>> hello there i'm felicity barr in london. these are the top stories on al jazeera. thousands rally outside the greek parliament. prime minister alexis tsipras says he won't cling to his job if the greeks do not support his referendum. france detains two managers from the low cost uber car service.

hello, egypt's prosecutor general has died after a car bomb targeted his convoy as it passed near a military academy in the capital cairo. hisham barakat is the first top official to be assassinated since mohammed morsi was deposed in 2013. barakat oversaw many judicial is rming proceedings. abdullah al-shami has the story. >> half a dozen started burning

debris over a wide area. with hisham barakat was appointed to the position of prosecutor general in 2013. he oversaw many judicial proceedings. antigovernment dissenters of all stripe. thousands have been sentenced to life in prison. abdullah al-shami al jazeera. >> following assassination the muslim brotherhood issued this statement. current government established on violence, turned egypt from a promising democratic country to a one of violence. there is no way to tend

bloodshed until the empowerment is eradicated. mohammed al masri who do you think is likely to be behind this assassination today? >> well, i think it's important to put today's assassination in the larger context or place it within the larger context. after july 3rd 2013, egypt's situation gave way to this kind of violence. we've seen these i.s.i.s. type splinter groups, soldiers of egypt and the protectors of giza i think they're calling themselves. egypt has become sort of a hotbed of terrorist recruitment

unfortunately. i think it's important to call to mind that this is exactly what human rights activists researchers, analysts and others warned the egyptian government about. they warned the egyptian government that if they took these -- if they took repression to the level that they've taken it, that it would inevitably bring about a violent response from vigilantes in the streets. and that's what we're seeing play out right now in egypt. >> the muslim brotherhood of course has issued a statement that i just read out following the assassination. how important is it that the brotherhood condemns the violence and condemns the assassination? >> i think it's important. you know brother hood is sort of they're kind of the mother of the islamist organization he in egypt. they are a main street moderate group that rejected violence 50 years ago right?

if they were to all of a sudden say that violence is acceptable i think that you'd find you know just thousands and thousands of young people willing possibly, to go that route. that's how popular that's how organized, they are. and they command a lot of respect in the islamist street. to their credit, the brotherhoodhood has remained committed to that nonviolent message. they have encouraged their followers to protest peacefully and they've condemned tall violence that has been carried out in the streets of egypt. the government on the other hand continues their violent repression awn unabated. we heard your reporter, in the lead up, talk about the massing deaths sentences there have been mass killings in the street. human rights watch saying thousands of people overwhelmingly peaceful people have been massacred in the streets. so as long as that kind of

repression is carried out by the government it's unfortunately one can expect these kinds of violent responses. >> given basically the top judicial man if you like has now been assassinsed what kind of response can we expect from the egyptian authorities? >> well, i mean if their record is any indication they're probably going to increase their repression. which like i said has gone on now for almost two years. so we're probably going to see mass arrests. arbitrary arrests. forced disappearances which are all on the rise according to human rights watch amnesty international and other human rights groups. they will probably continue with that plan of action. that is not a recipe towards passions and stability in egypt.

the only reasonable recipe for stability and peace in egypt is some kind of a long term reconciliation. and that's not going to happen until government steps back, takes a step back and thinks about what it has done over the past two years in terms of closing off all avenues of preliminary dissent. shutting down all opposition media. and eliminating the opposition. all of that in addition to the mass killings, the mass death sentences and the mass state sponsored executions. >> good to get your views mohammed mansri yoingri joining us from the university of alabama. thank you. al jazeera journalists were formerly sentenced from 7 to 10 years in prison, peter greste is

being tried in absentia, after he was deported following 400 days behind bars. mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were released on bail but the pair cannot leave egypt and must check in daily with police. the journalists and al jazeera reject the charges. the be you greek prime minister says he won't cling onto his job should the greek people reject his referendum on sunday. bringing the chance of a greek exit from the euro zone closer. the zed lock has led to declines on global stock markets with u.s. and european stock suffering heavy losses and banks remain shut in order to avoid a

financial collapse. barnaby phillips reports. >> this petrol station remains closed until a tanker returns with more supplies. results of panic buying over the weekend but without the free flow of cash the greek economy could grind to a halt. >> translator: there's no shortage of petrol, there's plenty in the country. but petrol stations need to pay for it up front in cash now that the banks are closed. >> reporter: and for now the banks are firmly shut. with confusion outside, some people could take the daily limit of 60 euros from the machines. others weren't so lucky. most vulnerable the pensioners, many of whom don't have bank cards. antonius 82, waits outto collect his pension with

