>> this is aljazeera. >> hello, welcome to the nice hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes -- fighting in middle east. 500 people arrested at a rally in hong kong. west african governments meet for crisis talks on the worst ever out broke of e bow la. >> we have all of the latest from the world cup, including

argentina survived a late scare from the swiss to advance in the quarter finals. all the progress coming up laet later in the program. >> first, israeli police fought several hundred young palestines. it is believed a young palestine was killed while walking to the mosque. he went missing a day after the funerals for the three israeli settlers. we are going live to east. >> we heard reports in the

morning saying that a palestine boy was kidnapped while going for the dawn prayers and a few hours later we heard that the body was found in a forrest. this is according to the media reports and the authorities. they say that the boy was forced into a car by jewish settlers. this is what they are saying here and blaming the settlers for the attacks. we also understand from the relatives of the boy, is that his father was called by the israeli police to the morgue and as had been there several hours and requested to come and identify his son's body.

as you can see the scene here the rioters have lit up tires in the middle of the street. you have heard stun grenaded fired by the police and in order to curb the protests and the riots. it is a tense situation. we are seeing the some of the palestine rioters throwing the rocks at the police. earlier in the day the border police used the steel bullets in order to attack the protestor. >> and given there are reports of another rather familiar sounding sequence of events that led to the deaths of three young israeli settlers, how are the authorities responding in order to take

the sting out of the rather tension situation? >> indeed a tense situation. we heard statements from the prime minister and speaking to the public minister and ordering an investigation into the death of the palestine boy in order to find out who are the perpetrators as well as the motives behind killing him and he also called the killing of the boy a crime and a murder. so right now we have the prime minister calling for an investigation into what happened to the boy and heard him call on all sides not to take the law into their own hands and respect the rule of law in israel and saying that israel is a country where laws are implemented and everyone should be abiding by the laws. it is a difficult situation and a challenge for the israeli government to deal with the series of attacks and

revenge attacks we have been seeing. >> thank you for bringing us up to date. >> we are going to iraq and they are angered at the control of kerkok. they are fighting against the rebels in the northern part of the country. >> everyone must understand whether they like it or not that iraq has a constitutional system. that is the only way to run the country. no one has a right to take advantage of the situation. this is unacceptable. absolutely rejected. the issue of article 140 is not over yet. >> we are going live to

baghdad and what prompted the angry outburst against the kurds? >> well, when kirkuk was taken over, the kurdish army went in and took the place over and we are in kirkuk and it is traditionally the capital of. they have began to talk about where they want to stay part of iraq proper. this is all angering prime minister maliki and it is a theme of the speech today. it is a very emotional issue

for all sides of the iraqi politics. he talked about the islamic state and they have declared themselves a country and they are problematic for the entire region. it is a state of where we are at in iraq type of speech and one of the more angry speeshs that prime minister maliki has done. >> more than just the problem as he sees, he's got this rebellion, a sunni rebellion led by the group calling themselves the islamic state and other parts, other sectors of iraqi society railing up against his rule. >> that is absolutely right. we are looking at the events 24 hours ago. july 1st was the day where

they voted in a speaker of the house. that didn't happen. that was supposed to trigger a 45 day constitutional process. that didn't happen either. he can't get people to agree with him. at the parliament, the sunnis and kurds walked out and accused him of sectarian policies and he's trying to fight back, the army saying they have taken parts of the university and very keen to show this on state television, but the more he does this, and the more saying he's in control, the more control he seems to lose when it comes to the general politics of iraq. >> thank you very much. but as alluding to, there's been more unrest in the country and this time in the city of cabul a and tried to capture the holiest of the

shrines. now iraqi police forced back group and now they are apparently in hiding. this incident points to the complexities of the iraqi society by the religious and the ethnic. the shiites are the majority and 65% of the population, bru they are not united behind one more on one particular political group. here is the most influential. the highest and most respected cleric in iraq and stays out of politics. he supports the democratic process. a low ranking cleric and leader of the army. and prime minister maliki and the polls are suggesting that part of the shiite community is unhappy with his policies. and then who is a shiite and

