first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> hello, welcome to the news hour. coming up the battle for iraq rages on the parliaments agree to fill two critical government posts. [ explosions ] >> the u.s.-led coalition dispense with the town of kobane. [♪ singing ] >> nigeria's missing school

girls as the government says it struck a deal with boko haram. and island-hidden secret. calls for justice for victims of a brutal medical technique used on some women use during childbirth. welcome. we begin in iraq after weeks of wrangling the government has approved two key government posts. it is hopeful that they will help the administration in baghdad more effectively challenging the threat posed by the isil-armed group. it has taken charge of large parts, and it's fighters threaten the capitol. we're joined now from the iraqi government of baghdad. on the surface it should appease large sections of the iraqi public and the political

spectrum. >> that's right. these appointments were very hard fought over. the ministry interior, they do have very different opinions on several issues of security-related issues. also a powerful militia here as well. it makes it most powerful in terms of what they can offer the iraqi security forces. the ministry of defense. this is also a very key position. they'll try to build an inclusive government by reaching out to sunnies and kurds and

offering key positions. they will be able to help in the fight against isil. >> now they have something to lead them, but also claiming on saturday some success in the fight against isil. what more do we know about this in the anbar areas? >> well, what we're hearing from state television is that a number of iraqi airstrikes killing about 94 isil fighters, and this is the first time we've seen such a large number of isil fighters being killed as a result of iraqi airstrikes. we're also hearing that americans are encouraging the iraqi to leave their positions and take the fight to isil. now taking a look at the geography of anbar. it's one long road that leads

from the jordanian border to baghdad, and isil has control of a number of towns along that road. and now what the iraqi army will be doing is an operation in ramadi. a town in the center of that long road, which cuts off isil on both sides and they'll bring in fighters from the south of the city. this is ongoing in tikrit, there are much more active iraqi operations going on. it looks like there is a largely taking the fight to isil. and the u.s.-led coalition will help iraqis fight isil. >> we'll look at more of those appointments in iraq. thank you for joining us in baghdad. while politicians take a step to bring stability to iraq residents are taking things in

their own hands. several ethnic groups are standing up to isil. they've lost confidence in its ability to protect their communities. >> reporter: these men are part of yet another irregular armed force in iraq. farmers, students, the school principal, almost every man in this northern village has a new job, protecting their families from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. they are members of a minority group, ethnic kurds who follow a pre-islamic faith. this makes them feel particularly threatened. >> we have to be alert at all times, day and night. we have to go make sure that isil does not come here. they've threatened us many tim times. >> reporter: the islamic state in iraq and the levant surrounds their village from three sides, and the warring parties are just a few hundred meters apart. this open ground makes it easy for isil to push in to this

village south of kirkuk city. >> i felt bad for the yazidis in sinjar, and we are afraid that they'll do the same to us. if they do, we'll have so leave. >> reporter: these families are all aware of how isil killed and kidnapped hundreds of yazidis when they ran into the sinjar mountains. >> this is not the only community who has taken up arms. the yazidis. christian, kurds, shia, everyone is now armed, and they all talk about the need to protect themselves. the iraqi state no longer has a presence in many areas since isil's advance in june. four months later people are worried that this country is slowly disintegrating into ethnic and religious states. >> after isil took control of

the areas, every group armed themselves. they lost confidence in the iraqi army, and they hope that they can be part of iraq again. >> reporter: they don't know if they'll be able to hold their ground. what they prefer is for one authority to hold this country together, but the power now seems to be in the hands offing i regular armies who are not fighting for iraq by their own community's existence. al jazeera, northern iraq. >> the town of kobane has been under renewed attack. there have been a series of explosion there is. u.s. jets have launched a second airstrikes on isil positions around the syrian border town. kurdish forces have been involved in an intense battle for weeks now. let's go straight to bernard smith, who is on the turkey-syria border.

