police say there are multiple active shooters in a shopping mall in the u.s. city of el paso. or entirely this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. and he's fired tear gas at demonstrators in hong kong as tens of thousands continue protesting for more democracy and for the territories leader to resign. mass arrests and a heavy police presence in moscow as russian authorities move to prevent opposition protests spreading beyond the capital. and jubilant scenes in the sudanese capital as

a transitional agreement between military rulers and opposition groups is finalized . but it will begin with breaking news police in the u.s. are responding to reports of a shooting in el paso texas that's been taking place in the. mall in the city epic that would be warned to stay away from the area while the fisher is monitoring this and is joining us live now from washington d.c. so it's been a fast moving situation bring us up to date the latest. well let me give you more we've gained in the last 20 minutes since our last update the mayor of el paso de marco has confirmed there are multiple fatalities we are told that 18 people have been taken to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to critical it's thought that the dead are among the was 18 there is a fleet of ambulances come early carrying people away from this mall area it's

a large shopping center just on the outskirts of el paso about 34 kilometers away from the airport there's 140 stores there were also had just in the last couple of minutes or so there are reports locally that one person has been taken into custody clearly the police are continuing their operation there just in the last half hour or so they put out a tweet saying that they had reports of multiple gunman firing at multiple targets no there's no confirmation and often in these cases and this show reports tend to be confused sometimes the wrong just to reiterate overhead just the last minute or so one person is currently in custody no we know that a number of agencies responded when the reports of the shooting were broadcast this includes alcohol tobacco and firearms which is a federal agency the f.b.i.

a number of local police services as well including the county and the town el paso is a border area there are a lot of agencies who are based there because of what is going on at the border so they were able to respond swat teams then moved in these are specialist units with officers who are trained specifically in firearms and also in situations of this kind their priority in this situation would be to locate the gunman or gunmen they would then sweep through the area and we're talking about a very a lot indeed and then it would be. to get the wounded the injured the help that the require know they have been this operation has been going on for just over 2 hours we are told that all 18 of those who are currently being treated for injuries of some description were in a wal-mart store which is a big u.s. chain but there were reports of shootings in other parts of busy the mall know we

have seen pictures of people in one chain store where they were held in place the police not alone them to leave the store believing that was the safest place for them at that point and we've also seen pictures from other parts of the shopping center where people have with their hands up been led by armed police away from the immediate vicinity but just to recap what we have heard in the last few moments the mayor of el paso has confirmed there are a number of fatalities we're told that 18 people have been taken to a hospital and there are reports just in the last few minutes or so that one person is in custody as you mentioned one person in custody and as you were saying earlier that doesn't necessarily mean that this is it is interesting that they do seem to be different approaches as you say in terms of when we're looking at some pictures and save people being led out of the heart in the air this is a huge shopping mall isn't it so how difficult is it to clear an area like that quickly. well even if you have multiple agencies and multiple sort teams there

it is going to be difficult because you don't want to leave any part of any store uncovered and i say you've got $140.00 stores here reports of multiple shooters sometimes as i say these are confused but the police have got to take every single report they hear as serious though the reality is the situation like this people panic they get confused if someone hears a gunshot over here they may well hear the echo from over there and suddenly think there is more than one gunman one more person with a weapon in that immediate area and so this is going to be a fairly long process even with their resources that have been diverted to that area roads leading up to the mall have been closed certainly the ambulances have been able to get there is to see if we have ambulances a country taking the injured to a number of hospitals to repeat we're told that there are injuries ranging from the

minor to the critical and the mayor has said that there are multiple fatalities it comes of course less than 6 days after there was a shooting at a festival in california there 3 people were killed and then the gunman turned the gun on himself obviously the situation is very fluid the police don't have all the information from the situation they are gathering that at the moment and what expecting a briefing from the police from the f.b.i. and from the district attorney at some point within the next hour in el paso and efficient thank you very much indeed. to hong kong now where there's been a standoff between police and activists at anti-government protests police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters after a police station was vandalized tens of thousands of demonstrators joined multiple