leads the coalition and they have boycotted the parliament and not supporting the prime minister. we have a middle eastern professor and speaking to us about the fractures in iraqi society and pointed to the fact that the threat of the islamic state is even greater. >> there are divisions among the shiites, they are not a united group any more than the christians of the us are a united group. there are groups and movements and militias and they don't always agree. we see this now with the big arguments going on about replacing maliki as the prime minister. he's a shiite. he has 40% of the parliament in the latest election but needs a coalition government and no agreement among the shiites that they don't agree

on one candidate yet. that will probably happen in the next week or so. but clearly there are divisions and could lead to confrontations on the street. we have seen this in the past. we have seen the government forces fighting against the southern forces at one point some years ago. and therefore, this is something that to be expected but probably will be minimized because the greater threat is the break up of iraq and the force of militant sunnis and the isis or the islamic state in iraq and syria. >> now going to hong kong, 500 people arrested there as police break up a demonstration by pro democracy campaigners and they were staging a sit-in. and they are calling for a fre election of the next leader. >> physical confrontations like this are rare in hong

kong, but the mood of some in the movement is hardening, as is the resolve of the authorities to prevent protests like these getting out of control. police moved in after the protestor refused to end the sit-in. three lawmakers were among those dragged away. it is business as usual now. the pro china groups warn that the real goal is independent hong kong. analysts say that the protests could be the start of a prolonged campaign. >> they must see this is only the beginning and beginning more than 500 students come out and try to voice their sentiments and worries and it is only a part of warning about the movement. >> the violence followed a day of street marches and rallies. the crowds accuse china of

breaking a promise of a free election to choose the next leader. the turnout varied widely. police insist it is less than a hundred thousand. the police defend their actions and saying it is carried out in a restrained and professional matter. the government saying they have gone as far as they can to meet the demands. with groups vowing to continue the campaigning, the protest barriers are likely to remain in place. >> we have a lot more to come in the news hour, including more questions as the investigation into the former french president is gathering pace, plus... >> the report of hundreds of tons of deadly agents from chemical weapons are being unloaded. >> sealed with a kiss, belgium

breaks the hearts of the united states. we have the details in sports. >> now the operation to rid syria of the chemical weapons is moved to a port in southern italy, that is where chemicals are being transferred from a danish freighter to a u.s. naval ship. now the weapons are bound for international waters and to be destroyed. we have a report from the italian city. >> a shortstopover for syria's chemical weapons before finally destroyed. on wednesday morning, 500 tons of deadly chemical agents seized from syria arrived to

the italian port. more than 70 containers were unloaded slowly and carefully and loaded to the american vessel docked nearby. the use of a commercial port in the handling of deady agents using chemical warfare is unusual and more unusual is how close the operation was to a highly populated residential heir. -- area. >> residents wake up at dawn to watch the ship arriving, many losing sleep over the cargo. >> we are very worried. they do what they want. we have no say. nothing we can do. >> i don't feel safe. this kind of thing doesn't happen every day. i'm afraid something will

happen. >> residents complained they were kept in the dark over the details of the operation. among them the town's mayor. >> they didn't allow us to follow the operation and live streaming as they promised that would are assure the population. that is a total lack of respect to us. >> the transfer of the dangerous cargo is continuing until the early hours of thursday. until then, locals are waiting inpatiently until the ship sets ashore to the international waters where the chemicals will be destroyed. >> how dangerous is all of this? that is the question for the former commander of the british chemical withins resources. >> the dangers in a perfect world are pretty small, actually moving the 76

containers from the cape ray, should be fairly straightforward and this happens every day with other toxic chemicals. the only real dangerous is the mustard. unless there is an attack on the sites but that is tight indeed. i would be surprised if anything happens. again there would be a concern for the terrorist attack on the high seas and however the security is very tight. it is unlikely that the bad weather will affect the ship. the danger is relatively small and i believe they are doing everything they can to prevent it. >> well, the conflicts in syria and iraq are hitting

home with muslims around the world. many are headed off to join the militias. we met one that is going to join the uprising. >> she was nervous in joining us. she were worried she was going to be followed. she speaks about going to syria. >> prophet mohammad says a difficult time and what to do, he said keep the light in your soul, the time he described has come. he believes earthquakes, wars are all proof that the world is coming to an end and the real muslims are going to syria. >> in syria a building of a

