time gorbachev the opportunity for peace was to starts october third d w. this is d w news live from berlin a gunman targets iran's military elite dozens are dead and scores more wounded after an attack on appropriate in the country's southwest many elite revolutionary guard soldiers are among the dead iraq's military has vowed to retaliate also coming up kenya's highest court briefly allow screenings of the film exploring

lesbian loves this in a country where homosexuality can be punished with prison time. place. and one of the world's biggest parties october fest is in full swing here in germany we'll show you some of the fun from opening day in the new day. welcome to the program i'm married to evanston. iran's government is vowing a crushing response to an attack on a military parade dozens of people were killed and many more wounded when a gunman opened fire on crowds the attack occurred in the country's southwest in the city of office close to iran's border with iraq many of the victims were members of iran's elite revolutionary guard. both sunni arab separatists and the

so-called islamic states have claimed responsibility for the attack. members of iran's elite force taking cover dignitaries and civilians fleeing for their lives as gunmen opened fire on a military parade in. the soldiers were marching in one of the countrywide annual parades marking the start of iran's eight year war with iraq in the one nine hundred eighty s. when the shooting started. we suddenly realized that some armed people wearing fake military uniforms started attacking our comrades from behind the viewing platform than they opened fire on women and children because they were aimlessly shooting with no target. members of iran's revolutionary guards officials watching from

a stand and civilians were among those killed. it's the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent yaz iran's foreign minister was quick to point his finger at a u.s. ally in the region and threatened to retaliate. he tweeted iran holds regional tera sponsors and the us masters accountable for such attacks iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defense of iranian lives. later both the so-called islamic state and a sunni arab nationalist movement claimed responsibility for the attack the night that gave evidence iran has blamed its arch rival saudi arabia for funding arab separatist groups in the past the bloodshed is a huge shock for the country and likely to raise tensions in an already tumultuous region. for more on the story we're joined now by saeed kamali dacre

he's the iran correspondent for britain's guardian newspaper and hello to you save so we're hearing conflicting claims of responsibility for the attack iran is blaming u.s. allies in the region what do they mean by this remember this morning a spokesperson for the separatist group a mob nationalist group spoke to a number of exams and it was enough votes in london planning didn't they were behind the attack and i was wrong today. and later on american news agency which is your christian news agency of the islamic state i says claim responsibility as well there is no i mean it's not obvious that he's if there's any links between the two groups or islamic state exploiting the situation and just to claim responsibility anyway. this point is too early to say where are you know what are islamic state was involved or not iran has been created as you mentioned in the

report to blame the super tuesday blamed regional as regional rivals especially in specific in saudi arabia for funding some of these groups. all right so what what more can you actually tell us about these sunni arab separate is just how serious a force are they. i was in southwest iran is is home to iran's minority it's. in the past months there's been recurring protests have been happening over environmental challenges economy grievances terminus time in the iran's west western iran and these groups have been active for many years and iran has many for many years accused saudi arabia and other. you know gulf arab countries of of helping them militarily and financially. but it comes at

a very critical time you know iran and saudi arabia are both involved in various conflicts in the region in syria for example in yemen and they are the opposite sides of each in all of these conflicts so it comes at a very critical time i think both iran and the middle east well the iranian government was very quick to say that they're going to respond with a crushing response but just what are they likely to do. i mean it's difficult to say what options they have. there was a little bit i mentioned the conflicts in the original or both sides are involved so there are what this means is that there's going to be an escalation probably in the tensions with iran and its rivals in the region and most of these conflicts are proxy wars you know you don't have a direct conflict between along the saudi arabia and iran of the fair border what is happening is that there's a number of proxy wars in syria as i mentioned in yemen where example law. i mean

there's was a seizure and around the port city of without a doubt. between a minimum and probably usually these sort of tension short so the consequences in other parts of the region that's why you know things like these approaches attacking the wrong kind can have reverberations and not a part of the middle east side kamali day gun and iran correspondent for london's guardian newspaper many thanks for all your insights. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world the death toll following a ferry accident on lake victoria in tanzania has risen to two hundred and nine the boat capsized on thursday state media says the ferry was overloaded two days after the disaster emergency workers rescued a survivor who was found in a pocket of air thousands of people have rallied in cities across russia against

