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on al jazeera america >> a promise to fight terrorism across europe after a double shooting in denmark kills two with that details are slowly emerging about the suspect. >> hello from doha. also ahead a united front against houthis in yemen. former members of government launch a strategy to counter the coup. we'll have an exclusive report on the force to take tikrit back from isil. >> in as i sydney, surgery to turn
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man into part machine. >> we begin with the latest on the double shooting in denmark that left three dead including the suspect. in a show of solidarity, the french in at her mother ministry spoke alongside the danish minister inside copenhagen. he said e.u. countries would work together to stop any further attacks. >> i am here today because we are confronted in the same -- to the same problems in europe, that is to say terrorism with certain number of people who are killing innocents in our countries. we want, of course, to overcome these problems by more cooperation in europe between our intelligence services and
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police. >> let's bring in nick spicer, following events from copenhagen. i believe you've got information on the raised that have been taking place over what's happened. >> well, police in the latest reports have raided an internet cafe close to the immigrant neighborhood, where the suspect was shot and killed this morning. we understand that two people have been apprehended for questions. they have been conducting raised in other parts of the neighborhood where the suspect lived and died this morning. not a lot of information but the identity of the perpetrator of the two attacks from the police this morning however the head of the intelligence agency here said that he had been on their radar screen and it is logical to think that i might have been inspired as it were by the events at the charlie hebdo satirical magazine
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in france, where people were killed in a double attack, also at a jewish supermarket. all of this winding up a story which began just over 24 hours ago, and who's conclusion, the death of the alleged killer, we learned this morning. >> it looks and feels like a city under siege. police remain vigilant after what's described as their biggest-ever operation in recent history. the danish prime minister thanked them on sunday morning and said it was time for the country to come together. >> we are not in a war between islam and the west. this is not a war between muslims and non-muslims. this is a war between freedom for all and a dark ideology. >> it started here on saturday afternoon, at a cafe hold ago discussion on free speech. a caricaturist who depicted the prophet muhammad as a dog in
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2005 was the main guest. the discussion ended when a gunman fired 40 bullets killing one man before driving away. hours later the attack continued at this synagog where police say the same man opened fire killing a security guard and injuring two police officers. it ended here, some 14 hours after it began with a shootout, which kill add man police wanted to question about the attacks. police said cctv images helped trace and locate him. on sunday morning, they said they'd got their man. >> we are working under the assumption that it was the same perpetrator behind both shooting incidents and working you should the assumption that the person we shot this morning was the person who carried out the attacks. there are loose ends that need to be tied up. we will maintain a massive police presence for the next hours in the capitol. >> there is a calm and com about her presence at the synagog
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where people have come to pay their respects and where the police presence is still strong. many here simply can't believe what has happened. >> we're actually really shocked about it. we actually spend our nights in the streets here, so when we found out that it actually happened like only one hour after we were here, it was really personal for us. >> i'm very sad. very sad. i hope that it won't influence daily life here. >> there will be a ceremony of remembrance on monday to mark what's happened to try to help people move on, if and however they can. >> many in the country felt that this was inevitable. >> that's absolutely right jane because it's almost 10 years since the publication of those cartoons of the prophet muhammad in the danish newspaper, which set off major international tensions, led to the deaths of 200 people, a
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boycott of denmark and caused the caricaturist to receive death threats. people here have been wondering when will it come, fully expecting something of this to occur at one point or another and seeing similar he sent occurring in various european cities over the years andens the latest being the events in paris president charlie hebdo newspaper, as we were saying earlier. >> thanks for that. >> anti coup leaders in yemen rejected the houthi takeover of the country meeting in aden release ago joint statement saying they'll form a joint leadership community. the base will move from sanna to aden until houthi fighters withdraw from the capitol.
