bialik asked. managed by from. mrs d. w. news 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. tanzania mourns 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. plus one of the world's biggest parties is in full swing right here in germany. and he will be a festival october fest has kicked off in the bavarian capital we'll show you some of the fun from opening day. hello i'm nick spicer 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 separatists and so-called islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack iran has summoned the envoys of the netherlands denmark and britain over the attack accusing them of harboring iranian opposition groups in their countries. members of iran's elite forces taking cover dignitaries and civilians fleeing for their lives as gunmen opened fire on a military parade and. the soldiers were marching in one of the countrywide annual parades marking the start of iran's eighty a 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 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 threatened to retaliate. he tweeted iran holds regional terrorist sponsors and the us must as accountable for such attacks iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defense of iranian lifes. 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 rival saudi arabia for funding arab separatist groups in the past the bloodshed as a huge shock for the country and likely to raise tensions in an already tumultuous

region. now for more on this we can speak with. 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. around language yourself from. most of all for the sound. track there is the moment in time on the conferences have really been reports that he's going to take the rivalry on three iranian territory now the landscapes are too early to say who is being drawn. we have equally a claim from arab separatists. who say they're responsible but are they in fact

serious enough of a force to to have pulled off such an attack. well as i said it's too early to tell 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 all the resources and who the son has been decided a lot of and your regime protests have a sense they were called at the turn of the year concerning protest service and. there is a lot of frustration not only among abby iranians but also among the other parts of it was a funny population against the government over water shortages over unemployment and so forth so there is been some home grown kind of. nation

in a buddhist on hand and there have been certainly. been trying to use that for their own purposes ok i'll leave the toll on the job and thank you very much for that. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world a woman who's accused the u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault has agreed to testify in front of a senate panel lawyers for christine blasi ford are said to be negotiating the conditions of her testimony the committee had earlier delayed a vote on cavanagh's confirmation. an indian bishop accused of raping a nun has been refused bail in order to remain in police custody to face questioning bishop franco was arrested in southern corollas state after the pope suspended him from office a lookout has denied the accusations. and thousands of people have rallied in cities across russia against a 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. the death toll in the tanzania ferry disaster has risen to two hundred nine but on saturday rescuers pulled a man alive from the upturned vessel two days after it capsized on lake victoria the badly overcrowded ferry was traveling between the islands of. 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 other survivors have begun to talk about their ordeal. what you have are. 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 stocks the island after a busy market day on the neighboring island of. its load shifted as people prepared to disembark many see the blame lies with the ferry operators. figure theocrat 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 monochord in 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. germany's defense minister has apologized to communities threatened by a wild fire that broke out on a military training site ursula vonder law acknowledge that mistakes have been made during a visit to the area it's still not known how long it will take to put out the blaze completely. eight hundred hectares of land smoldering for over two weeks no one knows how long it'll take to extinguish the fire. gemini's defense minister it was a left handed lion visited the effected area near the border with the netherlands and offered a fresh apology to frustrated locals in september obviously we made

mistakes on september third on behalf of the german armed forces i'd like to apologize especially to the people of this region and to all those for sponsible for politics and administration for the fact that these mistakes when they. will figure out what we're going to do in detail and then inform the public. funding lie and says she wants to check whether the rocket tests that sparked the fire were appropriate considering germany's long dry summer firefighters are still battling the blaze on land used by the german military they're now being assisted by jets using infrared cameras to identify where embers the small ring underground. authorities in the state of levis saxony have to come at the fire a regional catastrophe. now many t.v. stations around the world hand out a goal of the month award in football the likes of leno messi and kris jenner

ronaldo are serial winners but in germany a r d t v's goal of the month for august was not awarded to a megastar instead for the first time it was given to a blind footballer. settled syllabi dribbles of the ball close to his foot for half the pitch and then fires into the net for sam paoli. the devilish look i'm just i'm postulating that i realized i had beaten a couple of players but i didn't know the goal was that great. in blind football football is extra heavy and it makes a noise so players can hear it. for outfield players and the psyche don't keep a player on a team not many fans watch live football normally but celebrities goal of the month has given the sport valuable publicity the player himself was given a medal and a certificate in braille. that was a gold for blowing football for sport and the whole of society i congratulate you on presenting your certificate it is. true that he

was born in turkey but is live for twenty years in germany he went blind as a teenager following a detached retina. for the more not all of the month of august twenty eighth being sir. it's not enough for the young man who should dollars a month as one for the history books and in general i enter the running for goal of the year another chapter awaits a chance at which blind football hopes will lead to even more recognition in the future. now the world's largest beer festival october fest is 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 around the world most of whom wouldn't think to show up for the party without the proper attire. zero. zero zero

zero zero zero zero zero ft is he cries it's tapped in english the start of the one hundred and eighty fifth october fast as announced by munich. 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. in very early to get a ten in trick all day lots of beer lots of fine let's. hope 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 fest runs until october seventh. baby mere cat stolen from a zoo in australia has been returned to its keepers who feared it had been eaten by a predator the four week old near a cat was discovered by police after searching a house in western australia two days after going missing from perth zoo earlier this week police say the culprits wanted to keep the mirror cat as a pet being away from home but. getting by. now

the bundesliga show follows after the break with saturday's highlights including by next trip to last season's runner up shocker. could the champions inflict a fourth defeat out of four on the royal blues find out shortly with stress heritage. you're up to date now thanks for watching. things from beethoven. his works god is for tonight. the monster of intrigue. beethoven feast upon twenty.

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