speaking earlier in the day to us, you did mention that airstrikes did tend to happen in the middle of the day. that seems to have changed in the last hour. >> well, yes, it was towards the afternoon when they came in. we think we've had five or six strikes clam into kobane behind us. there are plumes of black and gray smoke. but also at the same time there is this persistence attempt from isil fighters to try and target the border area. >> we believe they want to get to that border because they want to control the fighting there, so they can stop the kurds getting through to get treatment. it's the only way the kurds can

get through. on their own the syrian kurdish fighters in kobane keep tell youing us that it won't be enough. they have allowed the kurds get back some territory in kobane to retake position occupied by isil, so there is a bit of a stalemate. >> we'll come back to you, bernard, as the situation develops through saturday. >> now, the u.s. delegation to libya has announced an initiative to try to stop the fighting in the capitol of tripoli to allow humanitarian aid to reach different areas. now the town of bengahzi has intensified.

forces loyal to republican lai will launch on wednesday. now in yemen 12 people have been killed in fighting between houthi rebels and triba tribesmen. the violence ends a 24-hour cease-fire. now we're joined now from the capitol of sanaa, let's begin with developments. fetterers gathering on a general threat, but why? >> fighting action continues, and leaders are sending in enforcements that called on all their men to pick up arms and defend the cities and town.

it's been particularly tryin interesting. the houthies have check points, however they're not in control totally. this is significant development to have because what we're hearing from other parts is there are similar forces who are gathering to fight the houthes. these are tribes to the northwest of this country, and they are mainly sunni. you add with ibb you have the sectarian nature. if fighting becomes bigger we could witness a sectarian nature, a sectarian aspect to this crisis. >> one wonders where government forces are. they didn't seem to stop the houthi advancement. so what is their position?

>> this is what they've been doing for the last few days, even weeks. we were hearing reports that a number of army bases the houthies were able to go in and take whatever weaponry they want. they were given orders not to stop the houthi advancement. this is why it has led many people in the capitol to believe there is some alliance between the houthis and and they unite against their common enemy. that party is an umbrella group of the muslim brotherhood tribal leaders as well as military commanders. it's a complicated situation,

but it is dragging this nation to perhaps an all-out civil war. >> we'll see what happens. thank you. now there have been anti-coup marchs in egypt. they called on the government to release detained protesters. al jazeera finances t continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been in prison for 294 days. they're falsely accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, and they're appealing against their convictions. they were searche sentenced to seven years in prison and bader mohammed was sentenced to an additional three years for

having a spent bullet from a demonstration. police try to clear more protest fights. >> the hopes of north korea students. we look inside pyongyang middle school. >> find out why asia's most improved football teams will play their home games more than 2,000 kilometers away from their own stadium. >> more than 20 people have been killed in an attack. it's the second attack in the area in 48 hours. the government is blaming uganda's rebels. nigerian's government has announced a cease-fire with boko haram. a senior presidential adviser told al jazeera that the release

of the 200 captured school girls has been agreed but there has been no confirmation from boko haram itself. joining me is political analyst, thank you for joining us. the government seems ready to announce a cease-fire with boko haram. how skeptical should we be of such an announcement? >> well, we've had this before in the past nigerian government officials have made an announcement. even in some cases they have announced the release of the girls. i'm not quite sure that this is going to be any different from previous announcements. >> we'll talk about why they've been so silent. i just wanted to talk about boko

haram in terms that they've been hard hit in recent months in the southern areas bordering cameroon. how significant is that in the light of these statements from the government? >> well, boko haram has agreed to truce, there is no indication that that military pressure is on with respect to boko haram. there is no indication that the nigerian military is overwhelming boko haram. it is surprising for nigerians to hear this. we would like to see an indication that the military offensive against boko haram is effective and bring boko haram to submission. we have no indication that this is happening at this time. >> it does strike me and many commentators that we've had on

al jazeera, they're not the type of group that will just give up. they'll want something for the safe relie release of those 200 school girls, but we're not hearing anything about it. >> that's the surprise from the nigerian military. there is no indication from boko haram that it has agreed to understanding with nigerian government on this issue. it is difficult to really account for what it is about. clearly if we do see what we're seeing on the ground, which boko haram is holding some parts of nigerian territory as well, the likely on the basis of the truce that they've reached with boko haram. for a lot of people it is difficult. >> the next few days it will be crucial, and we'll watch events very closely. thank you for joining us from the capitol.

