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nge. >> translator: this operation is starting to resume in tunisia and targeting the economy. with respect to the outcome, the initial outcome of the operation operations as stated two terrorists stormed the fence of bardo museum. the same fence shared by the parliament. the two terrorists were dressed in military uniform. once the tourists started
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to -- disembark, the buses carrying them, they were fired at randomly by the two terrorists. the tourists started to take shelter across the museum building, and they were hunted and chased down by the terrorists. nineteen were killed including seventeen tourists of italy, germany, and spain. two tunisians were killed including a policeman and special task force personnel. the two terrorists were also killed in the operation. the initial report also indicate two -- twenty-two tourists and
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two tunisian men were injured in the process. we see this operation to indicate to the tunisian people that this cowardly act is hurting the tunisian economy. all tunisians should stand united. it is a cowardly act targeting our economy, a vital sector the business and economic sector and this grave hours, our country is living. that's why we're all required to join hands in our fight against terrorism. it is a long battle to fight, and will require all of the political parties -- political
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affiliations civil society, and tunisians of all walks of life to join hands to encounter this epidemic that undermines the stability and security of our homeland. we are all prepared and it is our duty as the government to continue to defend our homeland and i also seize the opportunity to extend all of our appreciation to the national guards and the armed forces in the operation and we pray to god all mighty to accept in his mercy the security personnel who has fallen in the operation. as i said it is a long battle. we must fight against terrorism. this requires all of us to stand united, join hands, defending our homeland.
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it is a huge responsibility that requires dove tailing efforts by all of the political parties, all of the state institutions civil society and men of all walks of life. i repeat it is a long battle that requires all of the tunisians to stand united. our country is under threat. it is a very critical moment of our history. it is also a defining moment for our future. we are beingen vied by many for the outstanding outcomes in terms of the political transition and our success in our march towards democracy. many are taking opportunities to undermine our homeland. we will act relentlessly without
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mercy against all causes undermining the stability and security of tunisia. again, we demand all citizens to cooperate with the police security and army personnel. it is not the duty or the responsibility of the government and state institutions themselves. it requires the efforts of all of the tunisians. if we stand united we will achieve outstanding results. we will together be able to reign in on terrorism and terrorists. i remind you of my statement more than 400 terrorists operators have been arrested. many weaponry depots have been discover discovered. our security operations are
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bearing through it until we have reached this heinous cowardly crime. tunisian citizens together with the state apparatuses will continue joining hands among all hopes that we will continue to stand united against this epidemic. also i would like to extend his excellencesy, the president who paid a visit to the crisis management cell until the operation came to an end. the president has been with us providing support at all levels to conclude. i repeat and reiterate my thanks and appreciation to this huge successful operation by the security and the army personnel, and i also extend all
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appreciation to the tunisian citizens who helped find out the terrorist hideout. i reiterate it is a collective shared responsibility. tunisian citizens have a huge role to play and i pray to god all mighty this will be the last dark operation our country will live. we will continue to provide all of the resources and support to the police security and army. thank you very much. >> the tunisian prime minister speaking there after the attack at the bardo museum earlier. he gave us an update on the death toll of course which is quite high. higher than what was initially reported. nineteen people killed including
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seventeen tourists, twenty-two tourists injured and two tunisians. >> translator: what about the identity of the terrorists? swift measures have been taken, and recently special reinforcements have been deployed with the security and army personnel. however, the resources are limited. we will continue to find out solutions in terms of providing finance, and it is the duty of the government. we will take precautions for the upcoming tourist season. we have a closed session discussing the future -- the upcoming tourist season and it is the responsibility of the
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government. we have taken all of the measures necessary to providing security not only in the capitol but also in all of the tourist attractions. and you will touch this immediately. as we speak we have not established the identity of the two terrorists. with respect to the two terrorists they were approximately five. two were engaged in the operation who were killed and as we speak reports are not final. they -- these two terrorists could have been assisted by other two or three operatives. our operations are still underway, and we are continuing to comb the area to find out the remaining operatives if any.
