera from recording in the country, and we are continuing to demand the immediate release of our journalist whose are detained there. and they have now been in prison for 152 days. their trial has been adjourned until june 1st. they are accused of conspiring with the outlaw brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges. and a fourth al jazeera journalist has been held in a cairo prison without charge, for more than nine months. his lawyer has filed a third grievance with the attorney general demanding his release, he also requesting a medical report to document his poor health. other world news, prorussian separatist have shot down a military helicopter. for more let's go to barbara in our european
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news center, barbara? >> at least 14 soldiers were killed in the attack. the acting president, alexandar said russian air defense missiles were used to shoot the helicopter down. and this comes as separatist fighters force office workers to leave the regional administration building. also in the country's east david reports. as fighting intensify as show of force. a column of heavily armed separatist fighters deployed flu the self-declared republic to sure up defenses. but the biggest blow against the ukrainian armies offensive came in the city 160-kilometers from the russian border. where a shoulder launched surface to aramis seal brought down a military helicopter. among the 14 soldiers confirmed killed, a
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senior army general, the highest ranking casualty in the uprising so far. office works were forced out of the administration building by a large force of separatist fighters including scores of chef nan volunteers. >> we came to clear out the building. >> they were well equipped with armor piercing rockets and deployed a gun capable of taking down the helicopter gun ship. if the ukrainian army does press home an attack, this will be one of their main targets.
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this is a stark contrast to earlier in the day. ling into the city, from the direction of the rucks border. within with seconds we were surrounded by a very professional fighters. who aimed at us and took away our camera. al jazeera, done necessarying. >> well, tensions between russia, and kiev continue, russia has formed an economic union with it's ex-soviet neighbors, and it was initially hoping ukraine would also join. the aim is to challenge the economic power of the west, and china. the country's ever combined population of more than 117 million people, and the gross domestic product between them was about $2.7 trillion. the new euro asia economic union guarantees
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them free good services capitol and work forces. moscow had also pushed for ukraine to join the alliance, a move which helped trigger the crisis in november of last year. the russian president commented on the tough process of forming the union. this is not an easy job, rather it is very complicated. it was hard to reach an agreement on all these issues there was arguments, and i don't want to call them scandals but the arguments were very strong, and the discussions were tough. be uh this development will continue into the future, i am sure. >> well, the senior fellow for the peterson institute for international economics. he says an economic union that had managed to include ukraine would have made more economic sense.
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>> the russian had the strong idea to involve ukraine, then it would have made more sense, economically, because russia and kazakhstan are both potentially ex-porters of oil and gas. while the old time manufacturing country, so this is three countries which are not very highly developed. reasonably developed but not very highly, and they are not likely to have relevant complimentary and develop much further. >> okay, more from europe later in the program, now it is back to folly in doha. >> barbara, much more ahead on the news hour, including turkey's highest court lifts the ban on youtube. why it is the set back for the prime minister. plus. >> they are on the ball and educated but uganda's young people are struggling to find work,
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despite rapid growth. in sport we will have the latest from the research open, where the top men are doing a lot better than their senior counter parts. the details in half an hour. residents say three villages near the border with cameroon were targeted. suspected boko haram members torched homes and shot those who fried to escape. while meanwhile, nigeria's president says he will crush boko haram and rid the country of what he called terrorists. in his annual democracy day address, good luck jonathan insists his government is doing all it can to rescue them.
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on what the government is doing to rescue more than 200 girls kidnapped by the armed group boko haram. but during his speech, to mark 15 years of democratic rule, on thursday in the capitol, he failed to do so. the president only said the government is doing all it can to get the girls back. of the girls. i assure they want once again, that the government will continue to do everything possible to bring our daughters home. but the president's promise didn't impress. his sisters and nieces were kidnapped and still missing. he is angry and frustrated by the failure to free the girls. >> i did not give out details about the efforts being put in by the
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military, to rescue the girls. we understand that military, dictates of intelligence, will not allow for him to go into details. but we felt that what would have come out of his pitch, should have been detailed specific, and consoling to us who have been -- who our daughters are effected by the incident. on monday the head of the army says he knows where the girls are but won't use force because it is too dangerous. and on tuesday, there were reports that nigeria's former president alyssa has met boko haram representative to broke ear deal to free the girls. this gave the families of the missing girls some hope. that their daughters would be freed soon, but since then, there have been no new information from the authorities about what is being done to rescue them.
