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ruling of a pastor gunned down in charleston. >> well, some breaking news from greece. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras would call for an emergency cabinet meeting. and he warned athens had until the weekend to accept a reform deal or plunge towards default. for more on this let's speak to barnaby phillips in athens. tsipras is full of surprises. i would think that it would take time, but that's one thing that there isn't anything of. >> no, there isn't. it's 1:00 in the morning in athens just to put this in perspective. alexis tsipras is speaking live

on greek national television. he said we've tried forify monthsfor five months, and they were given an ultimatum that was against european values, and i quote, the purpose was to humiliate a nation. the only way to response to this is through the nation's will. what i'm expecting him to say very soon is that there will be an referendum. i'm imagining the terms the question of that referendum will be along the lines of this is what the creditors are offering you greek people. do you accept it or not? and certainly the tone of the address so far is that asex his

tsipras will be saying we do not not--we would skies the greek people not to accept this. all of the speculation on greek media in the last 15 minutes or so, in fact, i'm now seeing it coming up on a screen on greek television as a speak to you is that this referendum will take place in an awful houry. that's the fifth of july. that's next sunday. not the day after tomorrow. but eight days from now if you follow me. >> i'm guessing barnaby this will have to be an extension of the conditions around the bailout for that to happen. i'm wondering how on earth have we gotten here and some of the language we heard this evening. we heard german chancellor angela merkel saying they were being generous. how on earth have we gotten here.

>> i think the antipathy has worsened significantly since this government took power. between certain individuals in the greek government and key creditors. there is a complete breakdown and this is the result we're seeing tonight. there is theoretically an urgent group of european finance ministers meeting in brussels tomorrow saturday. what on earth are they meant to be talking about now? we understand that greece is not in a motion to repay money back to the imf on tuesday. it owes in the region of $2 billion u.s. we don't think that the money is there. what is going to happen to greek banks on monday morning? they've been surviving on a drip

seed of money from the european banks. will they keep the banks open? will there be capital controls? extraordinary questions and moments in greek and european shift going on right now. >> joining us by phone in athens. thank you. just to update you if you've joined us on al jazeera. greek president has now call a referendum on the country's bailout. there will have to be an extension on those bail out continues, and it will happen at the end of next week. rather extraordinary turn of events. now, to our other top story the attack in tunisia where at least 37 people were killed after gunmen open fired. it's one of three high profile and deadly attacks on three

separate continents in a small french town. one person was beheaded, and a national day of mourning has been declared in kuwait after 27 worshipers were killed in a suicide blast in kuwait city. first to tunisia and this report. >> on the sunny hot day this mediterranean resort was full when gunmen started shooting. the weapon was hidden inside of a beach umbrella. witnesses say he took his time. targeting people at point blank range first on the peach, and then around the swimming pool. some ran for their lives and then to the sea. many of the injured were taken to hospital still wearing their swimming costumes. the victims are from a number of european countries. the resort is one of tunisia's most popular packed with large

hotels. the minister of tourism has called this a catastrophe for their economy. the attacker was shot by police. there are reports he was a young tunisian student. in march two tunisians killed 22 people mainly foreign nerys. they were trained to fight in libya. tunisia's democracy has escaped the worst of the region's violence. it has held free and fair elections. religious and secular parties are in government together. but they are a minority of tunisians who want a sow called so-called islamic state here. >> we have a lot of tunisians who went to fight in syria and libya. they came back to tunis. a lot are angry against the

state and does not consider it a sectarian state. >> the call foss university and calm, but it is under pressure to react. tunisian government has stepped up before this attack. now it's talking about more police and soldiers on the ground. there are thousands of tourist spots around the country. al jazeera tuniz. >> thetunis.

>> mobile phone pictures capture the chaos at the mosque in kuwait city. reporters who had gathered for friday's prayers were the target. initial reports are that a man blew himself up as a congregation was leaving the mosque. the group which calls ms. the islamic state is claiming responsibility. dozens of people were killed in the blast and there are reports that at least five of the injured are in a critical condition in hospital. pictures and on state television shows the extent of the destruction. there was no regard for the sanctity of life let alone that this place of worship. attacks like these are rare in kuwait, which has enjoyed relative harmony between shia and sunni citizens. >> this it attack it

>> they would pay a visit to the bomb site soon after the explosion. security was beefed up nationwide and authorities feel that more attacks could take place. >> well, kuwaiti government spokesman said its hard right now to draw any links to today's attacks. >> looking at a lot of tweets and social met works, it was interesting to see the coalition being drawn between the three attacks that occurred today. the attack in kuwait targeting shia, and the attacks in tunisia

targeting tourists and the attacks targets christians. it's very clear to us that isil targets human life irrespecttive of creed color or segmentation. these are people, if you can call them people, have no regard for human life no matter what type of blood runs in one's vain. they have bolstered security forces with the latest technology. but as is apparent to us all it's very difficult to stop this type of ago. some pictures beep booking shown that the suicide coward walking into prayers today wearing the same robes that i'm wearing now. it would be difficult to stop

that type of investigate. --we will be investing metal detectors even that can beover come with the use of different e. types of different technology. we in kuwait are very hopeful and we expect quite a few unfortunately, and we are receiving a lot of support from the population with regards to information. there's now security forces to start questioning certain elements hopefully to ultimately be able to capture those people that are of attack.