truly islamic world and most of the real muslims are going there and fighting against the unbelievers. >> their lives now have more meaning. she worked as a pharmacy as a midwife. she may not be picking up are a weapon and taking to the front, she represents the support base working for the rebel side. >> i can help with medical problems because i have some experience in medicine. i know some language and can teach religion. >> people responsible for the national security is worried about a dangerous trend of young men and women travelling from the south of the country to take part in the conflict in the middle east. for the chief of police tracking and arresting people like sophia is a number one priority. >> right now a hundred extremist websites and through the websites the citizens are

going to syria to fight there. there are 35 people from here fighting in syria. two returned a going to prison and women with medical education are getting involved. >> it is not just the issue of national security. some spiritual leaders are treating it as a social issue. what's happening now in syria and iraq is a tragedy for the global islamic community. >> god is against killing each other. the proppette said if you kill another muslim you are going to hell forever. >> he believes that sunni us lam is the only way forward and the tools to convince people of that are words, not weapons. people are pulled by a different interpretation of islam. >> you see nonbelievers fight

against them with your hand and power and words, if you can't, just hate them with your heart and the third way is the weakest way, always choose the best way and choose the strongest way to fight with nonbelievers. >> the cleric's message of peace is not getting through to everyone. >> going to pakistan now, there is a law anowing the security forces to shoot or detain people that have links with the taliban. we are going live, how is easy for the government to get this through parliament? >> well, that is a great question because earlier there was considerable opposition to the ppo or the pakistan protection ordinance, however, parliament was able to pass the bill after it had consultations with the

opposition parties saying it is necessary because of the military offensive and solid darety with the government. there is opposition and to discuss this i have a human rights activists to tell us more about the law. could you tell us the implications for this? >> thank you. frankly speaking before we get to the implications, i would like to comment on the sneaky manner in which the government and prime minister managed to sneak this bill through parliament. as you know, the lower house passed it in april, and got stuck in the senate because they don't have a majority in the senate and we were hoping that the progressive parties in the senate as the ppp and mqm and perhaps try to revise the bill and water down some

of the elements, such as for example, shoot at sight, breaking and entering and arresting and searching without a warrant, keeping people in custody for 90 days and now down to 60 days, but that didn't happen. the police and the armed forces are still empowered to shoot anyone. it is not only see them committing a crime and suspecting them of wanting to commit a crime in the future. this is unheard of. it goes against humidity rights and against the constitution and you asked about implications, very, very negative implications for the missing persons that we have, the enforced disappeared people in forces. we have the united nations, human rights counsel working

in pakistan and gave a report and really -- and now the plm government, it doesn't matter which party is work human rights is not on the agenda. >> within the next few days we do expect opposition from human rights activists across pakistan saying that this law violates human rights here in pakistan. over to you. >> a very rainy day there, it must be said. now to a look at the weather, raining cats and dogs in pakistan there today. >> yes. looking at west africa, it is cats and dogs here as well. lots of rain feeding in on the easterly ways and huge amounts

of rainfall totals in parts of west africa. 17 millimeters in the space of 24 hours. looking to the west, in ivory coast after a half meter of rain in the past 8 days and bear in mind that the monthly rainfall for the month of june expecting to see 529 millimeters of rain. a month's worth of rain in 8 days and caused wide spretd problems in the region. this is what it looks like, the roads are flooded and the homes are also flooded. more rain is coming in over the next few days. big downpours across west africa. pushing across the ivory coast to liberia. the wetter weather is confined to the southern parts of west africa go on through friday. so a little dryer towards the

far west there. but i think we are seeing further problems across a similar area in the next few days and indeed it is a problem here. >> thank you very much. now to brazil 2014 world cup. you are interested to find out about the star of the show, at the world cup it is not a player, not a stadium or one of the fans, but it is something that football needs more than anything else, that is a bull. and we have a report, pakistan doesn't just a team in brazil, be u -- but a major player. >> meant to be the best football around. the world cup bahzooka. a new production line designed for it. it is not a traditional ball.