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>> okay. the tunisian prime minister speaking there again, after the attack on the bardo museum earlier this wednesday. nineteen people killed in that attack including seventeen tourists. twenty-two tourists injured, and two tunisians. he said the identity of the gunmen is still unknown, but they might have been assisted by two or three operatives and an operation to apprehend those operatives is still underway. he called on tunisians to stand united and said security would be tightened across tunisia at tourist spots as well as other areas of the city. he describes the operation against the gunmen as successful, but again, nineteen people killed, seven of them
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tourists. our correspondent who has covered tunisia extensively is here with us in the studio and so is the middle east up to. we were talking about eight people killed just an hour ago. and now we learn that is nineteen. quite significant. >> i think we always expected possibly the death toll to be higher, because there were hundreds of visitors at the museum at the time. and the gunmen seemed to be very random in their attacks. spraying bullets, and hunting down some of the tourists. some were trying to hide and they had difficulty getting those people out. i imagine some of them would have been wounded at the time.
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but he talked about unity in this moment. unity between all of the armed forces but also political unity and unity amongst civil society -- >> because there is going to be blame after this attack. this is why he wanted to talk about unity, because a lot of fingers will be pointed at the government. >> i think there will be fingers pointed at the government down the line but at the moment tunisia is in shock. i don't like to use that word that often in my reporting, but tunisians are in shock right now. i have spoken to some friends and colleagues and some people are extremely emotional, tearful. this is a unique experience for them. they never expected it to happen in tunisia. they have seen the chaos and violence in syria, libya, iraq and even egypt, and they did not expect it to happen on their
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doorstep. >> what will this do to the national psyche? >> i think for now tunisians will be united behind their security forces. behind their politicians. remember he has only been prime minister for seven or eight weeks. he is very very new. and he comes from a security background. he was the head of police at one point. he talks like a policeman, if you know like i mean and less like a politician. >> right. >> so he does seem to be very much on top of this situation, but if you speak to people who are close to those who want political islam in tunisia, or those who have been affected by torture and arrest interested in the past under the anti-terrorism law of 2003 they will be worried about a security backlash now that will involve
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innocent people. >> right. >> martin your reaction. we have been here for a number of hours now, but it is quite shocking as she said to see such a big death toll. nineteen people killed, seventeen of them foreigners who were visiting tunisia. >> it is and there could be more. the number has pretty much doubled just in the last 15 or 20 minutes. there could be more. another explanation for this increased number there could have been hostages killed during the rescue attempt. even with the very best hostage rescue units why the world, hostages are killed in those rescue attempts. >> okay. let's now bring our viewers up to date with what has been happening in the last few hours in tunis. here is kim vinnell's report.
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>> reporter: tunisian security forces yell for reinforcement as they surround the capitol's national museum. they are responding to a number of gunmen who had opened fire inside the tourist destination. a short time later it becomes clear just what is at stake. from the book of the building, police give cover as hostages run for their lives. a steady stream escaping the museum into the next door parliament grounds. from inside a parliament building one witness describes the scene. >> translator: inside parliament we are surrounded by many security guards journalists and members of parliament are on high alert as security forces have revealed two armed people carrying ak's have fired at a group of tourists inside the museum.
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>> reporter: officials say several are death most of them foreigners. >> translator: we have six injured, four have been taken to the hospital and two were rescued. >> reporter: crowds flocking to the hospital as the injured are brought in for treatment. it's the first attack on a tourist site in tunisia in years, but many have their doubts about the stability of this young democracy. >> we -- we had a lot of threats that exteemist groups were planning to attack tourist facilities. we all know that since 2011 security was not at its climate in tunisia. so it was expected every month. but because it didn't happen people [ inaudible ] the fact that the situation was more or less under control. and frankly no one expected something so -- i will say so
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big. because this is the most important terrorist attack that happened in tunisia's modern history. >> reporter: a major setback for a country once hailed as the example of progress in the wake of the arab spring. so nineteen people killed, seven of them foreigners after the attack on tunisia's bardo museum in tunis. let's now speak to a former sas officer and hostage negotiator. thanks for your patience. i know you have been waiting for sometime now. first of all we heard the prime minister describe this as a successful operation, and yet we have nineteen people killed today in tunis. would you also describe this operation as successful? >> i can understand his perspective when he says it is successful, in the sense that it has been over quickly, and the
