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>> outbreaks of violence during a controversial presidential election in burundi. >> hello there i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. they have identified the suicide-bomber from this attack on monday. the u.s. said that the senior al-qaeda operative has been killed in one of its airstrikes in syria. plus. >> the printing technology that
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is adding a new dimension to medical training. >> hello, thank you for joining us. votes are being counted in burundi after critics dismiss as having no credibility. the president had already served the mexico two terms under the constitution but the government's accuses opposition rivals of provoking opposition protest. >> this man was an opposition member. no one knows who killed him or why, but it's frightened them. >> we don't sleep. at night we don't sleep. we are here.
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the guns, the people, we have seen-- >> people say he was killed somewhere else and dumped here. it has angered a lot of people. there have been lots the protests over the last two months. and there are concerns that there could be violence after the elections. >> the president announced he was running for a third term. he said he's impressed by the large voter turn out in the countryside. >> today we have voted in our country. this is a decisive opportunity to allow all burundians without exception. >> but lines at polling stations were shorter.
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some refused to vote. those who did. >> it's my right to vote. it's also good to vote so we have a president who will governor the country. >> many opposition parties boy boy caught the election. many say they will not recognize the election results. opponents say they will not try to remove them. >> for more than 160,000 people have fled violence from bur undi since april. we have reports now from the refugee camp in the east of the country. >> she came from burundi's capital. she's a trader, now she has to relie on humanitarian aid.
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>> there are two check points. one by police. if you're carrying luggage they stop you from crossing the border. if you're a man they accuse you of being a rebel and take you. we have to pay bribes to get through. >> that group she's talking about was the youth ring that is accused of killing and intimidation. many of these people are following very clearly what is going on in their country. they want to go back home. they say that a polarizing election on its own will not guarantee their safety. this woman arrived with her six children. she told us that caring for her
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six children bring it's own challenges. >> for now it's impossible. there is still a lot of uncertainty. there are people still being killed. >> aid agencies are worried that they could see lose more people if the situation is not resolved. >> we hope that they will not take place because any displacement is a tragic for a person. >> their children have been separated from family here also from the only country they have known. >> the turkish president said that the suspect has been identified in an apparent suicide-bombing which has killed 32 people. the explosion happened near the syrian border on monday.
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families of the victims have been laying their loved ones to rest. as they report many are anger that more was not done to protect them. >> the tenderest of gestures under the most terrifying of circumstances. clutching and caressing the coffin he simply can't bear to let his loved one go. in southeast turkey relatives and friends of the victims experience their darkest day. their grief is far too powerful to contain. later where the bomb went off one of the injured youth activists looks on in horror and sadness. he was going to go into kobane syria with two of his best friends. two friends who are now gone. traumatized to his core, it's clear that his psychological wounds are even more painful than his physical ones. just under the collective sadness anger bubbles up.
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hakan tells me that he was at the scene of the explosion. >> we're in great pain here, but we will take our revenge. >> many here feel the turkish government simply hasn't done enough to protect its turkish population, especially in areas like this on turkey's long border with syria. others like h akan say keeping the borders safe is a shared responsibility. >> it is our responsibility because we didn't take any precautions. we should have taken more precautions. >> while investigators work to bring the perpetrators to justice this community is struggling just to come to terms with this reality. here at the site of the horrific attack at this culture center there is a deep sense of sadness. mind me there are folks who have gathered. they have left flowers. they're leaving children's toys.