rallies on saturday protesters want to inquiry into police handling of weeks of on rest and complete withdrawal of the now suspended extradition bill and also demanding greater democracy for the territory and for leaders carillon to resign just as the protests have become the most serious political crisis in hong kong since it returned to chinese rule 22 years ago under thomas has been covering the protests in hong kong as this report. the protest is now drifting home after yet another day when peaceful protests earlier on saturday turned violent with confrontations with the place late in the day this one was focused along nathan road one of the main shopping streets on the kalou side of hong kong harbor and the police station along that road quickly became the focal point with protesters who'd come with hard hats with gas masks many covering their faces started hurling rocks at the police station and using sticks through the fence to smash up the car was primarily in the compound car park well after about an hour and

a half of this place did come out and started firing tear gas at the crowd which gradually dispersed it but yet again a peaceful protest one authorized by the police earlier on saturday quickly became violent that seems to be the pattern with these and this just another day of protests there are more days with protests in hong kong now than there are without on sunday 2 more expected and on monday a general strike has been called across hong kong so they can get out and protest. and he said moscow has cracked down hard on opposition protests with more than 800 people arrested demonstrators are angry at the exclusion of some opposition candidates in upcoming city elections saturday's demonstration follows a similar one last weekend when police detained more than 1300 people in one of the basic your she operations of recent years imran khan reports. from the police operation designed to stop large numbers of protesters coming to central moscow did

exactly that still some did manage to get through detentions were switched for all throughout 13 overborne arresting people like this they pick them up. and they take them into a van where the idea is to return. the protesters are normally taken so and police say some some empty register journalists were also detained but released almost immediately once they showed proper the cretaceous protests. there's a worry the upcoming last go city council elections are being rigged in favor of the governing party united russia most of the opposition candidates have been arrested but one who is at the protest said the numbers will load because the authorities are cracking down judy should say everything depends on how people react. there are not many of us many people are unhappy with united russia and support this is the lowest since 2006 a people are scared of coming to the streets and taking part in rallies if half

a 1000000 take to the streets. despite the crackdown the protestors that did make it well hopeful change might come down most don't mean yes i'm here because i have a conscience i don't like a lot of things that are happening in this country i'm happy that the young generation woke up and want to have their voices heard i am here because candidates will not allow to run i'm against banning of alice i'm against the crackdown and i think protest is the only way to show you. police say the protest was illegal and detentions were low and opposition monitoring group says the numbers were you much higher than the police who claim it's not clear what's next for russia's protest movement but the authorities are hoping this show of force has stopped it completely imran khan how does a school. that he more still ahead here including the democratic republic of congo says that only about half of a burger cases in the country have been identified as it struggles to contain relations sound right.

we've still got plenty of showers into central and southeastern parts of europe at the moment just falling outs of the pushing across northern parts of the balkans and rolling down towards the black sea some big downpours certainly a possibility here as we go on through the next couple days lot of dry weather to the east as that lovely weather down to the south. uphills northwest i'm afraid we do have some more wet weather in the full cost as little possible england brace for example where we have flooding concerns with that dam very precarious situation here sunday does bring the chance of showers rolling back in wet and windy weather coming in across the british isles and as we go on through the weekend down to the southeast ma the weather down to is that southeast and cold in fact the north moscow still struggling with those temperatures just 14 degrees celsius kota still

as we go on into monday just 12 degrees celsius around 10 degrees below the average here lots of you it will be fine and dry by this date up towards northwest of us also some plaster showers into western parts of england and then swells but lousy dry elsewhere dry across much of north africa plenty of sunshine coming through warm sunshine as per usual getting up to 39 there in cairo still getting into the mid thirty's there and shoot is a rather more pleasant 24 reacts. like catamaran ways and experience economy class like never before qatar airways going

places together. and they're going to run to the top stories here not just. the shooting is taking place in a shopping role in the u.s. city of el paso according to the city's mayor a number of people have been killed police say one person is in custody. police in hong kong of use tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in the latest standoff and territory tens of thousands of demonstrators joined multiple rallies on saturday. hundreds of people have been arrested by russian police in moscow had been trying to take part in a protest against