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they ask for chapter seven to enforce security council decisions. let's go live in aden. is this taken seriously there? >> the houthis themselves haven't come out with any reaction so far jane, but at least those involved in the meeting have tried to build this up and hype it up as a significant step. at least on that paper, it is, in that it is the first time that these different political figures, particularly among them are governors and local government figures in several cities that are not under control of houthis have come together and agreed such a plan, obviously for it to be taken seriously does need to have some sort of teeth to it. considering they don't have the same fire power or weaponry as the houthis possibly what they
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need to give them that is some sort of recognition from the international community and through the united nations. we understand that actually that the u.n., the current motion that they're already discussing has been watered down quite a bit right now and possibly the idea any reference to chapter seven how to is being taken out. that's after the gulf corporation council urged the u.n. to adopt it. that could be something that's going to dampen the mood among these really hoping that, inc. was going to be a game-changer. >> obviously they want this to happen quickly because of security concerns there. >> of course, those security concerns are only getting greater. obviously, we reported over the past few days how many different string of for the purpose embassies closed down their operations in sanna because of that. meanwhile, there have been several attacks as well as fighting taking place in different cities overseas.
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protests also continue to take place in what's making or compounding the issue is that there is more than one side to this political standoff. it's not only the houthis people who around interested in the power struggle, say they aren't interested in anything coming from sanna because they are separatists and were against this meeting taking place. they are interested in forel independent state. that makes it con have a looted with more potential violence. >> a bomb blast in northeast nigeria, witnesses say a female detonated the device at a bus station. the initial target was a military convoy. the armed group boko haram has been active in the area. >> ceasefire between government forces and pro-russian separatists appear to be holding
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in eastern ukraine but several explosions have been recorded. ukraine's foreign minister said despite a few violations, the situation has improved since the ceasefire came into effect. we have more from donetsk. >> the organization for security and economic cooperation in europe who are monitoring this ceasefire say it has been a much quieter day across the region. there is still fighting around the hotly disputed town of debaltseve, as well as some fighting around luhansk but certainly our experience in the travels we've made around the region it has been a much quieter day, a lot more confidence on people in the streets, people trying to conduct their every day lives. we went down to the separatist-controlled down quite close to debaltseve and we did hear both incoming and outgoing
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shelling. we spoke to a separatist commander who said that the ukrainian army had opened up first, he said after the ceasefire began the ukrainian army are dispute that go claim. the o.s.c. will also, though not allowed into debaltseve by the rebels and this has huge potential ramifications for a heavy weapons withdrawal that is supposed to start in the next day or so and supposed to be complete within 14 days, so there are problems. there is ongoing fighting in some areas by and large, and it is much calmer situation across this region. >> much more to come on the program. we'll look at how a retail phenomenon is raising tension between hong kong and mainland china. >> it's amazing what you can tell from a paw print. tracking the elusive siberian tiger in russia.
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>> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> you're watching al jazeera a reminder of the top stories. police in denmark ever raided an internet calfify in an ongoing counter terrorism plagues. a gunman carried out two shootings in copenhagen, killing two and wounding five police officers. >> anti coup leader in yemen i should a joint statement rejecting the houthi take over of the country moving their political base to aden to form a joint leadership committee. >> the ceasefire between ukraine
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forces and pro-russian separatists appear to be holding. several explosions have been reported in the contested down of debaltseve. >> japan has reportedly offered $50 million in aid to fight armed groups in africa after two japanese pilots were murdered by isil. japan said the money will go into international organizations to countries including those bordering syria and iraq. >> in iraq, shia militias have made gains against ice sill in the south and northwest of the country. some are accused of killing sunnis. al jazeera was given exclusive access to one of the gaps as it prepares for an assault on the isil stronghold of tikrit. imran khan reports. >> tikrit city and the
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surrounding areas is mainly under the control of islamic state of iraq and the levant. this is the front line, marked by a tributary of the euphrates river. it's the base of a shia militia. its mission is to keep the area clear of isil fighters and prepare for an assault on tikrit. she that militias are backed by ran and made up of civilians. some are accused of revenge attacks against sunnis in the areas they have taken from isil, an allegation this commander denies. >> i'm a civil engineer, and i've answered the holy call from the grand ayatollah. i am a witness to everything that has taken place here and i can tell you that hasn't happened. >> for now this shia militia wait and wonder what resistance they'll face when attacked. tikrit has long been a