friends. he heard a report it would open at midday. it didn't. he waited an hour, then gave up. so there are a lot of questions for greek finance minister although he wasn't answering them on his way in to work. instead we heard accusations of betrayal from the european commission in brussels. >> translator: egotism populace games efforts made by my commission and other institutions in the process i feel little betrayed. due consideration is not given omy efforts and the efforts of others who are numerous and made a sustained effort. >> in germany angela merkel doesn't want to go down in history as the leader who presided over the breakup of the euro zone. >> if the euro fails europe

fails. we have to fight for our principles. otherwise we will suffer because we will not be a relevant part in the world anymore. >> but in greece, alexis tsipras told national television that he's upholding european values and that international creditors have no right to interfere with his country's democracy. >> translator: i am under the impression that the creditors are quite confused. obviously their par is in danger. they did not wand a referendum in greece. they don't want any no's. >> the prime minister's supporters those urging a no vote in the referendum were out in force in central athens np greek, no is oxi a simple word but it evokes memories of the fight against fascism in the 40's. it resonates defiance. if anyone has been betrayed it

evokes it's the greek people, the consequences of defying europe could be catastrophic. but these people are prepared to stay that risk. in theory, there's still time for a last-minute deal between the greek government and its creditors. in practice, there's such bad feeling between them that the chances of compromise are far slipping away. barnaby phillips, al jazeera athens. >> hospital sources in the iraqi city of fallujah say government strikes have killed ten people and injured at least 12 others. strikes carried out in three neighborhoods in the city. a number of children are among the dead and injured. and iraqi army's chief of staff has been forced to resign. general babaka, has been occasionally at odds with the political leadership. military sources say the kurdish

general anwar.hamin is expected to replace sabar iferg. still ocome. burundi's parliamentary election boycotted by the option. u.s. territory governor of puerto rico says the island cannot pay its $73 billion of debt.

>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. one of the key figures in the egyptian judicial system has decide after a car bomb targeted

his convoy in cairo. hisham barakat played a key role. and alexis tsipras says he will not cling to his post if his country rejects the referendum on sunday. former imf economists say major reforms need to be made to cut its 73 billion debt, it is suggested cutting the salaries of teachers. several bond payments from puerto rico are due. puerto rico's governor is expected to give a televiseed speech directly. andy gallagher reports. explain what the situation is

like in puerto rico. >> governor padilla himself said puerto rico is on the edge of a death spiral. that's how bad things are. we're here at the university of puerto rico. watching him now he's addressing the nation and already talking about the cuts this island will have to go through in the next months and even years. what that means is those who work for government, and there are tens of thousands if not millions who do, 30 days paid holiday be cut to 15, the minimum wage may go down. teachers may lose their jobs. the list goes down. there's no easy option for puerto rico. i think key to this is to remember spreek a territory of puerto rico is a territory of the united states. unlike detroit which declared bankruptcy enabling it to restructure its debt, puerto rico is not able to do that.

the power company here is in $9 billion worth of debt. the entire country $73 billion. so no matter how you look at this scenario for the next few years if not next few decades puerto rico is going to go through extremely hard times. piled on top of that is 43 million leave the island reducing its tax base. which gives you an idea what the be island is facing. >> any idea what the governor going to say? >> he actually has already been speaking for the last few minutes and what we've heard him say that there will have to be cuts in public spending. talking about $650 million over the next few years and i was talking to a couple of students and they say he's suggesting cutting funding by 50% over the next ten years and you're looking here hidged me as behind me,

these highly educated people behind me have no reason to stay in puerto rico. puerto ricans are u.s. accidents, leaving in droves and highly educated ones are likely to leave nothing here for them. it's painful for puerto rico, even if they're allowed to restructure this huge debt and defer it by five years there's no telling what they have to do and please their creditors extremely painful indeed. >> andy gal ger in san juan, thank you. voting in burundi's parliamentary election. after blasts and gun fire were heard just hours before the polls opened. the vote was preceded by weeks of protests. haru mutasa has the report.

>> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza makes an entrance accompanied by his wife and children. he looks a little shaky on two wheels, but on the issue of parliamentary voting he is defiant he votes in his home town where he is popular. >> i'm already satisfied. burundi has come a long way since the end of the civil war. we will keep working in our democracy. >> the capital bujumbura an opposition strong stronghold was tense. police have begun checking everyone entering polling stations. but the numbers aren't that big. many say they're scared even if they support the ruling party. >> using other ways that have been led to wait, suffering if

you leave your house. >> most opposition parties boycotted the polls saying it's made it difficult for them at a to campaign. >> unfortunately any time he is challenged just recourse to violence. killing people. people are demonstrating for a right cause and he says these one are rebels, kill them, shoot on them and people have been killed. >> resuming party officials denied allegations saying they can't even understand why some people even want to postpone the vote. the african union has done what it says it won't nifl necessarily do. it could be that african leaders are trying to distance themselves from president pierre nkurunziza. despite a constitutional limit

of two presidential terms and weeks of violent protests over his intention to run is for a third term in office. people are bracing themselves for a potentially highly contentious election. haru mutasa, al jazeera. >> car service uber, large demonstrations were held in central paris where other taxi drivers burned cars thought to be used by uber drivers. people can order an uber cab in 250 cities, unlike other services lnl anyone can become an you're driver afterness going through other checks.

unfairly underscutting its trade. but uber does have some serious financial clout some of its backers including goldman sachs goldman sachs and google. former chief of the washington, d.c. and the chicago departments of transportation. he joins us live from washington. just how surprised are you that these two uber executives were arrested in france? >> hi fel itionity. i'm not too-- felicity. when you have the general manager, being arrested, uber should be dismantled, you have a political problem you can't ignore anymore. >> it's a political problem and a legal problem. do you think that uber is going

to find that france is one country that it simply cannot operate in? >> well you know i think it would be a shame if that happened because i think innovation is good. but uber has had a problem in europe. not a problem everywhere but in europe it's more striking because the culture is different. the governments there have not taken so kindly to being strong armed and pressured by companies like uber, with google and other companies that are innovating. eventually it will come up to a french constitutional council. whether they see this as infringing on their constitution or not. >> the reality is that you're is conquering the world right now at the moment isn't it? it is well backed.

>> it is incedably well backed, he well oiled. well"well oiled machine. overall, uber has a better taxi system better apps but at the end of the day uber and lyft and these new companies do report to one person worldwide. and it gives them strengths that you don't get from a fractured taxi industry. >> dave kline thanks so much. >> london's first underground farm will start providing produce for restaurants. charlie angela reports. >> deep below the streets of lond lies alondon lies a dark tunnel.

empty and abandoned until now. this looks like the set of a sky phi movie but this will soon produce veg talts. vegetables. >> rocket and radish shoots and mustard. as a chef i get excited about flavors and tastes around i want to use them in all my dishes. >> almost makes the area you a tone yap. reducing the carbon footprint and surprisingly sustainable considering the light is all artificial.

recirculating water used on the crops. >> we are growing on a substrate here which is recycled carpets and that is completely biocompostable. so when we've harvested any waste that we have got can be centered by a digester and turned into useful product. >> these tunnels run for just over half a kilometer and the idea within two years they will be filled with not only crops like these but baby carrots cucumbers and tomatoes, packaged and delivered to your door in just over 12 hours. >> sustainable locally grown produce could be ski. though a little eerie they could be available.

>> jessica badly wherein went to take a look. >> summertime number 9a. typically of jackson pollack. the paint literally splashed dripped poured onto the canvas, channeling the artist's unconscious. controlled chaos ending with boouferlbeautiful compositions. the paintings are fragile now the lat us of enamel paint is cracked. tiger is ensured fors 140 million. >> if you have one of those works in your collection, it is at a centrifugal point where a collection can develop and grow. because a lot of the roads in

modern art lives e-moves back to jackson pollack. >> pollack abruptly gave up on the drip paintings and moved on. big depar chur for departure for pollack. the black pourings were used by sticks and bubble syringes. as pollack's alcoholism progressed his works slowed. color is reintroduced and the artist whose name is synonymous with abstract expressionism brings back a figure. because he died so young just 44 and with so few works they

are highly valued. be historians say it is unlikely they bill ever be assembled again. >> as always, more news at aljazeera.com. a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. tonight... the digital divide. >> if you had the world's fastest internet, what would you do with it? >> the promise of the digital superhighway. lightning fast hook-ups to the web, but not for most of the