it has six pieces and the panels are bonded together using heat. at first, all the balls were made in china and so much demand that it turned to pakistan. >> it was made in china and the design so good and the response so overwhelming that then, i mean, decided, the company decided we want to have second source also so we can boost the production. >> at one time, pakistan was making 70% of the footballs and now competing with china. still pakistan pumps out 40 million balls a year and at world cup time the business is up by 50%. many of the factory workers like watching football, they are probably never be able to afford one. they earn $100s a month.

the balls cost $160 each to buy. >> we never imagined we would be making the world cup footballs. we are pleased and happy. >> football has never been so big as cricket, but the popularity is growing an hope that one day these young players will grow to represent their country in the world cup. for now, they are practicing their skills. football is a game of love. i hope our country will one day be in the world cup and make our nation proud. >> pakistan is known for producing great footballs and now wants to make great footballers as well. >> still to come in the news hour, rights activists want this former general barred from running in presidential

elections. >> nasa mission could improve scientists understanding of climate change. >> and in sports, the first canadian to reach the singles semifinals in wimbledon. ledon.

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the israeli news reports that a palestine was kidnapped and killed and the teenager was seized a day after the three killed were buried. >> in hong kong 130 people in police custody following the arrests of demonstrators. they were detained on tuesday during a sit-in by the city's central business district and calling for a free election to select the next leader. >> and the operation to rid syria of the chemical weapons are being transferred to a u.s. ship. they are then taken to international waters and destroyed. >> now, nicholas is placed under allegations of corruption. the former french president

was held for 15 hours. he denies getting inside information on the probe on how he funded the campaign. we have a report from paris. >> on the way home, under formal investigation, he was the first ex-president of france to be detained for questioning and lasted over 15 hours on tuesday. he's suspected of corruption. it is alleged he offered a judge a job in return for inside information about a criminal investigation against him. that case was looking at whether to so lis it campaign financing. the investigators turned to allegations that he illegally took money from a libya leader and found evidence that he was helped by a forum of

informers. it is still far from clear whether he's charged over the latest allegations. the supporters are saying he's a victim of a witch hunt. >> there is good news because it shows that france nobody is above the law, we know that the investigator's charges are powerful, and it is also bad news because it smells a little bit like political revenge. >> he hinted he wants to run for president again in three years time but the comeback is looking more and more complicated. >> now to a political analyst and actually written a book on him. let's talk to him live now. thank you for talking to us live on aljazeera.

this does amount to a serious charge into the behavior while in office. >> well, it's something really serious in terms of allegations when you think about it. but there is a defense, first, while all that is a judicial plot, and all the allegations don't come up now by accident. it is a conspiracy against me and so the file is actually empty and i'm going to be innocent and cut free. it is always the same arguments. how likely to go to court and prosecution and how likely he's going to be charged. we must remember he's not yet charged. >> well, there is what you call the last step before you get actually charged, so it is

serious. but there are three arguments among the right wing opinion, voters, they are adhering these three arguments and agreeing with them. the chances for a political comeback will still be maintained and in tact. >> how generally are french public receiving the news of the allegations, because they must be used to the fact that he's a controversial figure, should we say. >> well, in fact, if you are a right wing voter you think it is actually a judicial conspiracy. if you are a left wing voter, you think he should be convicted for corruptiocorrupt. if you are a centered voter,

justice will take the course. you have the opinions of the politicals. >> thank you very much for sharing your thoughts about the situation in france today. >> you are welcome. >> a number of japanese citizens kidnapped by korea during the cold war. now, the two countries are actually meeting in beijing to talk about the an investigation into the fate of those people that are still missing. we have a report from tokyo. >> hasn't seen his brother for 40 years. but ten years ago he heard about a man matching the description. >> you can't regain 40 years but there is a life after this, i want him to live

within free will after freed from north korea. >> if he's hopeful it is in part of what is happening this week, the japanese officials are urging not to find 12 list ducted and possibly 70 additional ones. with the north korea agents op racing, some believe that the true figure could be running in the hundreds. it might seem extraordinary that nor korea plucked so many people. they have the embassy here in the heart of tokyo. the headquarters of the supporting organization had until recently been under a threat of forced sale, part of a civil case, and that decision was overturned in court last month. the relations have improved

