when poaching over the scene from cameroon to berlin starts october fourth on t w. this is deja vu news live from berlin gunman target iran's military elite dozens are dead and scores more wounded after an attack on a parade in the country southwest many a lead revolutionary guard soldiers were killed brandes military has vowed to retaliate also coming up. intensity one

man is pulled alive from an air pocket two days after an overcrowded ferry capsizes on lake victoria the death toll climbs to above two hundred. plus one of the world's biggest parties is in full swing right here in germany the . unix annual beer festival called october fast has kicked off in the very in capital and 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's state news agency is reporting that tehran has summoned the envoys of the netherlands denmark and britain over the attack accusing them of harboring iranian opposition groups in their country. other than. members of iran's elite forces 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 at the moment 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 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 own much rival saudi arabia for funding arab

separatist groups in the past the bloodshed as 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 ali for 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. lang the usual stuff back most of all time great for the sound. in fact there's been a moment in time on the crown prince of saudi arabia and reports that he was going to take the rivalry onto your iranian cards now the landscapes are too early to say who is being drawn. though 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 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 habs separatist because we will be dealing with is probably did the strategically most important iranian province who is a star. was a capital is the home of iran so all the resources and who has done has been decided a lot of anti regime protests have a sense they were called at the turn of the year and concerning protests service and and that 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 has been some home grown kind of. nation

in a buddhist army handed there have been certainly outside been trying to use that for their own purposes ok ali. thank you very much for that. 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 forward are said to be negotiating the conditions of her testimony the committee had earlier delayed a vote on kavanagh's confirmation. and an indian bishop accused of raping a nun has been refused bail and ordered to remain in police custody to face questioning bishop franco was arrested in southern corollas state after the pope suspended him from office the cow has denied the accusations. 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 capsized on lake victoria the badly overcrowded ferry was traveling between the islands of a car 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. they are preparing to bury their dad taking graves without knowing how many they will eventually need. days after the tragedy a welcome moment of who. this man an engineer was found alive in an air pocket having reportedly shot himself inside the ferries engine rain other survivors have begun to talk about the 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 in the island because after a busy market d. on the neighboring island. its load 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. germany's defense minister has apologised to communities threatened by a wildfire that broke out on a military training site ursula on her line acknowledge that mistakes had 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 mole land smoldering for over two weeks no one knows how long it'll take to extinguish the fire. germany's defense minister 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 made by well

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. fire fight as a 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 lower saxony have to clear the fire a regional catastrophe. the world's largest beer festival october fest is now officially underway here in germany in the very in capital munich some seven million liters of brewer expected to flow the two week celebration 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 this he cries it's tapped in english the start of the one hundred 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. and very rarely to get a ten in trick all day lots of beer lots of. city 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. boxing now where britain's anthony joshua has defended his world heavyweight titles after knocking out alexander povetkin the russian lost seven blasted seven rounds before joshua sent him to the canvas in front of ninety thousand fans at london's wembley stadium. now many t.v. stations around the world hand out

a goal of the month award in football the likes of lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo are serial winners but in germany they are 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 shelby dribbles of the ball close to his foot for half the pitch and then fires into the net for some paoli. because of that there's a little bit. i realized i had beaten a couple of players but i didn't know that goes that great. implying 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 play on a team not many fans watch one 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 go for blowing for the sport and the whole of society i congratulate you on

presenting your city if it is. church he was born in turkey but is live for twenty years in germany he went blind as a teenager following a detached retina. what is more no goal of the month of august twenty eighth being served out chela be sure that. it's not enough for the young men because she dollars a month is one for the history books and in general and so the running for goal of the year another chapter awaits a chance which blind football hopes will lead to even more recognition in the future. and the bundesliga show follows after the break with saturday's highlights including by immunex trip to last season's runners up shocker. could the champions inflict a fourth defeat out of four on the royal blues find out shortly expressed.

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