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protectors around the world are still putting pressure on the government. this demonstration took place outside the nigerian consolate in new york on wednesday. the government says it can't reveal what is being done for security reasons. and at the moment it is not giving any interviews all of which has left the families and millions concerns and frustrated. al jazeera, nigeria. >> dozens of people have been killed in a series of attack across iraq in one of the worst days of violence in more than five years. many are now wondering if the attacks will ever stop. >> it is the sheer number of attacks that shocked many people. 16 across the country. one of the worst was here, in baghdad, where at least ten people were killed, and more than 25 injuries.
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>> a car bomb exploded here. it carried so many tons of explosives. >> across iraq, it was the same story, shootings, car bombs, suicide attacks, violence is now at the highest level, and shows in signs of stopping. the government blame as group called the islamic state of iraq, isiingl, but overs say the security as a result of the prime minister son sol dating power and alienating the people that could help embattle the groups. is you always have the same plan, the same failure, the same power man power, this -- that means there is a major failure, and a major fire. just like the security file. >> they have been turned into ghost towns, the army layed siege since is the beginning of the year to fry to flush out fighters but sources tell us that large parts is at
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least still under the control of isil. now that's a charge that the government denies but it is trying to put pressure on fighters inside the province to try to get rid of them from the area. but it seems the more pressure they put on them inside the province, the more fighters mount attacks outside of the province. and whether security forces can do anything to stop the attacks. >> more incite on isil. speak to juan coal, he is a history professor at the university of michigan, is live from ann arbor in the state of michigan, thank you for being with us on al jazeera, so tell us more
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about the islamic fate of iraq, about their objective in iraq, and why we are seeing a resurgence right now? >> well, it was the outbreak of the syrian revolution, is then civil is war. that gave new life to this organization. they have captured real territory, especially the province, where they have captured petroleum, they have also captured a lot of weapons from the regime, and they have attracted a kind of investment in them from very wealthy conservative or radical businessmen in the gulf. >> but i understand that a majority of the fighters were fighting syria right now, are nonsyrians is that right? >> yes, a lot of them are
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iraqis or there's an international brigade. there are syrians as well. but they have trance national aspirations and it appears that they are making a push to control territory on both sides of the syrian and iraqi borders. today, they attacks moso, they already have part of fa huge yeah, so they are moving into anyone no have and lamb bar provinces. and they are using the oil wealth that they are extracting on the syrian side to help in that process. >> so they are using the oil wealth you say, how do they operate do they operate independently from other groups in the region? is it -- what sort of relationship do they have with the other groups, the al quaida links groups like the front for
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instance in syria? >> well, no, the islamic state of iraq and syria does not play nicely with ore children. they have attached the other rebellings in syria, both al quaida affiliates and liberals. and they have taken territorial away from -- they want to monopolize power in the northeast syria for themselves. and they are so extreme, in their campaigns against other groups, that even core al quaida has disavowed them. >> very interesting, thank you for speaking with us. thank you for your time. pakistan's prime minister has ordered it's president to investigation gait the killing of a woman. there's been protests after she was beaten to death by her family. they were ainge ray with her because she married a
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man against their wishes. police have been accused of standing by and doing nothing. >> it's hard to imagine the horror of her last moments. she was beaten to death here, outside the high court by round 20 members of her family. they were furious she married a man she loved inof agreeing to an arranged marriage. she came to the court to contest the case filed by her foughter in which she accused her husband of kidnapping his daughter. >> we arrived at the court just after 8:00 in the morning, her family was waiting for us, and then attacked us. they beat her to death, and injured her husband. we with file add case with with the police, and the father has been arrested. prime minister has described the killing as totally unacceptable. and has ordered government officials to investigate. a murder case has been registered.
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family emembers are among those charged while other names aring a being added to the case. >> public aingeser also growing at the police, who are accused of doing nothing of saving her, the human rights advocates say their apparent indifference isn't surprising. there are hundreds of so call honor killings each year. in 2009, there was nearly 900 reported cases but few convictions because courts often site a lack of evidence. >> it isn't p just the brutality, it is also how the local media have covered the case, in most english language with dailies strongly worded editorials have been published condemning the murder, but that's in stark can travis to the uduh where it is barely received a mention. underscoring the widely held belief that cases like this are a family matter, and not criminal. al jazeera. >> humanitarian workers say they are struggling
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to deliver aid to the central african republic, supplies have been held in storage because of the cameroon have been closed. key routs are blocked due to the frequent movement of armed groups and clashes. thousands of people who have been displaced have been largely cut off from assistance. meanwhile, people have been barricading roads and burning tires in the capitol. it follows an attack on a church on wednesday. gunman opened fire, and threw grenades at a church compound where thousands of people were with shouting. witnesses say they saw dozens of bodying being taken away. >> the outbreak of egoal la is spreading. the latest country with four new cases. the virus was first detected in ginny two months ago. symptom mas. is an expert on fevers. he has explained why this outbreak is so serious.