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two people involved have been killed -- the two gunmen have been killed. the numbers killed could have been higher and it would appear that their main objective was to kill as many people as possible. perhaps to attack the tunisian economy. the tourist industry. but that's just speculation at the moment. >> but as you said yourself this went down pretty quickly. when we talk about the hostage siege in sydney that went on for hours, almost a day, if not more. the fact that this went on so quickly -- that it played out and ended so quickly, i mean couldn't have more lives been saved through negotiations perhapses? shouldn't they have taken their time, i wonder, in negotiating with the gunmen? >> yeah look at the figures that we have received. it looks like they were on a killing spree. and that gave the authorities no
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option whatsoever but to try to engage the terrorists as quickly as possible and bring the situation to a close to reduce the number of casualties and not allow them to increase. based on what happened in paris as well. it's becoming clear to the governments of the world that certain factions are now determined to kill people no matter what the negotiations are, and there may be a new policy in place where we need to get in quickly, kill these people as quickly as possible in order to reduce the numbers that die. >> in this particular situation, do you think they would have been negotiating already with the gunmen? or did that -- that didn't happen at all? >> no, it appears that they didn't have an opportunity to negotiate at all. there was a fire fight going on. fortunately there were security forces in the area who were armed and were prepared to
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engage quickly and close the situation down. had there been no security forces available, the numbers of dead could have been seriously higher. >> martin stay with us robin, i do want to get you back on in a few minutes. but martin reardon. interestingly we heard the prime minister say the two gunmen have been killed but there might be more operatives. they have killed the two men who could have pointed them to these operatives -- isn't that a bit -- you wonder if they could have spared their lives and found out more about who these other people were that they were involved with. >> until we know exactly what happens as the rescue went down it's hard to answer that. these two gunmen could have been shooting at the police in which case they are returning fire to
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defend themselves. they may have been determined not to be taken alive. and that's pretty obvious when you are doing the assaulting. >> robin, what do you think? do you think the tunisian authorities had no choice but perhaps to kill these two gunmen? >> yeah when you are engaged in a situation where people are getting shot at and killed the most effective way of dealing with a gunman is to kill him. if he is dead he can no longer kill you or any other hostages. >> but, yet, there may be two or at least three other operatives out in the wild still. and maybe a big risk for tunisians, though. >> sure but that risk was there in the first place. this situation doesn't change that risk. and that's part of the intelligence that is continuing to go on against people with different ideologies and
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different motivations. it is not a case when you are on the ground as ta member of the security forces, and bullets are flying around the room you need to make a decision quickly, and your decision is based on your life and the lives you are trying to protect. and anything outside of that is irrelevant. >> there were threats in the past that something like this might happen in tunis itself? >> as far as i know there were no direct threats on tourist sites or civilian sites or hotels from any armed groups that are known to be operating in tunisia. but we hear from a very well-known political analyst, that he noticed on isil
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locations. so more buzz and chat on social media about potential targets. it was very interesting what he said. he said that in the last -- recently they have already rounded up -- they rounded up 400 suspected terrorists, that what he called them. again, this backlash that i'm talking about is extremely worrying for tunisians. tunisia before this election the presidential and parliament they did seem to be very polarized. >> uh-huh. do you think we'll see the country more united now? we heard from the spokeswoman earlier who told us that now is the time for unity. but you wonder how long will that last? >> exactly. it will be united probably for a
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while. >> uh-huh. >> but the biggest concern right now is will there be further attacks? where are these men? are there other cells out there preparing attacks, or was this just one group? they will want to see the security forces getting a grip on the situation very quickly, but also answering questions about the death toll. because nineteen people possibly more -- >> including seventeen foreigners. that's quite a high death toll. >> yes, and i understand the president is on his way to one of the main hospitals there to check on the rounded. so i think what he says this evening to the tunisian public will be very important. >> yeah. let me ask robin one last question. robin we heard the prime minister say that the two gunmen who were killed during the operation were dressed in military uniforms. what does that suggest to you? i mean how do you think -- i mean what does that mean to you?