a ban on some opposition candidates running in local elections. aid workers are warning that the number of cases of a boat in the democratic republic of congo may be higher than previously thought they say the outbreak could last up to 3 years and health workers are trying to contain it spread in the eastern city of goma where 4 cases have already been confirmed stephanie decker has more from the random capital kigali. it's a health workers nightmare a busy border crossing thousands of people in close contact and constantly on the move other than an economy this medical worker tells people to wash their hands the kind of. health checks and hygiene measures of titan between the democratic republic of congo and rwanda ever since multiple cases of the abode of virus were discovered here in goma a congolese city of more than 2000000 people. people are washing their hands as

a precaution to to the outbreak of disease they tell us it is spreading through their homes that's why they're asking us to wash water mixed with medication. the virus is paul through bodily fluids including sweat there is a vaccine that has been used for quite some time the world health organization says it has a very high success rate and you only need one shot but there's a problem. with x. nation is not approved for mass use it's usually given to those exposed to the virus and it's also given to the doctors and health workers as they are handling those cases to protect them from contracting the virus. there is still no officially approved vaccine on the market but we're told this one is expected to be officially approved at some stage there is also a lot of confusion around the virus and a lot of suspicion of foreign health workers here in eastern d.r. see. it's a remote region that has been neglected by the government and torn apart by years of conflict. it would have been better if our leaders and those who are concerned

would give us more information they have not informed us where we can get this vaccine so that all of us can go and actually get it. all of us need to be vaccinated this is the 2nd worst ebola outbreak on record more than a 1800 people have died of the virus in the d.r. c. over the past year but the fact that it is now reached a border city is what's causing renewed alarm it prompted the government here in rwanda to close its western border for a few hours on thursday as it beefed up its health screening procedures on the problem with this virus is once you identify someone infected by it do they need to trace back all the people they have come into contact with test them vaccinate them and potentially quarantine them it is a highly infectious disease and containing it is a real challenge stephanie decker al-jazeera. the philippines is considering reintroducing a controversial dainty vaccine despite its links to the deaths of several children

the country stopped using denver axia made by a french drug maker sanofi in 2017 following the deaths in the philippines is now battling a new outbreak which is killed $450.00 people this year the government says if it brings back to back here it would be administered with the utmost caution hopes are high in sudan for a new more democratic future after a political breakthrough between the transitional military council and the main opposition the 2 sides of finalized a constitutional agreement that outlines a temporary government with shared power it's expected to rule sudan until elections in 2022 shot better says more. in the early hours of saturday an announcement that sudan's military jointer and the opposition coalition had agreed on how to govern the country they fleshed out the details on the makeup and functions of a transitional government until elections in 3 years in the near listen i'm very

pleased in the name of the african mediation and to respect to delegations to declare to the sudanese people and the international community that the 2 delegations are fully agreed on the constitutional project. was. the reaction was immediate on the streets of carter. announcing the deal african union envoy mohamed has on the but gave no detail about the contents of the declaration he said talks are continuing on how and when it would be signed. during the negotiations the military council ceded to demands for justice over the killing of at least 6 people including 4 schoolchildren at a protest earlier in the wake of 9 soldiers were detained was a victory for tains of thousands of sudanese who had marched demanding justice for the deaths they get if i get that and that it was certainly

a horrible massacre we pray the situation improves and that the right of the students are not neglected blood for blood and punishment is a must was. protesters have been flexing their muscle since december. restoration started with the economy president omar al bashir was in the cross he is the number of protests grew along with their demands until bashir was removed in a military coup in april general says off the military council the protesters demanded civilians take the lead in the transition they start a decision outside the army he called his forcing military rulers to begin talks over how to share power. on june 3rd security forces raided that demonstration they killed more than 100 people and injured many more talks resume to months later mediated by the african union anything europea the 1st breakthrough came on july 17th leading to the signing of

