this is. from berlin protests in hong kong continues as the government invokes emergency powers riot police are out on the streets again as pro-democracy demonstrators to a face mask and hold candlelight vigils the government says it will not bow to rioters. in iraq over 80 people have been killed and thousands wounded in 5 days of violent antigovernment protests reports say more people died in renewed clashes

today between police and demonstrators. because the killed. a film based on a comic book that provokes fears of real life violence the psychological thriller joker has been called a nihilistic dive into the nastiest parts of our society our reporter karl not been talks about security threats on its opening weekend. thanks for joining us. we begin in hong kong where a group of lawmakers has filed a legal challenge to the territory's ban on the face masks worn by pro-democracy protesters the ban went into effect at midnight but activists have been defying the prohibition the city's subway and many shops remain closed after a night of violence on friday there were more clashes today as police confronted

masked protesters oh. oh. oh right. hand in hand against the face mask. protesters have frequently formed to human chains in hong kong in recent weeks a peaceful yet potent act of defiance inspired by a human chain 30 years ago that propelled the collapse of the communist soviet union was her gift for. her birthday. today the fury of the protestors is focused on the communist party in beijing and the emergency law invoked by the government in hong kong the time you go to college and the numerous rallies before but i never wore a mask are wearing a mask today not because i want to hide my identity but to express my anger towards this law. when you know i think that the political problems should be

a result politically the government should find solutions instead of imposing more regulations there is an end to mask law now there might be a curfew in the future guy they're not solutions the real issues discontent with the government and that has to be tackled by seamen voting for them when a subway stations or many shops remain closed throughout such a day after friday night's protests ended in clashes hong kong's leader has just to fight the facemask ban by saying her government is only acting to stop the violence . hong kong. it's facing one president it's violent attack the government needs to take drastic measures to say no to violence restore peace and society he said will protect citizens frights to continue this daily lives and freedom not to lowing a small group of writers to astroid bolthole they do a poll why. many protesters disagree blaming the heavy handed tactics used by hong

kong's police. they say major political concessions and not sure coney and measures are needed to end the unrest. earlier we talked to did correspondent charlotte chelsea in hong kong and asked her whether it was likely there would be a repeat of the same kind of violence seen there overnight on friday just a short time ago this area just behind me was absolutely packed with riot police they've been clearing this area alone of protest is the number of police. counted tanks as well they haven't been used to say. he's been fired yet in the area but the police came onto the streets after a number of people gathered outside a police station many of them to spying at that mosque where in the face moths they were yelling shot at the police it does feel like tonight gets hurt in just the

mood of the buy that we've seen not only last night but in in previous week hounslow been a relatively peaceful day so you follow the human chains the marches through hong kong have remained peaceful so it could of course slip into a violence as the night goes on but a lot of people here it seems a waiting to see what happens next no one really knows how exactly the police are going to enforce that ban on the face must just feel like this is their tipping point at the moment the protesters and police waiting to see if you act. to iraq now and reports are coming in that at least 5 more people have been killed in class . between police and anti-government protesters after a curfew was lifted on saturday morning the fresh an arrest follows days of violent protests that hit the iraqi capital and other cities this week security forces in baghdad opened fire on protesters who have been demonstrating against unemployment poor public services and corruption. shots in iraq's

capital security forces reportedly fired life i mean mission directly at protesters the night before approaches to prefer spite from the violence iraq essentially to few hours of calm after this week's unrest prompted by anti-government sentiment people young and old determined to bring about change. the mission actually i'm about the protesters aren't holding anything in their hands except for iraqi flags . they're holding for the most basic of rights on and point mentum public services to me. that's what the wonderful young people who graduated from universities wong people sitting on a late notice this way are well a victim of that is. the revolution of the hungry and courageous people it will hopefully open new doors for us god knows if the government is trustworthy or not. these. things are better now but the curfew has been removed.