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why children's toys? because volunteers from this youth group had planned to go in to kobane. they were going to take these toys to the children whose lives have been devastated by war. the youth group had planned to cross into syria and rebuild hospitals while reconstructing shattered morale. now that spirit is lost. all that's left are these symbols of innocence in a region full of treachery. >> the united states says the senior al-qaeda figure has been killed in one of the strikes in syria. the pentagon said that he was killed while traveling in a vehicle through syria two weeks ago. the u.s. said that he was one of the few leaders given advance notice of the september 11th attacks. for more on 24 let's cross lives to jamie mc mcintyre in
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washington, d.c. what further details has the pentagon provided? >> it does not give a lot of details. it says that this airstrike took place july 8th, and targeted while he was in a moving vehicle. it would indicate that the u.s. had pretty good intelligence about his wear abouts and movements in syria. he was the leader of this al-qaeda off shoot that was sent from pakistan to syria, and was believed to be actively plotting attacks against western interests from the base there in syria. this was considered by the pentagon to be a significant victory in the ongoing battle of al-qaeda. he had a $7 million bounty on his head, and he was reported to have been killed last year, reports that turned out to be
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incorrect. the pentagon said that if did not disclose how it had confirm confirmed his identify in this case but they did say that they were highly confident and in this case he had been killed in this airstrike 37 this would certainly degrade and disrupt al-qaeda's intents to launch attacked in the weiss, it's a group. how much are me focusing on this group? >> they don't believe that this group is just a threat inside syria, but that it's plotting attacks against the west. they believe that the group was trying to recruit and actively trying to recruit western operatetives who would have an easier time passing through
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security. so they saw them as a very dangerous group. that's why they've been actively targeting them and relying on pretty sophisticated intelligence in trying to track the leader down. >> with the latest from washington, d.c. jamie, thank you. the first u.n. aid ship to arrive since yemen's war began four months ago has docked in the port of aden. it has enough food to feed 180,000 people for a month. aden's airports is due to reopen in the next 48 hours. people have been killed in aleppo by shelling that is said to be carried out by the syrian army. at least 19 people have been killed by two car bombs in the iraqi capital.
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one of the blasts hit a busy commercial street. the other struck the-- >> airstrikes follow one of the deadliest car bombs in iraq on friday in which 150 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. >> this is where the bomb went off on friday. the islamic state in iraq and the levant quickly claim responsibility for the explosion. angry young men in this predominantly shia town has been out on the streets protesting
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what happened. even president obama has sent condolences. no one cares. >> they blame the sunni muslims of this town for allowing isil fighters in, allegations that they deny but refuse to say on camera but fear revenge attacks. >> the people have lost all faith. they say the only people who can protect them from attacks likes these are the shia militias. they say they're the only one who is have the power to be able to take revenge. that's what they want, revenge against the people who perpetrated this attack. >> anger is directed towards the mayor. he's lying low fearful of the mobs outside. >> we need more of everything to protect ourselves. more bomb detecting equipment more cameras.
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more local police and soldiers who know the area and poke us against isil. >> they have warned they will get revenge for this attack. for isil it's a propaganda victory, which demonstrates that they can attack at l and that has residents scared and angry. >> still to come here on al jazeera feeling the pinch. how sanctions against russia's president are actually hurting his people. and the curse of talaq. how men in india can simply divorce their wives by saying a word three times.
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>> and now a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. a low turn now for burundi's presidential election. the day was marred by violence when police are killed. funerals are held in turkey for some of the victims of a suspected suicide bomb. and u.s. said that a senior al-qaeda figure has been killed. the pentagon said that he was one of the few leaders given advance notice of the september september 11th attack. a new report in the u.k. has found that there are victims of female genital mutt mutilation
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in england and wales. the act has been illegal since 1985 but no one has really been charged. >> what some call cutter is defined as female genital mutilation fgm. and there are thousands of girls who are at risk of fgm and most of them are taken abroad by relatives. >> this part of london, suffolk has the highest prevalence of fgm affecting 4.7% of girls. the report puts the rate of girls born here to mothers who had undergone fgm as high as 10.4% largely due to migration patterns. >> these estimates are based on the 2011 census looking at
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migration patterns and place of origin where fgm is practiced. if you look at somalia and egypt, they have 90% of fgm being performed on girls there. but for those women and girls who have migrated to the u.k. it is likely they've also undergone fgm. >> the law will how make it a requirement for health workers and teachers to report fm "g" m and anyone who is feared of being at risk can ask a court to withdraw their passport. but not everyone believes it will work.