a political agreement between the military and the opposition coalition they agreed on and live in person transitional council with representatives from both sides and a rotating leadership. the disagreements had remained over the wording of constitutional changes now with the details agreed and a signing imminent sudanese people have a roadmap to a more peaceful future shallot ballasts al-jazeera the opposition alliance says the transition to civilian rule will be challenging and urging the sudanese people to be patient. the deal cannot fulfill all the people's demands agreement of the deal will open doors to organization freedom civilian and political role challenges are there and will continue to exist for the civilian government we had a regime which brought for 30 years and it system is still deeply entrenched we believe in the future the civilian government will fulfill all people's demands. an

airstrike has halted all flights at the only functioning airport in libya's capital tripoli is mighty airport has come under repeated attacks since warlord holly for have to launch an offensive to capture the city in april no one has claimed responsibility for the attack as being relative calm in northwest syria on the 2nd day of a conditional cease fire the truce was brokered during peace talks in kazakhstan for as weeks of intensifying airstrikes on adlib province the last remaining rebel held area so how to has more from the turkish syrian border. there is a cautious calm in rebel controlled southern and northern hummer russian and syrian warplanes have been repeatedly targeting towns like mine and for the past 3 months a ceasefire that came into effect on friday night has brought some respect for people living in that corner of northwest syria who have lost so much. money i mean

there must be more loss after all that happened isn't it too late for a ceasefire people have been displaying killed their homes destroyed but they are still scared to return to their homes more than 400000 syrians have been displaced at least 800 civilians were killed their names documented by war monitors among the casualties 216 children but the syrian government and its allies failed to recapture ground from the opposition who was here before with the russians with all their power were not able to make any gains along with the syrian regime they lost a lot of men and they were only able to take 2 or 3 villages and that's why they wanted the cease fire early on the ground we are stronger i don't like about. it proved to be a costly battle for the syrian government and its allies who reportedly suffered heavy losses in their ranks. the ceasefire was brokered by the backers of the

opposition and the government turkey and russia but it is a conditional truce that puts pressure on turkey to create a demilitarized zone around the province free of weapons and fighters in line with the so-called saatchi memorandums the mainstream rebel factions left their positions in the planned zone last year but the strongest group at the leadership which many of the international community believe is still linked to al qaida refused it hasn't said if it will comply this time. this issue challenge for both sides what took it to implement the agreement. to dave. camp couldn't do before so i personally think that there is. that there will be a new escalation of. the syrian opposition believes the government will eventually violate the cease fire and the bombing will resume if not in a few hours then in

a few weeks or a few months it lives fate is up to russia and turkey they still want to maintain close relations and as long as there are geopolitical interests are aligned the conditions attached to the ceasefire may be overlooked. because you have to have. their arabic side and i will who some went to inflame to see damage from recent asterix talk about over there at the hospital and briefly about general being can shake a little of southern countryside is considered to be the most intensive doing targeted area in the 4th deescalation zone hit by the artillery missile an air strikes from the syrian regime backed by its russian ally this is been the case since the launch of the recent campaign of febrile last and specifically the days before the cease fire came into effect. even on the 1st day of the cease fire can shake her in was shelled by missiles and artillery on our way into cancer came in we met many families returning to 11 southern countryside we did expected dozens of families to

have remained inside the city but when we reached the heart of the city and walked around we found none only very few numbers of those who have returned to collect some of their positions and go back to the areas then they are displaced. destruction to the cities buildings and infrastructure is of indescribable magnitude including medical centers schools even the civil defense centers many buildings were leveled to the ground entire neighborhoods were reduced to ashes. if we were to picture ourselves in the shoes of any of the residents who would think of returning here we would have turned back simply because of the message destruction. is worth noting that can shake used to be home 210-0000 civilians who ran for their lives amid the massive military campaign even as we filmed this report about 3 recon planes are hovering above our heads combing the entire city. but he's in thailand and looking for 2 suspects believed to be behind