so i hope the decisions by the government are applying on the ground because honestly the iraqi people are tired of promises. in the middle including. unrest across iraq has spread rapidly since tuesday without any apparent leadership or connection to political or sectarian movement it's the biggest challenge to prime minister up to mufti since the so-called islamic state was defeated 2 years ago on friday he said the protesters demands have been heard. and out of some of the other stories making news around the world. france's anti terror prosecutor says a man suspected of a deadly knife attack in the paris police headquarters likely had links to a radical vision of islam investigators say he had contact with members of the ultra conservative islamic salafist movement the assailant killed 4 police officers

before being shot dead on thursday. turkey's president to one says his country is preparing to launch a military intervention against kurdish militia in syria's northeast he says the land and air operation will allow displaced syrians to return home but the intervention could also threaten the safe zone agreed upon by turkey and the united states. well it's opening weekend one of the most anticipated movies of the fall season the movie joker is based on the batman comic book book villain. joker. moviegoers in the u.s. line up to see the joker they'll be greeted by increased security that's because

the film based on a comic villain is prompting fears of real life violence and the reporter carl nice nasmyth adroitness shed a little light on the situation what are people afraid of here yeah i mean police security agencies in the u.s. they're on high alert that includes even the f.b.i. warning about what they're seeing online so there's been some threatening posts on social media regarding quote unspecific mass shootings and those are linked to the opening of joker and these threats are being taken very seriously actually in new york city you can see the level of security at the premier there the canine team with bomb sniffing dogs heavily armed security people there as well in manhattan many theaters are. cross the country nic they're also banning any sort of costume so you don't want to show up with any masks wearing any capes no fake weapons they simply won't let you into the theater if you're dressed up as a comic book villain or even a hero earlier this week in the los angeles area a movie theater was shut down because of

a threat that was deemed to be credible in a sense reopened but there was a big security presence at that theater for the entire weekend the specific concern across the country really with this movie is something that they're calling lone offender violence so that's a single person who is armed and acting alone fortunately so far there have been no incidents so that's good news the crowds have not stayed away either so far joker has set a new box office record on its opening night ok it seems like there's nothing but comic book movies these days what is it in particular about this movie that has authorities so concerned yeah it could be the violence right mysie violent movies all the time you see the comic book movies all the time you know but a lot of people are saying is it's really more about the way that the movie treats the main character it's a very sympathetic to this character i mean the joker in the sense is the hero he's troubled he's isolated he's bullied he's really rejected by society until he turns to violence to get his revenge and that is something that unfortunately rings far

too true for some people these days so the worry is that someone might try to essentially copy what they see in the joker adding to those concerns i mean there has been violence at batman movie premiers in the past you probably remember in 2012 colorado a gunman opened fire in a movie theater there that was at the opening of the dark knight rises another batman movie also features the joker that was on the heath ledger 12 people were killed 70 people injured so that was a big mass shooting in fact that same movie theater is not taking any chances this time around they will not be showing the joker this weekend but is the particular shooting in colorado casting a shadow over the release of this movie i mean it is for. some in particular the family members of some of those victims of that shooting they've actually sent a letter to the c.e.o. of warner brothers they're asking the movie studio to support gun control measures in the u.s. and this is what they said in the letter you see it here they're expressing concern about the movie and they're asking in part for an end to political contributions to

pro gun politicians and for more funding for anti gun violence programs warner brothers for their part they've responded they said quote it believes that one of the functions of storytelling is to provoke difficult conversations around complex issues and that the film and the character not endorsement of real world violence the film opening now in the u.s. opens next week here in germany ok. thanks for that 3. sports now and there have been complaints of empty seats at the world athletics championships in doha but that was not a worry on day 81 local athlete stole the show with his high flying act attracting the biggest crowd yet at the competition. for once in doha a packed house crowd. has something to celebrate he to go in the high jump the 1st guitar retards of the championships. tournament an

outburst of immense smoke cool and personal pride. was an evening that so plenty of spectacle. of the united states was chasing her own world record in the far new of the 400 meter hurdles boids by the crowd she too claimed gold and beat her best time to set a new world record of 52.16 seconds. the men's 3000 meter steeple chase ended in dramatic fashion as well ethiopian army sure gear must seem set to take the title but a late surge the defending world champion consists of kenya his rival to the post by just a 100th of a 2nd. there was late night glory 2 for stephen god no of the bahamas in the men's 400 meters piece finishing time of 43.48 seconds is the 6th fastest run in history

to gold medal his 1st ever at the world championships. to bundesliga soccer now and it was a dramatic day for buyers who suffered a shock home defeat but their rivals failed to take full advantage leaders by a loss to 12 previously struggling hoffenheim just days after the german title holders thrashed tottenham 7 to 2 in the champions league but dortmund conceded late on to draw 22 at freiburg leverkusen and drew one all minds one at bottom side potter born her to berlin beat dusseldorf 3 to one on friday shaka are facing cologne now and there are 3 matches on sunday and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. kong authorities have invoked emergency powers in an attempt to end months of unrest mass transit is suspended and a ban on face masks has taken effect but protesters remain defiant. up

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