and with the talks at the end of may and japan easing the restrictions in return to trace the japanese citizens. it is something that he's been doing for 16 years, assisting for the extraction to defect to and settle in japan. >> it is about development of this agreement because north korea is always used a different technique for their own interest. >> he just wants his brother and uncle back. it is the lack of any trace in japan after all these years is likely they were each a victim of a perfect crime. >> another 13 people have been pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in india. this brings the death toll up

to 42. the 11 story building was under construction when it collapsed on saturday night and the workers were in the basement and collecting wages when it crumbled. 27 people were rescued and little chance of finding more survivors. >> police have been deployed to stop the buddists from damaging a mosque and setting fire to the muslim shops. sectarian violence is rearing up in the past years and a hundred thousand homeless. >> human rights activists filed a lawsuit, and saying that it is suspected of taking

part in abductions 17 years ago and should be disqualified from running. >> he as a growing chance of becoming the next president of intd knee sha. and the former general protrays himself as a strong leader. the former special forces commander is accused of being behind the kidnaps of human rights activists that criticized him in 1998. her fater is one of the 30 people not seen since. he reads a poem for him. also kidnapped and tortured and released and filed a lawsuit against in national election commission for allowing him to run. >> how a person should be held

accountable for crimes against humanity. >> the national commission for human rights has evidence that he's responsible for the kidnaps. the honorary council fired him. he was not put in trial on a military court because he was the president's son-in-law. >> he's the former second in command of the military and says that he's unsuitable to run for the presidency. >> what if he becomes the president on the people he doesn't like will disappear. if he becomes the president, i don't know. based on experience i see the behave back then and it has not changed.

>> human right activists are saying he shouldn't be allowed to run for president. the popularity is increasing. >> when asked about the allegations he's refusing to answer. >> we are working hard. we are working hard. >> what is your comment about the former general's accusations against you from 1998? >> many former generals. >> human rights allegations don't seem to affect his popularity. because to many people it is considered to be a thing of the past, but for the victims and their families it is something they are carrying with them every day. >> going to west africa now and the health ministers are holding an emergency meeting

on how to tackle the big outbreak of e bolli. 4 f 7 people died from the virus. it was discovered in february and 760 confirmed cases have been found across three countries. so far 303 people have died in guinea. liberia has 65 deaths. no known cure. 90% of the people that get it die. from the u.s. we have more on the efforts to study this deadly virus. >> in atlanta the cdc is saying that this is the most serious they have faced.

>> what's happened over the past few months is that the infection spread to a number of areas in all three countries and sustained transmission. >> the cdc doesn't have e-boli specimens and they are studying the fruit bat that could be the host for the virus and other fever based diseases. the cdc has had response teams deployed in west africa since april. those are people that chase down and identify patients. >> we know what works to control the outbreaks and that is active identification of patients, getting them into proper isolation and treatment as soon as possible and following up all the people they have had contact with them to monitor the symptoms.

>> as the death toll rises, the wto is urging drastic action and the cdc says efforts of the people on the ground is required in each of the affected regions to identify the infection and slow down the spread of the virus, which there is no vaccine and no cure. >> 50 years ago this week, two whites and one black civil rights activists were murdered. they were some of the casualties in the drive to register black people to vote in the state of mississippi. we look back on the freedom summer. >> debra who sits on the city council of the town was 12 when she spent the summer of 1964 in a mississippi freedom school. the purpose to teach the basic tools required to bring racial justice to her state.

>> to change things. to make, to create a balance, you know, in our society, or to make sure that the society was actually fair. >> in trying to register blacks to vote that summer, white volunteers from the north joined in, and they suffered arrests, beatings, church burnings and murder. including the killings of volunteers james, michael and andrew at the hands of the kkk. the volunteers knew the risks they were taking in the belly of the white supremest beast. >> well, the buck stops here and they have done that with the freedom riders. you can come in but you are not getting out. >> moses is revered and honored in an exhibit at the state archives. >> it is crucial to understand those individuals that stood

up for us when they didn't have to. many of them didn't have to. they made a choice. so it was extremely important to give them that respect. >> this week local high school students met with others visiting from the north at the old freedom headquarters and strategyized on how they would organize such a project today. less than 7% of the voting age blacks were registered and thanks to the new laws the rate climbed to 67% in a couple of years. >> as the museum is under going construction by the state capitol, it is part of a just and bold new era, more blacks hold an office here than other states, whites still control the city council here. >> when it comes to critical issues to our community, there are problems and these guys

get together about the redistricting and make sure they maintain the status quo and they have the votes to do it. >> some fear that too many young blacks could take the one hard vote for granted and decide that right no longer fulfills the hopes that the parents raised fighting for it. >> we have the sports coming up in a while and relief for the argentina fans as they beat switzerland in the world cup. cup.