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>> this outbreak is very surprising because the virus has popped up across three different countries going to liberia, and as of today, we are learning that it's appeared in syria leyon. so to occur in this many different areas, at the same time, is very striking. typically, in a outbreak setting it is just a supported pair. there are no licensed drugs or vaccines, for combating these diseases. one of the things that we are working on here at the national lab bra story at the university of texas medical blanch, is developing counter measures. so we are trying to develop vaccines against ebola. so we do have some very exciting post exposure treatments. that can protect laboratory animals. against ebola. lit be some time before these will be available for outbreaks, but we are making rapid progress.
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>> you don't have to let your circumstance dictate who you are as a person >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america watching the news hour on al jazeera. a remind iraqi of our top stories. egyptian candidate has accepted defeat in the election, but says there were serious violations in the vote. meanwhile, supporters of the military leader won the election, with more than 90% of the vote. at least 14 people have been killed in ukraine after pro russian separatist shot down a military helicopter. it comes after the con industry of separatists were seen headed towards the airport, also in eastern ukraine. and at least 35 people have been killed in an
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attack by gunman. more now on our top story. egyptian journalist and human rights about vest, very good to have you, what do you think of this election? did you vote? >> no, of course not. it's a farce. i don't accept the what has happened in the election, and i don't accept calling it an election to begin with. everybody is staged, everything is prepared for one candidate, one candidate is support bedty whole state. min industry of interior, foreign affairs, all is prepared for him to come to power, and the situation in which this -- these elections were held, is not healthy at all for democratic
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elections with all the crack down on the opposition. journalists are getting killed and arrests, media crack down. ceci said to have won with over 90%, these are numbers we saw in egypt. do you feel -- >> 90% of votes. >> going back to the days of movement bar reck? >> it is going back to the days of n arksa. the 95% he claimed he won, are out of those that voted and those who voted are -- i believe and according to some statistics, by new neutral human rights organizations, the turn out was 5%, although they claim now it is 40 something, or 50 something. the turn out was very obvious, and clear, and it was covered by the foreign and local media, and eyens withs, and the
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turn out was very slow, and the use abstained from voting, this also showed in the percentage of those who disabled their votes or made their votes not -- >> let me ask you this, where does this leave egypt? democracy today, and what about those who took to the street boss years ago. in the revolution, to ask mubarak, what are they going so do? are they going to accept this? >> the youth no, the older generation maybe, because they have lived like that all their live. but the younger generation, is that saw that the older generation have put them into this trouble will not accept that, they will always -- i believe they will zillion be demonstrations in the most recent, and upper egypt.
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but the older generation will go back and think this will take them back to stability, to back to egypt, and this kind of stability -- i doubt they will have it even like that. >> thank you very much indeed for talking to us. he is an egyptian human rights activist on the line there from cairo. turkey's highest -- the video sharing website was blocked in march after clips were posted alleging corruption. the ban voter poked widespread criticism for human rights organizations. >> the decision by turkey's highest court to lift the ban on youtube will be greeted warmly by advocates of free speech, and political independent here. the case against the ban because taken by members
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of the turkish bash association. but it followed a period where the government does not only successfully achieve the ban against youtube, but it also succeeded for some time in banning twitter as well. why have they proved to annoying to the government? well, since the middle of desks last year, when a strome of allegations began to be released in the public domain, and the government accused a party opposed to it, the turkish media largely stayed away from them, because they were so problematic for them legally, and the government pushed back so hard. social media became the only place where turks could reach these allegations in some kind of substance, and they mostly took the form of all owe recordings. business people, senior political figures and such. the government were paid to deny, as it has continued to deny the
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majority of the allegations. but the final moment that led to the banning was the release of the meeting that the government does not deny, it was a high level meeting between the head of the services the foreign minister, senior members of the turkish military, where they discussed way to create a pretext to get turkey involved in fighting inside syria. this the government says was the ability to govern, and have discretion in matters of state, and it called for the ban that the prime minister had said he didn't think what the world thought, he would shut down social media anyway. of turks freedom speech, and it seems that this desession -- this article in the turkish constitution is also what is behind the turkish
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constitutional courts decision on youtube. to get in on wednesday. about 100 people made it through, and currently they are being held in a temporary center. now, it is surrounded by mock rock canter story, and provides a rare land base to europe to illegal migrants. many of the hundreds of migrants that broke through the border fence are now here. this immigration center is designs for 500 people, but it is sheltering close to 2,000. it's basic, and struggling to cope. >> as you can see, we have army tents set up,