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stronghold of rebels, although isil say they control the town itself in actual fact, it's a group of sadaam loyalists in control. he was born that in town. they don't necessarily share the same goals as isil in establishing the islamic caliphate but want regime change here in iraq and should note rule. >> when isil and the sunni rebels wee sieged this area in mid june, amerli became the focal point. it took plea months to break the siege, and evidence of how tough a fight it was is everywhere. >> the siege lasted around 90 days. isil made two too fast. the last was the fiercest. they tried to attack a holy line in the town. it was tough battle. isil are well equipped, but we fought back. with the help of god we fought until our last bullet and we succeeded, thanks to god. >> these fighters mount regular
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fighting exercises into the territory. they say they don't need international help. >> despite that, isil still control huge swaths of iraqi territory and are proving difficult to push back. >> in syria, 50 rebel fighters have been killed near the buffer zone. the men were from hezbollah iran's revolutionary guard and pro syria militia. 43 soldiers proper the syrian army were also killed. >> 10 syrian soldiers were executed after accused of collaborating with rebels. >> as many as 20,000 mainland chinese cross into hong kong every day to buy good to say take back to china. many are said to be smuggling large amounts in what is called parallel trading. it is leading to angry protests. >> every day they come by bus
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or train from mainland china over the border to this district in northern hong kong. they arrive with sued cases and bags. baby formula used to be the main purchase. that's days, shoppers buy anything from snack to say medicine. >> i come here to get food. for example chocolate and milk powder. >> the goods sold are often better quality. the shoppers avoid import taxes when they return to china. >> because it's cheaper and there's more variety. >> business may be booming but not everyone is happy with the rising in flux of day trippers. many are personal shoppers, but some are buying and smuggling goods back to china to sell at a higher price. >> they claim they are tourists, but nearly ate% to 90% of them are not a real tourist. >> data indicates as many as
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twenties thousand mainlanders arrive here some days. locals say it is putting pressure on public transport and pushing up retail rent. this shop has been here 12 years, but the owner can't afford to stay and moving elsewhere. >> these shops used to sell every day stuff but now have all changed to pharmacies. there are more pharmacies than convenience stores. >> last weekend, the issue came to a head with angry protestors targeting mainland shoppers. police used pepper spray to clear the crowd. there are more rallies planned in coming weeks. >> hong kong government, they have done nothing to stop the issue, to relieve the pressure. it seems it's unlikely to do anything. >> the issue of parallel trading is not new. it's been happening here for around a decade, but the number of shoppers arrivele from china is growing and feeding anti
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mainland sentiment held by some groups here in hong kong. >> the hong kong government has put in place some limits, but says the increasing number of day trippers is good for the economy. for some locals grabbling to deal with the changing landscape, it threatens to deepen the china-long congress divide. >> prosecutor tests show support for the new greek government. this is outside parliament, a live picture. people are backing the government's rejection of e.u. demands for continued economic reform. greece's leftist leadership sought to cancel key terms of the $70 billion bailout program. >> former egyptian president mohamed morsi appeared in court charged with leaking state secrets to qatar. he's accused along with nine others of exchanging information for money.
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morsi said he didn't recognize the authority of the court. >> more than 30 people suspected of having linking with boko haram have been arrested in southern niger. the group attacked and burned a village in neighboring chad. seven people were killed. meanwhile, the u.n. is asking for access to help thousands displaced by boko haram violence. >> with the violence that's spilling over to cameroon add chad we call for arrogantly needed assistance for many refugees locals, for aid workers, too. the situation is now becoming increasingly terrifying. >> it is the stuff of science fiction, part human part machine, a new type of surgery allowing people to receive robotic limb replacements. we have a report from sydney. >> in 1998, jed lost his leg
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when pipes collapse on a building site. after 17 years struggling with a prosthetic limb which rubs his skin sore, he traveled to australia for pioneering surgery to get one of the world's first integrated mechanical legs. >> just putting the leg on traditionally would take 10-15 minutes to put on properly where as this is clip it on, off you go. >> part of his new robotic leg has been surgically implanted in his body, working with residual muscles and nerve to give him feeling. >> if i tap, he can feel it. they regain ability to feel the ground. >> the surgery involves drilling into the bone above where a limb has been removed and inserting a titanium rod. the surgeon grew up in war-torn iraq and saw how people struggled with artificial limbs. it was hollywood that inspired him. >> in 1984, i watched the terminator movie and was
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fascinated how a human being can be part machine, part human. i always had that dream and now this dream's becoming true. >> when surgeons were ordered to remove soldier's ears as punishment for desertion under sadaam hussein, he fled. he is now a surgeon. last june, this woman fell and broke her leg so badly that after complications, it had to be removed. she is getting the implant for her to clip on a new leg. >> this sort of surgery is very new. fewer than 10 surgeons in the world have carried it out and fewer than 400 patients have received the implant.