>> the u.s. space agency launched a new satellite to study the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. it took off from california just a couple of hours ago.it is hoped that the satellite helps the scientists to understand the co 2 levels and why theorizing. >> carbon dioxide is part of the earth's atmosphere and the levels have fruks waited in the past and increased steady in the past years. understanding how co 2 behaves is critical. half of the carbon dioxide dumping into the atmosphere is

disappearing some where, in the ocean waters, a quarter is, we know that, and the other quarter we assume going into the land some where, into forrests and trees and grasslands and some where, but we don't know where. nasa launched a carbon observatory and there are ground monitoring stations and this satellite helps to get the levels from every location on the planet every two weeks and providing a hundred more times data than is currently available. >> the sun is shining and reflecting back up to the instrument and that is the light we receive to make the measurements and split that up into a thousand small fractions of light and seeing the absorption of the carbon

dioxide. >> they are recording in unprecedented detail. it is providing a hundred times more data than currently exists and hopes it gives a better insight into human and natural resources of gas and how and where it is absorbed. it is part of the climate change puzzle. >> time to get for the sports. >> final two round of the 16. belgium players faced a u.s. team delighting the fans at home. we have a report. >> on paper this tie between

argentina, ranked 5th in the world above switzerland and delivering little in concrete chances and argentina dominated the possession. putting through on goal and wasting a chance to break the deadlock. the game goes to extra time and in the second period, proved instrumental. the swiss almost grabbed the equal izer a minute later and hitting the post. argentina wins 1-nil and facing belgium in the quarter finals after beating the u.s. team. howard again making a difference for the u.s. 15 minutes from time. the u.s. defense held firm to force a game into extra time.

two minutes in kevin makes a break through. only for u.s. substitute to pull a goal back and practically the first touch and almost leveld with a clever free kick and dempsey seeing the shot saved, final score 2-1 to belgium. >> argentina is through to the 8. we caught up some of the nervous supporters. >> they left it late and making the fans suffer. but now all that counts are the supporters, they are through to the last 8. as much relief as joy in the celebrations. >> the truth is we missed a lot of chances we should have scored. but what can you do.

it is like that, we won. >> they always make us suffer until the last minute. always. but no easy games. >> but for 19 minutes and extra time, little for the fans to celebrate. tension grew as each minute passed and the attack failed to break down the swiss defense. gatherings like this one and watching on big screens ere erected by the city councils. it is yurntd statement to say that football in aerj tie na is huge. but with every passing cup the sport is growing. when the games are on all other life is seizing. the best is yet to come. they made the fans suffer but a huge sigh of relief. they are in the next round.

for now, that is all that counts. >> so the quarter finalists are decided. on friday the host nation brazil and columbia and france and germany. argentina and belgium: and netherlands with costa rica. >> don't forget to join us every day for the world cup updates everything going on in brazil world cup 2014. the 20 year ode defeating gerber to become the first canadian to reach the semifinals in wimbledon. >> it was really tough. i don't have time to recover after the match yesterday and yeah, i try my best.

i did everything i could. she played a match today. she hit the balls on the line, down the line and played a great match. >> she's going to face helep. >> in men's draw, much more sport on the website for all of the latest check out aljazeera/sport and details on getting in touch with the team using twitter and facebook. >> that is it for me for you. back to you. >> thank you so much. >> still to come, another full bulletin of news coming up straight ahead.

don't go away. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live.

morning and bombing dominate the middle east as israel deals with the murders of three israeli teens and trades rocket attacks with hamas. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "rsh, and here is more -- "consider this", and here is more on what is ahead. >> israel's prime minister vowing hamas will pay. >> israel launching streegs in the gaza strip. >> retaliation for the death. >> israel says hamas is responsible, they deny it.