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have we encountered situations like that? >> we can't read very much into the way they were dressed. if they were wearing significant nia, or came from a particular group we might have something to speculate on. but it could have been a police uniform or anything. maybe these people saw themselves as soldiers but outside of that it's impossible to say how it can be perceived. >> okay. robin thank you so much for joining us there live from london. let me bring in martin raredon here in doha once again. martin just to wrap things -- i mean, we have unite a bit of information on the death toll but not on the identity of the gunmen and what group they might
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be linked to. how do you think tunisia is going to deal with this now? how do you think the situation is going to develop? >> the most important thing right now is identify who those shooters are. once they do that they can start -- if they have phones with them they can start looking at the numbers, find out recent contacts and who else was involved. if they are saying there could have been two or three accomplices early on maybe those witnesses saw them leave with a car or something like that. so start to put this picture together identify who they are, who they came from. interestingly, it has been mentioned earlier, 3,000 or so tunisians in iraq and syria with isil. but what hasn't come out as much as many as 500 of them
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have returned to tunisia. and where are they right now? >> exactly. and a backlash is possible against even the party that was in power before this new government came in place. >> i mean certainly after the elections -- after they lost the elections, i did speak to some senior members of the party, and they were concerned that the mood might change in tunisia. we have to remember, of course what happened in egypt. >> right. >> and tunisians followed that very, very closely. and it was at that point that they stepped down from the government and transferred its power to a transitional government. because it was very aware of what was happening in the muslim brotherhood in egypt. it's early to talk about a backlash now. i think tunisians will be united behind security forces and their government but it is something we have to be aware of
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down the line. >> okay. thank you both of you for being here as we continue to watch the situation where nineteen people have been killed seventeen foreigners and at least 22 others injured after the attack on the museum in tunis. now we want to turn our attention to other world news now. it looks like benjamin netenyahu will remain prime minister of israel. . the next step will be for the president of israel to invite netenyahu to form a coalition. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: for opposition leader isaac herzog the election wasn't supposed to end this way. >> translator: a few moments ago i spoke with prime minister benjamin netenyahu, and
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congratulated him and wished him luck. but the challenges are the same challenges the problems are the same problems. >> reporter: earlier polls put him in a dead lock with the prime minister's party. but likud won around 12 seats in parliament. >> i'm very happy that people decided right, and i hope netenyahu will create a good government and continue to do what they did in the past years. >> reporter: but not everyone is happy. >> translator: i am disappointed with the election results. i was hoping it would be different. and it looks like we're going to continue for years of more racism with a wider gap between rich and poor. >> reporter: it doesn't mean the road ahead be will easy for him.
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he lead an increasingly bitter campaign, in which he rejected outright a palestinian state and a racist warning of a high turnout of israeli palestinian voters. and netenyahu will have to find a way to heal his relationship with the united states. >> we heard from the prime minister not long ago. what is his mood like today, and how hard is it going to be for him to form this new government? >> i don't think anybody would have predicted that the likud party would have done so well in this election. in the final days there was an awful lot of talk that he may
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not become the prime minister. but he defied all expectation and scored what we believe to be around 30 seats in israel's parliament. of course that's far short from the 61 he needs for a majority. still he has a number of coalition partners that he can turn to try to build this government. many of these partners come from far right parties, but the one man everybody is looking at is the man who used to be part of the likud party. he broke away to form his own party. and that party, although eye dee lolgly very similar to likud, it campaigned quite heavily on the issue of the economy. that's a very hot button issue here in israel. many israelis saying that the cost of living is too high that housing is too expensive. and that is something he campaigned heavily on and
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managed to do quite well on. so if he does choose to join a government with mr. netenyahu, mr. netenyahu is all but certain to have an historic fourth term in power. >> okay. thank you very much. claims of human rights abuses in crimea. we talk to a man who says his son disappeared off it was annexed by russia. plus, in sport roger federer out for revenge against the man who knocked him out of he australian open. details in about 20 minutes. ♪
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gunmen stormed the bardo museum. the situation is now over and the gunmen have been shot dead. the museum is just a few minutes from the parliament building. it used to be a palace, and one of tunisia's most famous tourist spots. the prime minister says the war against terrorism is a long war and will require a united front. >> translator: our country is under threat. it is a very critical moment in our history, and a defining moment for our future. we're we're being envyied by many. we will act relentlessly without mercy against all of those undermining the security and stability of tunisia. again, we demand all citizens to cooperate with the police, security and army personnel. it is not the duty of the state institutions alone.
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it requires the effort of all tunisians. we will together be able to reign in on terrorism and terrorists. >> iraqi government forces volunteer fighters and militias are being accused of deliberately destroying homes and property. the iraqi government blames the destruction on isil fighters but human rights watch says it has evidence to prove the pro-iraqi forces were to blame. >> reporter: another damning report. human rights watch says shia militias volunteers and iraqi security forces were engaged in the deliberate destruction of shia areas. >> after the town was liberated the problems really began, because the militias went out and campaigned to clear the area
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of of isis. and that has morphed into a campaign of revenge attacks where they have targeted sunni villages in the area. they have gone through each of the villages and looted them. >> reporter: around 20,000 shia militias are mighting alongside the iraqi army against isil. it's controversial in a conflict that is sectarian. this is an aerial map outside of baghdad. the red dots show where there were arson tacks, and the yellow ones were evidence of demolition. people say they fear isil but then fear attacks from the militias. the iraq's government response.