the world bank says that the battle against bole is being lost. it's president claims lack of international solidarity to stop the virus from spreading. >> it has killed thousands of people across west africa and devastated families and communities. more and more are instituting travel bans against the infected states. the u.s. president repeated why he believes that is not the answer. >> we can't just cut ourselves off from west africa where this disease is raging. our medical experts tell us the best way to stop this disease is to stop it at its source before it spreads even wider and becomes even more difficult to contain. trying to seal off an entire region of the world, if that were even possible, can make the situation worse. >> there are others who say the international community may be losing the fight against ebola

by not providing enough resources. >> it's like you're in your room and the house is on fire and you're approach is to put wet towels under the door. that might work for a while, but unless you put the fire out you're still in trouble. >> that fire is most intense in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. they say that the need is not extra money but extra people. >> we need help. >> one of the less publicized impact is on the younger generation. thousands of children have been orphaned by the virus. they believe that the psychological affect on them will last a long time. >> children are deeply distressed from seeing things that adults cannot understand. people dressed like astronauts

to bring people away, their parents, even worse. >> the fighting has been strengthened with more aid but at the rate the virus is spreading some believe the global response may not be able to keep up. >> there will be violent confrontations between police and protesters in hong kong. demonstrators using umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spray and police batons. >> the night began with a tense stand off that quickly turned to chaos as thousands of protesters moved back into the mong kok district. pepper spray and batons were used, dozens were arrested, and there were dozens injured on both sides. >> i think that the police are

very violent. they just used broken umbrellas to hit us. >> traffic was blocked on two major streets in one of the busiest districts. what followed was a tense stand off that lasted for hours. >> we don't really want to occupy the whole road. we want general universal suffrage and talks. >> the city's police chief is angry, describing what happened last night as a violent and unlawful assembly, which is now destroying the rule of law. >> we have been patient with the demonstrators for the last two or three weeks hoping that they would resolve this in a rational

and lawful manner. instead they are using acts that are more radical and more violent. >> hong kong's leader did not address a deepening political crisis. >> more people expected to gather tonight. many expect last night's violence for more occupation of public areas. al jazeera, hong kong. >> hurricane gonzalo has smashed into the island of bermuda. thousands of homes are without power and torrential rain has caused widespread flooding. and it's not just bermuda but central america, i believe.

>> referee: yesbelieve-- >> meteorologist: yes, we have another storm. the eye of the storm is pushing across bermuda. it's a category two storm. things will slowly improve here and gradually it will move further west and up towards that eastern corner of canada. you can see the position of the storm. this is certainly one to keep an eye on. certainly on the other side of the caribbean, also concerned about the situation for mexico. we have storm trudy where mexico will take a battering this hurricane season. the winds are not quite so much of a problem but we'll see heavy rain coming across parts of

mexico. we have potential for flooding and mudslides as well. that's through saturday through sunday. sunday will make its way further northward making land full overnight. >> women rights campaigners in ireland are demanding justice for victims of what they describe of a brutal medical practice that was secretly used in some hospitals for years. it involves sewing through the pelvic bone during birth. >> the stories these women have to tell are shocking enough for human rights ryealations. they're not refugees or a minority group. it's their own doctors who stand accused.

these x-rays show the sewing through cartilage and bone during the woman's pelvis as a preference to c-section. the x-ray is still o of lily who can remember every detail. >> i can hear it. >> she was married in 1967, and immediately became pregnant. in hospital she was given sleeping gas and woke up after birth in agony. so many years on she can't lift one of her legs. her incontinents keeps her from being able to have physical relationship with her husband. >> the pain was horrific. i had to crawl around and to walk i had to hold the crutches,

and i was like that for weeks. >> we brought in a physio therapist who helps african refugees in ireland who were victims of female mutilation to get her assessment of how the two practices compare. >> this is as extreme. it's taking a woman and changing their body without their consent for no clear medical reason. >> in the 20th century ireland led the way in this practice. at leading hospital doctors prefer to sow pelvis open instead of c-sections, saying that it would help them to have more children. they often did this without their consent.