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and 22 inside from the red cross, we are trying to assist all these people. officials are putting on a brave face, but they know another surprise influx will be impossible to handle. his hands are scarred by the razor wire. in africa, it is impossible, they don't want a government that's why i decided to leave africa. >> he claims to have been back and forth across the border several times. he says there are many more like him, waiting to try their luck. >> the section of the fence that the migrants broke through is being hastily repaired. around 20 meters of it was destroyed by the force of up to 1,000 people. despite the fact that it is over six meters high, and topped with raider
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wire, it's no obstacle for those that are desperate to leave africa for the european union. >> for those that have made it here, months of limbo await. after processing some will be allowed to enter mainland spain. many others will be turned away. at least 29 people have been arrested following violent protests in the spanish city of barcelona. in france, hundreds of people have demonstrated against the rise of far right parties. protestors chanting left wing anthems and waived banners while marching through the capitol. they are angry about the
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success of marine's national front party, which won 25% of the vote last week. his comments come after his conservative party lost out in the leftist city party in last year's european elections. a cabinet reshuckle is expected as early as next week. >> a campaign to stop a mother and her children from being deported is gaining support. she can't return home, because there is a risk her daughters will be subjected to female again till mutilation. >> she fled to the u.k. in 2011 after her step mother in nigeria threatened to subject her daughter to female general genital mutilation. she is convinced thatly be subjected to this
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procedure as soon as they return. and she is determined to protect them. >> her daughters were taken to a deception facility on wednesday. >> he is in rah very vulnerable situation, she is mentally very unstable, she fears the safety of her two daughters and herself. i have spoken to her about ten minutes ago, and she sounded very very upset. >> she was a victim of this procedure when she was a girl, and it is illegal in t. the u.k. >> when asked about her case, the british home office issues this statement, we believe those who fail to establish a genuine fear of persecution, should return home voluntarily. if they do not, we will
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enforce their removal. >> since arriving in the u.k. she and the girls have converted to christianity, is she now fears her life can be in danger if she is forced to return. >> those are the top stories from high, now it is back to doha. >> many young people are unemployed across south africa, despite recent growth. you goonda the majority of the youth are jobless. a game of pool is the highlight of his day, but only when he has money to play, he says. he survived by doing whatever casual work he can, and anything else that pays but often he is here in this bar, in the absolutely where he lived. >> i am not happy living like this. i am stressed, and.
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>> it hasn't created anywhere near enough jobs. he hopes education would help, she got a dre in logistics but she makes a living trading clothes in this market. she got high grades and has applied for many jobs but has had no luck. >> if you have something to eat, esther works in one of the biggest markets. there are many traders that have degrees. this connection between the available training and the labor market, are very few white collars jobs and a lot more
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opportunities starting small businesses in the informal sector. but for many young people, they simply don't have the right skims or the capitol to get started. rebecca success has been limited in parts of widespread corruption. it's a general program across africa, i will give you an example, if you look at most of the violence that happens in the country. out of any public protest and so on, it is led by the youth. ten that means this young people are just awaiting for any opportunity to raise up. most come from the growing middle class, the beggars are among the majority who need them. it is the same story across much of the continent, africa's young people need leaders to deliver growth and jobs
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before the problem become as political crisis. malcolm web, al jazeera. it was held in the same province that was targeted in a suicide attack a week ago. reports on how the government is trying to reassure the public. nage beginning each day like this, early morning commuters corralled like cattle. they are cueing to enter one of beijing's business subway stations. there's a weary acceptance that this is how it needs to be. >> i don't think the effect of these measures will be great, the real attacks won't take place in a subway station, patrolling is more important. >> i was a bit worried before, but now i feel better security has been beefed up. >> in beijing it certainly has. armed police patrol the streets. elsewhere the, the army seems on a war footing this show of force was in
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the city, capitol of the province. and a response to last week's car bombings here that killed 39 people. the central government has blamed the attacks on separatists from the ethnic muslim community. such images are aimed at reassuring an increasingly worried public. >> the government wants to send out a sickal, but they are committed to protecting lies and safety of the public, in a more effective way. i think the chinese people will finally be able to understand. >> in h scenes that are an echo of the revolutionary allies state -- 55 people were convicted of terrorism, separatism and murder. three were sentenced to death. the trials were unrelated to last week's violence, but it's a further sign of the intensifying security crack down.