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>> it's very unfortunate report. it has so many inaccuracies lacks some facts and figures, and there, i believe it's exaggerated, one-sided. i don't deny there are some -- some irregularities. the government [ inaudible ] and even the council of representatives, the parliament are looking very carefully. we will follow this up very very carefully and meticulously. >> reporter: there have been similar reports before. one former u.s. official and advisor to previous american ambassadors in iraq recently accused the obama administration of ignoring and giving cover to these abuses to fight isil. but even if isil were to be pushed out of iraq the country is divided along sectarian lines with both sides committing
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crimes. finding a way to put decades old tensions behind them and reunifying iraq will be the challenge. thousands have been hurt and hundreds arrested as police and protesters clash in germany. dominic kane reports. [ shouting ] >> reporter: violent scenes in the center of frankfurt. police step in to prevent protesters taking over the streets. the movement called on thousands of people to descend of europe's financial capitol. aiming to make their point on what they see as the negative impact of austerity. >> translator: it is simply very
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important that lots of people from lots of different countries come together and fight against these politics. >> reporter: in some areas, clearly that fight had taken on a physical form. police held hundreds of people in different parts of the city to prevent them committing crimes. scenes like these demonstrate the sort of angry that some feel against the authorities and the role of the central european bank. and that is what has brought them to frankfort. inside the building the president of the ecb did acknowledge the protesters point of view but said e.u. fiscal policy was not the cause of the problems. >> it has always been understood that countries have to be able to stand on their own two feet. in that each is responsible for its own policies.
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the fact that some had to go through a difficult period of adjustment was first and foremost a consequence of their past decisions. >> reporter: but that sentiment does nothing to calm these protesters in their slogans and chants they say e.u. austerity is killing jobs and destroying people's livelihoods. a state of emergency has been declared in the northern brazilian state after heavy flooding. the civil defense department say 20,000 people have been affected. the water supply in the area has been shutdown leaving locals without drinking water. 26 tons of emergency supplies have been distributed to the city. military aircraft from australia, and new zealand, and france have landed on some of the islands worst affected by
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vanuatu's cyclone. food, water, and shelter are all needed urgently. andrew thomas has the latest. >> the first aircraft arrived on the island four days after the storm. on board not food or water, but people. >> i could bring a range of capabilities from our unit. but if it is not needed on the ground it is a waste of time. >> reporter: the team of engineered spanned out to check roads and the state of public buildings like hospitals and schools. people with homes destroyed aren't expecting any help. down a track into the storm-shredded forest we came across thom already rebuilding. his father's home was destroyed on saturday. on sunday he started building him a new one. >> we can't wait. after we build this one we'll
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be moving on to another place. that's how we think we will survive. >> reporter: the ferocity of the storm is clear from the flattened houses and from the metal roofs of others high in an another otherwise stripped bare stree. one travel guidebook describes this resort as its topic. bungalows in lush gardens. a honey moon suite that is so romantic. before the storm it was. >> we employ many staff. and we are very worried that they might not have a job because of the damage that this monster have done to us. >> reporter: by late afternoon, tanna's runway was getting busy.
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over the course of wednesday more military aircraft have been arriving here. this was the fourth flight to arrive. it's french. the help is welcome. ships are on their way too. after shelter clean water and food are priorities. in indonesia rescue teams are calling off a search for victims of the airasia plane crash in the joba see. stormy weather has been blamed for the accident. all 162 people on board were killed. now it's been one year since russia annexed the ukrainian territory of crimea. it was widely supported by many of crimea's residents, but the ethnic ta ta community were against the seizure. >> reporter: wednesday is going
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to be a day of rejoicing across the crimea peninsula. the main hubs of the celebrations are going to be here but also in the black sea port. it is being called the crimea spring. that this is our choice and our victory. numerous polls suggest that some 80 to 85% of crimeans think that this was a good decision, and it is being considered as a homecoming, that crimea has returned to mother russia but of course not everyone believes that and if you speak to some people in the minority groups here, like the crimea tartars, and ukrainian activists too, they say things over the last year have gotten very tough for them indeed. this man hasn't slept in his bed since last september. his bag lays where he left it on the day men in black uniforms ak
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abducted the 18-year-old and his count -- cousin. >> translator: during one of the intertear gagss after the abduction. investigating committee said they were considering one connected with me and my activity. i asked what he meant, and he answered you need to be careful your behavior. i asked does that mean my children are alive? he smiled and shrugged his shoulders. >> reporter: he was deputy chairman of the tartars informal parliament before it was effectively shut down by crimea's new administration. tartar media out lets have been raided or denied licenses. last march the body of a tartar man was found with signs of torture. the issue of crimea's tartars is sa deeply complex one.