>> once the caesarean. these were seen as the upper limit, and they saw nine or ten children as the ideal family size. >> campaigners rejected out of hand. they wanted payments of $60,000 per survivor on the ground i the state deny liability. the state thinks this will be a piece of history that may or may not be true. >> leader's community has nothing to say about these allegations to the extent that campaigners don't know whether it ended in the 1980's as wildly held. one procedure was conducted in southern ireland in 2005 and they believe another one may have happened as recently as last year. so does the states here really know what's going on inside it's

own hospitals? >> we can't be sure, but the influence of the church has been irradicated from medical practice, and, in fact, to inform how they go about their work in a modern democracy. that's simply not acceptable. >> lily, whose pelvis was split in two to enable her baby to emerge found out after arizona that her head had been punctured by her pelvic bone. it did not survive. >> it bled to death. >> female genital mutilation has been a cause for many western governments, yet what happened to these women is entirely unknown outside of ireland. they've spent years to get

people to take serious what happened to them. their fight is just beginning. >> still ahead on al jazeera the search for survivors still missing as the deadly blizzard goes on. we'll have the very latest from the himalayas. and in the world of cricket india threatens to pull the plug on the tour of the caribbean. those details coming up. stay with us.

>> a reminder of our top stories. parliament has approved two government posts which could help baghdad more effectively challenge isil. the interior minister and defense minister. there have been a serious of explosions in kobane in the past hour. u.s. jets have launched it's second airstrikes to help kurdish force who is are defending the area. and libyan general haftar continues fighting.

well, let's get more on that situation in libya. joining me in beirut, the director general of the institute. nice to have you back on the program. how significant is the move by general haftar to attack bengahzi considering he was in such a weak position in the area earlier in the area. >> it's precisely for that reason, and it's precisely that reason they've made that initiative with the added component of asking, people who have lost their lives over the past year from assassinations and attacks in bengahzi to take to the streets and take to the neighborhoods, secure the location and allow for haftar's appl army to come back in. this is haftar's last stand to come in to bengahzi. >> with the appeal of citizens,

do you expect them to come to arms? and to what numbers? >> we've had reports that many are coming out of the neighborhoods, and many of the regions and many of the neighborhoods are controlled. but it's precisely for this reason that a reckless move even though there is a degree of popular support behind it, had allowed this conflict to become more stifling, and to really bring in the casualty rate, and to go much, much further. unfortunately in that respect this civil conflict is becoming more toxic. >> difficult task for aid agencies. they try to help those, they recover dead bodies from the seat, it's a difficult task all around. >> well, they've had the appeal

for end of fighting in the area so they can try to get civilians out of the residential areas nearby. unfortunately, i think this is the true calamity of the matter, is that you do have unconventional sides both trying to claim legitimacy. real legitimacy comes through discipline and international law that surrounds conflict. casualty rates are going up and up, and it seems that it's just the beginning. what we are for sure now is that india is well in between and well in the middle of a civil war. if we call it anything but that, then we're not calling it by its true and proper name. >> what is ironic is that the fighting against colonel qaddafi. what will it take for the fighting to stop? is this fight to the death?

or will they negotiate for the settlement. >> it is clear by the international community and other communities who have involved themselves in the conflict. we do realize there is a lot more mileage in the war and violence still to come. however having said that this conflict only hands the some, and it needs to take in consideration the broad brush that haftar has been painting with. they want to adhere to proper rules of engagement to respect international law and not adhere to popularism, and not try to flam the flames of conflict. we realize if we can summarize all these different blocks that are involved with having different grievances, and it doesn't just come down to this,

it comes down to higher financial and military objectives, and unless you start getting secure positions to different factions in the security constitution in the army and the police and the insurgents apparatus as well as, you're not going to find an equilibrium where they can decide to put their weapons down now. there is still so much more violence to come, and i believe its just the beginning. >> indeed, it is a tragic situation, and let's hope that they can find a peaceful solution to the fighting. thank you for joining us from beirut. >> thank you. >> at least 40 people have died in an avalanche that was triggered in the himalayans. we have reports now from the valley. >> one more body found. the trekker who was caught in the snowstorm on tuesday is

flown down. at the airport two trekkers who have been stranded are rescu rescued after four days. >> suddenly there was an avalanche coming down. it was one second, two seconds later. >> eight people were buried in the avalanche. >> it's really tragic. >> three people, including his brother walked to the town with information, and that led to their rescue. he could not walk because of a fractured leg. >> as the weather clears news about the magnitude of the tragedy has come in. many are angry with their government for the late response and being completely unprepared for the di it was certificate.