a series of bombings in the capital bangkok on friday that released these images of the moment a bomb exploded in a shopping center but he said at least 9 explosives were planted but not all detonated and the attacks coincide with a major political summit attended by southeast asian foreign ministers 2 other men have been arrested. in romania forensic tests have confirmed that remains discovered in the house of a 65 year old mechanic or that of a missing 15 year old girl in a case that shocked the country alexandra masher son who vanished on july the 24th called emergency services 3 times to say she'd been kidnapped beaten and raped it took our forty's 19 hours to locate her as they struggle to trace her calls and secure search warrants the owner of the house building dinka has confessed to her murder and along with that of another teenage girl who was last seen in april handling of the case has triggered countrywide protests and

a string of high profile resignations. police in italy who arrested 6 people in connection with a deadly stampede at a nightclub last december isn't happened at a concert in the city event coner 6 men face manslaughter charges for allegedly using pepper spray to cause panic and try to rob the people 5 teenagers were killed in the ensuing stampede. thousands of people have been on the streets of the south korean capital seoul protesting against trade restrictions imposed by neighboring japan on friday south korea was removed from tokyo's favorite trading nations list in response so says it's considering scrapping an intelligence sharing pact bride has more. the former site of japan's embassy is often the focal point for protests against japan. after the removal of south korea from tokyo's list of preferential trade partners this protest was especially passionate. this

is them declaring economic war and firing the 1st shot were you born on the campus of why heart goes out to the japanese to have politicians who act like birds. it's a deepening dispute borne out of decades old animosities supported by those old enough to have experienced japanese colonial occupation in the last century. along with young people born in this century. many south koreans have been boycotting anything japanese avoiding holidays to the country causing airlines to cancel flights refusing to buy japanese goods helped in this tech savvy society by apps that tell you instantly which goods to avoid a government level the mood is palpable from the frosty like this recent meeting between foreign ministers. to the heated. this exchange between japan's

foreign minister and the south korean envoy. south korea says it will retaliate by taking japan off its list of preferential trade partners as this dispute deepens with the leaders of the 2 countries seem willing all right label to back down. japan's prime minister shinzo wants to see his country become more assertive in dealings with its neighbors and the trade restrictions against south korea are popular at home. his counterpart moon j.n. of south korea was carried into the presidency although a wave of people power popularity after the forced resignation and impeachment of his predecessor. the south koreans changed their government so there's a heightened sense of pride that they are shaping their democracy and awaken democracy can't take japan's recent actions sitting down that's why we're seeing this expression of anger. the economies of both

countries are likely to be harmed in this tit for tat wrangle but for now settling old scores seems an irresistible force. of mcbride al-jazeera soul. and one of the top stories around jazeera the shooting has taken place in a shopping center in the u.s. city of el paso according to the city's mayor a number of people have been killed and 3 people are in custody are porter and fisher has more. we know that a number of agencies responded when the reports of the shooting were broadcast this includes alcohol tobacco and firearms which is a federal agency the f.b.i. a number of local police services as well including the county and the town el paso is a border areas. there are a lot of agencies who are obese there because of what is going on at the border so

they were able to respond swat teams then moved in these are specialist units with officers who are trained specifically in firearms and also in situations of this kind there's been a new standoff between police and activists in hong kong officers fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters after police stations vandalized tens of thousands of demonstrators joined multiple rallies on saturday protesters want an inquiry into police handling of weeks of unrest and the complete withdraw of a now suspended extradition bill. that is in moscow have cracked down hard on opposition protests with more than 800 people arrested them in searches angry at the exclusion of some opposition candidates in upcoming city elections south of this demonstration follows a similar one last weekend when police detained more than 1300 people hopes are high in sudan for

a new more democratic future after the transitional military council and the main opposition reached a constitutional agreement it outlines a temporary government with shared power until elections in 2022 police in thailand are looking for 2 suspects believed to be behind a series of bombings in the capital bangkok on friday they released these images of the moment a bomb exploded in a shopping mall police say at least 9 explosives were planted but not all designated 2 other men have been arrested aid workers are warning that the number of cases of a boner in the democratic republic of congo may be higher than previously thought they said the outbreak could last up to 3 years techno is up next.

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