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>> if you actually go and speak against your family you're more likely having to leave your family. we need to create a support system for these young girls and women. >> the reports estimate there are 137,000 women living in england and wales who were worn in countries where fgm is none place. they hope their work will help a new generation from having to undergo it. >> bolivia's government has agreed to meet with miners who have been striking foretwo weeks. the miners said that they'll go back to work when their president fulfills the demands of the protesters. >> after two weeks of protests the government and leaders have
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decided to hold talks. it will be a very difficult time time. >> also want an airport airport factory and hydroelectric plants. they want roads. they want garbage recycling plants. this is very emblematic for bolivia. most of the activity there is mining, and the mine is--it could collapse. that's one of the issues that protesters want to result with the government. the government has said that they have invested $1.3 billion. several hundred more million
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dollars are coming to the region, but protesters have been demanding these issues from five years ago and they say that the president has promised and nothing has been done except for roads. it has been difficult time and the idea is to begin dialogue until they come to an agreement. >> apple has seen a rise in profit driven by record sales of iphones and mac. 9 profit was up 38% to $10.7 billion. despite this the apple share price has slumped because profits fell short of estimates. and the chief executive of toshiba has resigned saying that profits over six years have been overtated by $1.2 billion.
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well, it's been a year since sanctions were imposed on rush for its role in the war of ukraine. it denies backing pro-russian separatists but the sanctions appear to be hurting the russian people more than the russian government. >> the shelves are full. there are no french cheeses. >> the prices have gone up. all categories of food have gone up. >> elena like many other russiaens have fewer rubles to spend than she did before the war started in ukraine. the e.u. and other nations want to punish moscow imposing financial and trade sanctions.
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in turn russia imposed it's own measures including a blockade on many agricultural products. coupled with a drop in the worldwide oil prices the ruble has slipped against the dollar making everything more expensive. but what has according to the polls remade steadfast throughout is the support for the russian president. his gamble in ukraine appears to have paid off. >> if the thought was that the sanctions would hurt vladimir putin personally, then they have not worked. >> but with a growing sense of isolation old fears have come to the surface and different relationships are being worked on. russia actually is an european minded country. now they feel alienated.
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but they feel subject, and that has led to alienation. >> women's groups in india are campaigning on a ban of instant divorces. men are able to end the marriage by repeating the words talaq three times. >> this woman has been looking for answers. her husband who has been working in saudi arabia called her one night and said talaq three times. >> it's not fair that they say ta laq and it's over. ending a marriage by just saying talaq is not right.
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>> the indian government recognizes talaq even if it comes by e-mail or text from overseas. >> some indian women's groups say that needs to change. >> there are many issues involved. if you say that disruptly then there is no possibility of settlement, and any livelihood choice options for women who are just starting out without support systems, it's a single right given to men. men can decide, choose, deliver. >> cementer some say that there should an waiting period. but some say that talaq should be dealt with at a community level like other items.
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>> it is the option of the girl. they can put in conditions. that there are these things will be taken care of. >> the issues of talaq are debated within the community themselves. there has been more on the use of talaq as a divorce. al jazeera, new delhi. >> they printed everything from guns to shoes. now 3d printers are making replicas of body parts. it is being pioneered by a medical staff in australia. from melbourne andrew thomas explains. >> caked in this powder is the latest innovation in 3d presenting replica body parts.
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designs based on ct scans of people, which are created in the computer. it builds a block of powder in thousands of incremental sweeps. in the first sweep one-tenth of a millimeter of each sweep it begins to form. >> we have the face and neck, and it's arriving out of the pattern. it's very eerie and very amazing. >> actual rep mr. replicas can be used to training doctors.
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>> it's great having the cadavers to have that three-d aspect. having that practical aspect in your text book. i suppose it could be less than what we want. >> cadavers are rare and expensive, and in some cultures they're taboo. >> there are some religious that frown on these on the use of cadaver for training. >> this is actually a mix of bodies parts based on scans of different people. a modern model frankenstein.
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so this isn't the start of being able to print something that could be given life. andrew thomas, al jazeera, melbourne. >> more on al jazeera.com. help us look in the mirror and see ourselves honestly. >> he is the man behind the iconic is it sit-coms of the 1970s "all in the family." >> i was the laziest w