>> trekkers who had taken refugee in lodges started walking towards high passes. despite a centralized response the government failed to inform the trekkers that the pass was still blocked. they had to divert the recovery efforts. government ministers and members of parliament have visited the area. >> so we coul today when we came to know, when it came in operation, it came in rapidly. >> while the government didn't know even our team had been updated that the passes were too dangerous. the government has formed a

rescue committee, and there are some who may not be found alive. >> two germans held for six months have been released. they threatened to kill one of them unless they paid a $5.5 million ransom. >> they were seized from their yacht in april. six months later they were freed. their captors had threatened to behead pushing back friday's deadline to allow for last-minute negotiations. the news of those sakes had been success came from a local radio broadcast. >> right now we're very happy they had released the two germans already. >> the spokesman saying the deal had been done.

the full ransom of $5.6 million had been paid. the philippine military denied that money changed hands. so far there is no comment from the german government. we watched as the private jet reportedly carrying european passengers flew to an island where the hostages were being held three hours before they were freed. ithe group had sworn allegiance to isil. well hidden in the thick jungl jungles, the long found kidnapping is a profitable business in sustaining its fight for a separate islamic state. the hostages were flown out on their way to manila. their release prompts two big

questions. if such a vast sum of money has been exchanged for them how does that strengthen the position here in the southern philippines, and what does it do to the fate of ten other hostages. five of them foreign nationals. some of them who have been in captivity for more than two years. >> north korea regards education as one of the pillars of its communist system. children are taught at a young age about the ideology of the workers' party and the value of rule. we have this from the call top pyongyang. >> reporter: the children say they have great hopes for the future of their country. >> i'm going to be a scientist in the future for my country. our scientists have already--

>> reporter: children coming here are among the best students in the country, and everyone here seems to have the same dream. >> one country, one career. our country is divided in half. i am sad about that. >> reporter: the issue of reunification is an important subject of many of the children studying here. the korean peninsula is not divided. >> we came here under the scrutiny of our guides, who control our every move. but children are taught to defend their shrine by the dynasty that has been ruling this country for almost 70 years.

>> this explains the core values of the communist state. it's the military's first ideology. >> the new generation--it is important to know i about the history and former generations had to struggle to reach independence and liberation. they cannot lose or gain the sovereign of the country. >> we're told that thanks to the leader kim jong-un they now have new computers but children say they have never used the internet. >> i don't know very much about it. >> the government runs every aspect of people's lives here. the principal at the school denies that children are being

indoctrinated. >> no, no, our objective is to indicate our children, knowled knowledge, philosophy, physical education. everyone has to know it, learn it and follow it. >> that's what we hear everywhere we go. north korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world. but that does not seem to trouble children who are taught to value independence and self reliance above all else. al jazeera. pyongyang, north korea. >> still ahead on the news hour tobacco back in fashion. could the plant hold answers? >> and 12 players were september off of a football match in argentina. that's here on the al jazeera

news hour.

>> welcome back. the global decline in smokers has meant dwindling profits for american tobacco farmers. but the market is experiencing an resurgence. we have reports from kentucky. >> reporter: kentucky's tobacco harvest has changed little over the centuries. they still hang the massive leaves to dry. but what has changed are the uses. these leaves will not be smoked. the often vilified plant is now

being used for new fuels and fighting the ebola virus. >> tobacco is not just an evil weed that causes cancer. we can use it t it for pharmaceuticals. >> reporter: tobacco is ideal for viral research because the plant is susceptible to 80% of known viruses. scientists inject viruses in place of a human host and then work on vaccines. efforts to find new uses from tobacco did not come just from researchers but from tobacco farmers who looked for making money in the 1990's as smoking declined around the globe. kentucky bio processing is taking tobacco viral research one step further and developed

an experimental serum for ebola. here at the university of kentucky's tobacco research and development center tobacco leaves are being used to develop biofuels for cars. >> the next generation of biofuel will be more similar to diesel or gasoline itself, and you can directly put it in the pump. now we're engineering plants to make those compounds in the leaves so that when we harvest the leaves we can october tract theextract them out. >> that will take the time of transforming it to holy by millions of years. and it open a market for a plant that was increasingly going out of style. >> we'll go to sport and here is jo. >> thank you very much. well, saturday they have reached