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coming in large part for their deportation from central asia in 1944, and then their later return. it pulls in long-standing arguments over land rights and religious differences. but the tartars aren't the only people complaining about human rights violations at the moment. abductions are being used against those too critical of crimea's return to russia. >> translator: another group is the ukrainian activists who if any point in their lives expressed their opinion. it's surprising. these people consider themselves ukrainian, because it was the territory of ukraine. >> reporter: such accusations get short drift from crimea's new leaders, though. >> translator: unfortunately the so-called human rights defenders are bringing alarms where alarming cases are not
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warranted. they have certain targets. the main one is to discredit crimea joining russia and the russian federation in general. >> translator: i'm not convinced 100 percent, but i think he's alive. >> reporter: until he is proven right or wrong, all he can do is hope and continue his campaign. crimea is likely to be a geopolitical sore for many years to come because the west does not recognize where i am as russian territory, and of course the return of crimea to russia has formed the basis for much of western sanctions against russia and if you look at history -- if you are going to take history as any guide then the fortunes of other disputed areas around the world, well
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it's not particularly good. of course the russians have a counter to this. they say that crimea is now indistinguishable. it's the same as any other russia region. and russia is a strong country and can look after crimea now. up next on al jazeera -- >> i'm in the southern indian state. i'll be taking a look at why india's premiere bike brand has become a global success. and in sport, it's mission impossible for manchester city as they try to overturn a one-goal deficit. details next. stay with us. ♪
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took place. >> reporter: to attract more buyers royal infield re-engineered their bikes, making them easier to ride. as a result sales have increased four fold. they even outsold harley davidson globally. some enthusiasts will tell you it's unfair to compare royal 'em field and harley davidson there is no similarlity. this man considers himself part of an old guard, and says the company's new bikes compromise core values for profits. >> i have never been to an infield showroom and i have owned and worked on hundreds of engines. they were always maintained
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always kept alive for individuals who never worked for royal infield. >> reporter: this bike is the same model his grand father road more than 100 years ago. he is riding his 45-year-old bike from sydney to london. >> i think it's a huge testament to see the passion behind the infield. >> for infield the passion is keeping the challenge and the numbers going in the same direction, and as the indian government tries to build any sector, many say it's a timely reminder of the uniqueness of what india has to offer. time to catch up on sport. >> thank you very much.
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manchester city will try to overturn a one-goal deficit at barcelona as they bid to reach the champions league for the first time. >> reporter: one year and six days on manchester city are back and looking for a place in the quarter finals of the champions league but they have a huge uphill task. the comparison between the two sides is quite stark. barcelona have won 16 out of their last 17 games. manchester city have won just 3 of their last 11. that's a concern for their coach. sergio returning from injury and kompany not looking like the player he has been. and clichy misses out after
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getting a red card. it's the front three as ever up front of messi, and suarez and everybody here expects barcelona to go through quite comfortably. for manchester city it looks like mission improbable. j.p. helped south afteria thrash sri lanka in the cricket world cup. the game also marked the end of the odi careers of sri lanka batsmen. stay with the quarter final theme. roger federer is into the last
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eight in indian competition in california. he was dumped out of the australian open earlier this year. he is bidding for a fifth title. nadel is also into the last eight. that's it. more later. >> thank you very much indeed. just a recap of our main story on al jazeera. a manhunt somebody underway in tooenz for three people suspected of being involved in an attack in the capitol tunis. 22 people were killed when gunmen stormed the bardo museum in tunis. we'll have plenty more on that and the rest of the world's news
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hostages run for their lives as gunmen storm a museum in tunisia, killing 24 people according to state television. [ sirens blaring ] >> security forces have now killed two of the gunmen and we understand they are hunting for three other suspects. ♪ >> good to have you along, you are watching al jazeera live from london i'm david foster. a faceoff in frankfurt as the european central bank new headquarters o
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