planned increases in the country's pension age the proposed change would raise the retirement age for men from sixty to sixty five and from fifty five to sixty for women anger over the reform plans have hurt president vladimir putin's approval ratings. pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states he's also due to visit lafayette and is tony on the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic well it made history this year is the first kenyan film to be shown at the cannes film festival and now kenya's high court has temporarily lifted a ban on. a film that explores lesbian love the decision came after the film's director sued the government not just to allow it to be screened in kenya but also

to make it eligible for a potential oscar nomination. just to be and. it's a story about the love that grows between two young women and the pressures they face from both family and society in a country we're going to sexuality is punishable by up to fourteen years in prison . screenings of rifi key which means framed in swahili had been banned by kenya's film board back in april over what it called its clear intent to promote lesbian ism contrary to the law. the high court has now changed all that practice of the tragedy did not begin with it. this is a for get back to the good in many quarters including in kenya. where the state is not legally. one of the reasons for artistic creativity is this

class to set this conscience. to go be such a complete surely to. ny or if he can be screened for just seven days which means it meets the oscars criteria for a best foreign language film nomination to be eligible a film must have been shown in the country submitting it. after making history in cannes the cast could be hitting the red carpet again in february this time in holy which. sports news now and in boxing world heavyweight champion anthony joshua is on a mission to defend his title when he takes on russia's alexander povetkin at london's wembley stadium on saturday with an unblemished professional record joshua is seen by many as the best in his weight division but the twenty eight year old is up against an opponent with a pedigree of his own. no matter the challenger anthony

joshua is always boxing boxoffice his last two fights in wales sold out now a stand off on home turf in north london against russia's alexander project ken is slated to attract a crowd of eighty thousand easy to see why josh was on beaten in twenty one contest as a professional fighter but the world heavyweight champion knows he'll be in for a tough fight against an opponent some eleven kilograms might are. you going to be quick you're going to be but i saw those issues in the shot with my feet. put that kid in a two thousand and four olympic gold medalist says he's in a much better place than he was five years ago when he lost a vote in the eclipse co in front of a home crowd in moscow. one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am notable what i've

come for each of mischief. put that kid is known for throwing killer punch us. but josh why has a strategy up his sleeve always look at this with this strong suit ahead just take him out to the body this job is it avoided it's a day sooner or later they fall. on the physical struggle by the knowledge of what's so i'll be able to compare the fight with josh was four titles on the line the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the settled crowd the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record. but as they go soccer now and a late goal from christian pulis it has given ten members the dortmund a one one draw at hoffenheim high fly heritage brylin big club for two while braman a one three two at work in another thrilling game promoted number. hanover and freiburg won their first game of the season at both spork byron are taking on shall

go right now on friday stood guard and for tuna does the door was scoreless and on sunday laver couzin whose mines and rb leipzig visit frankfurt. while the world's largest beer festival october fest is now officially underway here in germany in the bavarian capital munich some seven million liters of brew are expected to flow at the two week celebration the event attracts revelers from all over the world most of whom wouldn't think to show up for the party without the proper attire. i. was after his he cries it's tapped in english the start of the one hundred eighty fifth october fest as announced by munich's mayor. and as tradition demands he's joined by the various state premier. and there's no shortage of

pomp and ceremony at the start of the festival both inside. and outside the beer tents. an estimated six million locals and tourists are expected to descend on munich for the festivities which run for sixteen days and for many they have only one thing on their mind. and very rarely to get a ten in trick all day lots of beer lots of silent. as hopefully this year there won't be any problems it would be nice to see the hill over there not used as a toilet i just want a festival to be quiet and peaceful. and to ensure that peace and quiet some six hundred police officers and hundreds of stewards will keep order at the fenced off fairgrounds. once inside revelers can enjoy some

tasty german sausages. and did i mention the beer. october fast runs until oct seventh. you're watching daily news coming to you from berlin and will be back again at the top of the hour for another update in the meantime you can always get the latest news and information on our website that's sat d.w. dot com american ever seen it from all of us in the news room thanks for watching. things from beethoven. his work that god is for to know. the monstrous and the. beethoven twenty.