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>> six weeks after surgery, she is getting used to her new leg. with crutches, for now, she's walking again. >> i haven't used a wheelchair since i came out of hospital. after i have my shower, i put the leg on and that's part of getting dressed. >> most of her surgery was covered by health insurance. depending on its complexity, surgery and limbs can cost between $100,000 and $500,000. prices will fall as the robo limbs become more common. >> sri lanka's new president is in india on his first official overseas trip. he is facing growing national pressure to speed up post civil war conciliation efforts at home. he is expected to bring up the issue of refugees living in india after fleeing the 25 year civil war. >> two al jazeera journalists are out on bail after 411 days in jail in egypt.
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their fight for justice isn't over yet, baher mohammed and mohamed fahmy are still charged. their previous conviction was thrown out and a retile set february 23. al jazeera is calling on the court to dismiss the case and release them unconditionally. >> one of the rarest predators in the world the siberian tiger was close to extinction, but numbers are on the rise, thanks to conservation efforts in russia. right now it's census time. 2,000 trackers are counting the population. nick clark traveled to russia's far east and joins a team. >> in the russian for east, close to the border with north korea flanked by china is the port city, once the soviet naval base closed to the outside world. always here, the tiger has been revered. there are monuments to this beast dotted around the city.
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four hours out of town, biologists and tiger expert briefs his team, as part of a mass mobilation of trackers surveying and area of tiger habitat three times the size of the netherlands. the trackers fan out. they have to be alert. every now and then, humans attacked and killed. they know tigers are nearby, the snow apparently is an open book that you can read, if you know how. >> the tiger's able and gender can be identified from paw prints. the trackers also determine the number of tiger cubs there are. >> this is the male we met earlier over there. he passed through around three days ago. >> given the dire state of tiger populations in southeast asia, the story of the tiger is actually a pretty good one. from a post world war ii count of 40 tigers, the population has increased more than tenfold to
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500. >> this is nature in the raw where wild animals thrive and everything everyone is aware what's top of the food chain. the resident ranger, himself once mauled by a bear, tells two nights ago he was woken by his dogs barking and saw a tiger stalking their cage. >> i shot a tonic on her and she jumped through the snow to the foot path and calmly walked away. >> suddenly, there's an urgent callout and we race into the forest. we find the warden shaken. he surprised a tiger that just made a kill. he said he heard the tiger crash through the undergrowth and fired his gun into the air. sure enough, there's evidence all around. the paw prints and the tiger's prey a wild boar. he has seen many kills like this and quickly reduces what's
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happened. >> she ate around 15% of it, then went up the hill to rest and that's when sasha spooked him. >> later that night nearby, remote cameras give us a rare glimpse of what is probably the tiger itself. it is apparently the same animal seen in recent days and almost certainly responsible for the kill. then more footage of the tiger in daylight, a powerful and wild presence demonstrating why so much effort is spent trying to save it. certainly the team here can reflect that the tyler in this part of the forest is thriving. nick clark, al jazeera, russia. >> conservation workers and volunteers have managed to save 60 whales at a mass stranding in new england. they beached themselves in the south island. it is believed to be the largest
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in recent years. experts say the area is a trap because of its shallow waters. >> if you want to read up more about the stories you've seen on these bulletins log on to our website, aljazeera.com. hi, i am lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. some say it is a violation of their constitutional rights. we will check out the online movement. >> correct me if i'm wrong did i stumble into mexico, or is this still the united states. >> plus, futurist predict that by 2020, we'll have our own digital twin. who may make our daily lives even easier, performing tasks and even consoling our loved ones after we are gone.
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