>> in france a man has been if beheaded in a terror attack. the suspect is being questioned by police. ball brennan has more. >> the question of why he did what he did are still unclear but it still horrifies france. he drove through the gates of a gas and chemical supplier. aside him was his boss, alive or dead investigators are still not sure. but once inside the depo. >> at 9:26 there was an explosion and then cctv showing a van accelerating towards an open warehouse. then another van in a different

warehouse. hewarehouse. >> he was trying to open more gas bottles. the deliberate decapitation for his week meant that calm. >> the need to never give in to fear under any circumstances and not create divisions or suspicions. that would be intoll were. >> they admitted that they were into the best intelligence information.

>> questions are now being asked. >> what is going to happen is putting the effectiveness of the french intelligence services very much under a spot late again. we know that he was on a watch list from 2006 but taken off the watch list in 2008. yet, new reports in the last couple of hours say that he was the subject of intelligence memo memos in 2013 and 2014 because it appeared he was becoming radicalized again. the big question for the intelligence services to answer is why wasn't their response stepped up and this prevent this. >> they released a statement. >> the evidence so far points to

it buying a solo effort. but what is also apparent, a really major chemical explosion was narrowly averted. paul brennan al jazeera. >> still to come we'll have an update on that breaking news from greece where the country's prime minister announced a referendum. plus, they didn't think it would happen in their lifetime. the gay double that is husband and husband after an historic supreme court ruling.

>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. an attack. ed in tunisia firing at tourists on the beach between two hotels. 25 people were killed by suicide bombs at at a shia mosque in kuwait city. and a reminder of breaking news from greece. now tsipras said that the government was obligeed to respond on behalf of the people. let's bring in greek journalist isaac welcome to the program. this is certainly an unexpected move.

>> you can say it was completely unexpected because i think it was on the table especially people who are covering the news in greece. the referendum plus the elections so it was wasn't really a surprise. the prime minister deciding to pass the measures to the greek people. >> isaac, do you think that in general greek people will be happy with the decision? we saw people protesting against the conditions. do you think that they're getting a championship their'

likely to answer the we. >> itquestion. >> i don't have an answer to that. let's say that the question is going to be yes or no to the proposals of the creditors. the prime ministers would vote no and i think he'll try to persuade the greek people to vote also know. it's another difficult question and i don't have an answer. but as of right now it seems to be the only solution. the greek government was elected elected, so cannot do anything. either we go for elections. >> but isaac if the referendum happens, and he votes no, and everybody votes no too in a

sense during ten-day as time we'll end up in a situation where we are now. that's a stalemate so what happens then? >> oh, that's another good question. i don't know if anybody knows what will happen after that. if the people vote know, how will the european union respond. >> if they're to the point they think, well, maybe the best care jaar is that we skip it, but maybe that is the right application. >> let me tell you i love these

statements. it's extremely difficult for the majority again of the greek people to accept such a strong and unfair measurements that they want to implement to greek society. so it's very hard for everyone to say that what they're going side on the day of the elections either next sunday or the fifth of july. >> isaac, thank you very much for taking that leap into the unknown with me. thank you. >> now president obama has delivered a touching eulogy at the funeral service for a pastor who was amongst nine people killed at a charleston church last week. during the service obama spokes about race relations in the u.s. and called on americans to

americans to continue. >> perhaps this tragedy causes us to ask some tough questions about how we can permit so many of our children to languish in poverty. or attend dilapidated schools or grow up without prospects for a job or for career. perhaps it causes us to examine what we're doing that cause some of our children to hate. [applause] perhaps it softens hearts towards those lost young men

tens and tens of thousands caught up in the criminal system. and make sure that that system is not caught up in bias, and that we train change how we train and equip our police so that our units are safer and more secure. [applause] maybe we now realize the way racial bias can effect us even if if we don't realize it, so that we're guarding against just notnot just racial slurs but fighting against the sudden impulse to call back johnny for a job interview but not jamal. >> patty culhane sends us this update. >> it is not every day that you see the u. the president.

he led the congregation in sing the "amazing grace," a church hymn. the president said that this was personal for him. he knew the reverend clemente pinckney. they had worked together on his first presidential campaign. there now has been movement and it seems quite likely that the confederate battle flag will be removed from the capital but the president said that that is not enough. more needs to be done to bring about racial equality in this country. he said this is a pretty good example of what we've seen in charleston. the shooter said that he was ready for a police report. basically people of all colors is going it happen, it will happen. ed.

before the supreme court historying rulic gay and lesbian couples were allowed to marry in 36 states. >> as the public brings out cheers outside of the supreme court, it's decision that same sex marriage ban has to go. >> we want rights for all people of all colors, all creed. all nationalities and all. >> 14 states mainly in the south and which had west will be brought into line in front everyone. they wrote celebrating the opportunity for new expression for a partner. celebrate the aville ability of

new bin fits. but don't >> this ruling will strengthen all of our communities by offering to all loving same-sex couples the dignity of marriage across this great land. >> this is a hugely significant division, problems the most important ruling to come from the supreme court since 1967, when it ruleed that inter artificial marriage was not leg. sure' >> then feel this is not the beginning to the end for same-sex couples. >> we need employment appropriations and investigate..

>> a couple in couple now 82 around 85 were the first to marry in texas texas. mr. evans once wondered if if they would leave long enough for this tate. moment. >> one of the u.s. convicts who escaped three weeks ago has been shot dead by police. the new york sometimes is reporting that richard matt who has. shot near the canadian burner. a massive manhunt has been under way to find the two men.

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