for my. this is d.w. news of live from berlin gunmen target iran's military elite dozens are dead and scores more wounded after an attack on a parade in the country southwest many elite revolutionary guard soldiers were killed iran's military has vowed to retaliate also coming up. tens of the mourners the victims of a deadly ferry disaster on lake victoria one man has been found alive after two days but officials say they may never know just how many people perished on the

overcrowded vessel. 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 munich. hello i'm exposure thanks for joining us 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 gunmen opened fire on crowds the attack occurred in the country's southwest in the city of as close to iran's border with iraq many of the victims were members of iran's elite revolutionary guard both sunni arab separatist and so-called islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack. other. members of iran's elite force taking cover dignitaries and civilians fleeing for

their lives as gunmen opened fire on a military parade and was 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 then 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 years as iran's foreign minister was quick to point his finger at a u.s. ally in the region and threaten to retaliate. he tweeted iran holds

regional tara sponsors and the u.s. moscow's accountable for such attacks iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defense of iranian lives. later but as 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 own much rival saudi arabia for funding arab separatist groups in the past the bloodshed is a huge shock to the country and likely to raise tensions in an already tumultuous region. now for more on this we can speak with a total immersion in doha he's a middle east expert and a visiting fellow with the brookings doha center public policy institute iran is pointing the finger at its rival saudi arabia and its gulf allies what does this mean for already tense relations. of course concerns being

quite predictable. there on line yourself. most of all time great for the sound. track there's been a moment in time on the crown prince of saudi arabia and let's watch that he's going to take the rivalry on three iranian parents not a good man it's too early to say who is being behind the attacks. we have equally a claim from arab separatists. who say they're responsible but are they in fact a serious enough of a force to to have pulled off such an attack. well as i said it's too early to challenge and it's also we have to be cautious too to use a label for the ab separatist because we will be dealing with is probably did the strategically most important iranian province. where was it the capital is

the home of iran so or we saw it. and who the son has been decided a lot of and he was in protests have a sense they were called at the turn of the year and concerning protests have a sense that there is a lot of frustration not only among abby iranians but also among the other parts of course just on the population against the government over water shortages over unemployment and so forth so there has been some home grown kind of. nation in a buddhist arm and there have been certainly. been trying to use that for their own purposes ok well iran is also vowing retaliation what kind of a response do you think we can expect. well what we see in this region is many theaters of conflict iran and saudi arabia vying for responses from

it. and including in lebannon in iraq and syria to yemen so we might see some kind of retaliation from the iranian side and one of the signs ok ali for tolling the job and don't have thank you very much for that. some of the other stories making news around the world. thousands of people have rallied in cities across russia in plan to increase 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 rating. and pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states is also due to visit latvia and estonia 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. and

u.s. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has denied a new york times report saying he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to oust u.s. president donald trump allegations against rosenstein could lend credence to trump's longstanding claims that his law enforcement agencies are biased against him. the death toll in the tens of the a ferry disaster has risen to two hundred and nine but on saturday rescuers rescuers pulled a man alive from the upturned vessel two days after it capsized on lake victoria on the country's northern border the badly overcrowded four ferry was traveling between the islands of okara and a way when it sank on thursday tanzania's president has ordered the arrest of the ship's captain and declared four days of national mourning. days after the disaster and the recovery operation is far from over the search efforts now shifting their focus to identifying the bodies as the death toll soared there was

a single moment of hope after one man was found alive in a caucus of a year having reportedly shot himself inside the engine room and other survivors have begun to talk about their ordeal. what about. just about to duck when the ferry overturned due to the load it was carrying then we found ourselves in the water but i thank god that i was able to jump overboard and hold on to something nearby that's how i survived. the boat was transporting passengers in good spots the island after a busy market d. on the neighboring island really shifted as people prepared to disembark many see the blame lies with the ferry operators. i was told at about one o'clock and was told my nephew had died in the accident. i'm asking the government to ensure that the people employed to look after the

ferries don't overload. the money according the usual. officials say the vessel had a maximum capacity of one hundred and one survivors and the relatives of those who lost their lives are wanting answers with an overloaded ferry like this the real number of day it may never be known. in boxing world heavyweight champion anthony joshua is on a mission to defend his title when he takes on russia's alexander privette can 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 privette 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 lighter are. you going to be quick you're going to be but i saw those issues and he shot them up three. poetic 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 lot in a klitschko in front of a home crowd in moscow. more was good for one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm sluggish of mischief. put that kid is known for throwing tin upon chests. like josh why has

a strategy up his sleeve always look at this with their strong suit ahead take them out sort of body this shows that avoided incident that sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong but i know it's a subject of competitive play with josh was four titles on the ninth the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the senate crowd the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record. when it's legal now and byron munich have continued their perfect start to the season with their fourth win in four how mr rodriguez scored and won a penalty in a two zero win at shaka orisha dortmund drew one one at hoffenheim high flying her to berlin for two while bremen won three two at org promoted nuremberg beat hanover and freiburg won their first game of the season of will spur on friday stuttgart and distal dorf was a no score draw on sunday they have accused beat host mates and our

visit frankfurt here are the bundesliga standings after the main program of games champions byron are blazing away with a minimum twelve points and hurt our second with their third win in four bremen are up to fourth in the bottom half freiburg have jumped up to twelfth while last season's runners up shall can remain without a point. now the world's largest beer festival october fest is now officially underway here in germany in the bavarian capital of munich some seven million liters of brew are expected to flow at the two weeks of liberation the event attracts revelers from all over the world most of whom wouldn't think to show up to the party without the proper attire. i. was after this 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 its head in trunk all day lots of beer lots of. thirty 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 october seventh. a baby near cat stolen from a zoo in australia has been returned to his keepers who feared it had been eaten by a predator the four week old near cat was discovered by police after searching a house in western australia two days after going missing missing from perth zoo earlier this week police say the culprits wanted to keep the mir cat as a pet. that. you're watching news from berlin more coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at c.w.

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