the afc cup a, and they've done it without being able to play from their own stadium. >> anyone who said that football and politics should not mix never met this team of footballers. they're getting ready for one of the biggest games of this league's history. the teams will be playing in dubai because of safety concerns caused by the conflict of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> sadly the situation isn't new. it was the same in the 1980's during the iraq-iran war when we qualified for the 1986 cup we were not able to play at home. iraqi fans and players just get used to it. >> the afc cup is a competition for emerging football nations

within asia, and erbil had swept before them despite playing home games against qatar, jordan, lebanon and now the arab emirates. >> one of the ironies for many years it was billed as relatively safe. it helped the team to attract many of the country's best players. but now for big games like this they are a club without a home. >> erbil's defiance of football logic, a story even competition organizers are finding hard to believe. >> it's a fairytale for erbil. >> it has been really, really touching for all of us in asia that iraq has overcome such a barrier, and they're coming forward with a passion that they have, and a love that they have which is this beautiful spot of football. >> back in erbil pictures of the players are all that can be seen of them for now. while the people here are proud of what they consider a kurdish

team the players, who are from all over in iraq, view the club rather differently. >> the situation at home is not good now, but don't forget in 2007 iraq became asian champions, and at that time all iraqis forgot their differences. we hope to repeat that success and take this cup home so the whole of iraq can celebrate. >> while their country may appear increasingly divided this diverse group of iraqis is headed in the same direction. al jazeera, dubai. >> after almost two weeks of international football european leagues get back under way on saturday. in spain messi could match the all-time scoring record. traditionally their rivals have been real madrid.

they have last their last four matches and could make it five it little later. that match gets off in a few minutes' time. >> manchester city has closed the gap with domination over tottenham continued. the striker scored all four of the goals, and it ha would have been five. he had 61 goals. in a few minutes' time chelsea will put daylight between them and crystal palace.

mackenzie has quit following the one-point loss against the all blacks on saturday. while executing one of their most remarkable wins in just 11 minutes remaining, but it wasn't to be. they concede tries. colin slade with a stunning comeback, and the score 29-28. the relations between the world's two biggest cricket teams have fallen to tit for tat. they have brought the cancellation of india midway through the series. west indies abandoned their tour because of a pay dispute. they still had one day

international and test matches left to play. they're threatening to end india's commitment, and they say they're considering legal action. a week after being crowned world champion for the second time, it's his 12th stop for the season. if the spaniard wins, he'll equal the se the set in 1997. the football team between serbia and albania has been called off. there has been another one in argentina. this melee involving players, substitutes and riot police that forced a lower division match to be abandoned midway through the second half. the brawl erupted when two

players were sent off for a clash. 12 players were september off with the match called off. one official called it a national embarrassment. >> you wouldn't catch behavior like that in the newsroom. >> not in the middle of the day. >> now, some can find contemporary art hard to swallow. >> they say art has many faces but soup, apparently so. this recipe is on at an art fair in london. wait until you see where it came from. the ingredients grown in fukushima. now an artist and his mother is serving it all up to expectant

and curious viewers. >> these ingredients have been fully checked to show that there are no signs of harmful radiation. the question is are they safe to eat? it's one that the artists don't want to answer. not that there is necessarily any danger but they want there to be a certain mystique here, a certain mist. they want who taste this soup to realize the dilemma who faced by those who live in the shadows of fukushima, and those who have to get on with life the best they can. >> even though the food seems to be safe, it is all psychological the food is actually--more like a psychological thing. >> dozens of people cued, and the pan was dry in an area. >> you are aware where that came from. >> i think so.

i read about it in the paper. >> are you comfortable eating it? >> yeah, sure. it's fine. >> i think it will be all right. i'm not too worried about it. >> a lot of an optimism. >> the fukushima disaster happened three and a half years ago. a powerful tsunami sent three of the nuclear plant's six reactors into melt down. the food for the soup was grown six kilometers away from the planet. after that it's up to the audience. >> after the question of safety there is another one here: is it art? that might be classified as art, but a bowl of soup? really? it seems tha that they have a masterpiece on their hands. >> you can follow all the stories at www.aljazeera.com. you've been watching the al jazeera news hour. we'll be back with news in a few

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