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is stepping up security. 157,000 security guards are tasked with making sure everyone stayed safe. and as gabriel reports they will be joined by the military, whose role is increasing. >> brazil will have more than 57,000 members of the armied forces fanned ought all over the country, they will provide security. of those about 35,000 will be from the army, the rest divided between the air force, and the navy. now the role of the military in providing security has increased. we are now hearing that the military will provide security on everything from a stadiums including the world cup stadium here in the city, to airports, to even hotels. also, very importantly, the military will be very crucial in providing security, to the national teams that will be here in the country during the tournament. as well as tight profile visitors that will be here as well, including angela merkel of germany,
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and vice president joe biden. now, the increase role of the military is really attributed to two things. number one, the government is worried about labor unrest. we have seen different local police forces in world cup honest cities threatening to gone on strike, now most police unions tell me they do not plan to strike during the world cup, never the less, the government wants to have the military ready and in position everywhere, in case that should happen. number two, the government is also worried about anti-world cup protests that we are still seeing in several of the world cup honest cities the military reenforcement, is meant to quell any sort of violence protests that could effect the tournament. time for more sports. >> we are going to stay with the world cup theme. has arrived in portugal, to join the national side
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they begin the world cup campaign on the 16th of june. >> he must be happy, just like pepe for being europe championings. it is good for us, it is good for them to have success in chair club. he is a big influence, yes, on and off the pitch. >> former world cup winner has picked brazil as his favorites to win on home soil.
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in front of the home fan, knowing the love and the passion of the game in brazil, even if there is pressure on their shoulders, but they are my favorite, and the african team would be -- because then you look at the talent on this team, it is unbelievable. when you are the leader. i think you can expect big big things for that victor. >> announces a defeat of the williams sisters things are a little calmer on thursday. the world number one rafael nadal is facing through to the third round. where he is joined by the wimbeldon champion andy murray. >> top seed rafael nadal's quest for a record 9th french open title remains on course.
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this spaniard completing a routine 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over 20-year-old dominic. the result improved he is incredible record to 61 wins on the role. he will take on argentina's leonardo maya in round three. >> the mana call in last year's final also advanced. going into the next round with a straight set win over italy's simon. fastest five moving through perez says he could have played better. >> well, i think that this match was okay. i didn't really feel that great myself, but i think that the match was how can i say, not brilliant. we would need to have more brilliant match with something more in the forehand. >> andy murray has beaten marin coe, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3, to set off third round meeting with phillip.
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in the women's, serbian 6th seed destroyed japan's caroomy naira who collapsed in the second set, defeating her 7-5, 6-love. despite the score line, she had nothing but praise for her opponents. >> she is so fast. i have been playing here the last three grand slams and the person she lost to in the last three was me. so -- you know, hopefully, we won't play against each other. >> and fifth seed is also into round three, the 2011 wimbeldon champion 6-4, 6-4. al jazeera. golfer number one tiger woods has putted out of next week's. he won the u.s. open back in 2008 that was the last of his 14 major titles.
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he had an operation in his back in march, but says he remains optimistic, he lost his number one ranking just over a week ago. in the nba playoffs the san antonio spurs host the thunder in game five of their western conference series. the series stands at two apiece. the miami heat have had their eastern conference finals series lead cut to 3-2, by the indiana pacers, what a night and palm george having game five, 31 of the 37 points in the second half, as he led the pacer tuesday a 90-point win, which keeps the series alive. just a day after he was fined $25,000, for credit siding the officials in the previous game. also in game 6, which is the win on friday, to take this series. >> i thought our whole team had a little bit of a yellow light mentality, and got hesitant when we got down, and the message
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to the team was the light needs to be on green for all of us, you need to go, attack, and be aggressive, and paul took it and ran with it, to a crazy level. >> you have to give him credit. they stepped to the pressure. as you would anticipate they would from their crowd, and then once they got into a couple of sloppy possessions their energy picked up. and paul george was he was great with his anticipation tonight. creating steals on different opportunities. sometimes on the ball, sometimes it was the passing lane that kind of thing. we have to do a better job about it, we know that getting shots is one of the most important keys to the series. >> in the nhl, the black horns have kept alive, with a late win against the los angeles kings in a game five of their playoff series. michael handzus scoring the winning goal in double overtime.
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they knew trail 3-2. on our website, also details on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. >> having a bad hair day? >> that's all he cares about. >> thanks a lot. now, at a time when russia and the u.s. are ahead on issues across the planet, space is one place where they are still working together, a spacecraft carrying an american, russian, and german has docked at the international space station. the team has joined the two russians and the american, who have been there since march. pairing nearly $71 million for a seat. that's it for this news hour on al jazeera, stay with us. more coming up next.
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