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>> let's bring you the image of the day. it comes from egypt. the number of people killed is being deflated by a number of groups. 43 police officers. massacre inwing a the making. will bring you the latest and reaction from all around the world. we have our eye on the media and
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africa. the news starts here. the state of emergency declared in egypt after protesters are .illed a curfew has been imposed. up tombers are revised 278 by the health ministry. among those, 43 police officers. there are many more, and the balance has spread to other big cities. the vice president has resigned in protest of the clampdown. he says he is not prepared to be
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held responsible for a single drop of blood. have resumed between israel he and palestinian representatives for the first time in three years. we start in egypt, where a curfew is in force after day of clashes. it again when police stormed a protest group. there were claims and counterclaims over the number killed. numberve added to the 278 that there were 43 police .fficers who lost their lives the muslim brotherhood claimed 2600 of their numbers are dead. across thee spread
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country. >> as night falls bloodshed continues. the egyptian police have complete control over the biggest or just camp. the muslim brotherhood remained affiant, calling the crackdown a genocide. >> he is seeking to involve the egyptian army and people in the civil war. he is seeking to involve leadership. >> egyptian vice president has resigned in protest, saying he is not prepared to be held responsible for a single drop of blood and warns that violence will breed more violence. largest political party is calling for an end to violence.
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the government has declared a state of emergency and instituted a month-long curfew and attempts to contain the violence spreading across the country. the muslimadamant brotherhood is responsible for the violence and says security forces have act did with strength in the face -- acted with strength in the face of attacks. catherine, i imagine you are subject to this curfew. us whether it is being respected or not? catherine, we need to pause while we sort out the sound problem between paris and cairo.
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go back for the latest on the situation in cairo. let's bring you some more aspects of events in egypt. in the north, 10 people are reported dead. services are being suspended in an attempt to stop pro morsi supporters from joining in the protest. egypt's most high-profile international figure resign. he had been serving as interim vice president. he says he is not prepared to be held responsible for a single drop of blood. he submitted his resignation today. let's bring you reaction from around the world. there has been white bread
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-- widespread condemnation. condemnation from all corners as the international community spoke out against violent intervention. they have kept up criticism for over a month. they now call the recent bloodshed a massacre of peaceful protests. fear egypt is entering chaos. egypt is moving towards deadlock. >> his prime minister has even said the international community support of what he calls a military coup d'état has encouraged the army to carry out
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it bloody crackdown. european protesters calling for restraint. >> we expect political forces to theance themselves from violence we have seen and that they do not encourage this islands, nor should they actively take -- this violence, nor should they take part in it. >> the united states has against the use of military force. >> we see more disturbing images. the try to rejoin our correspondent. just today but everything since the crisis began six weeks ago.
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i think we doubted it would go on as long as it has. today appears to be the day it came to a massive head and all these voices clampdown, but will beagine the voice the only one they listen to? was seen as an internal domestic matter. would think because egypt is the second biggest recipient of u.s. aid they would have some leverage. they received aid from the u.s. every year.
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that did not have much leverage when they were trying to work out a deal. much.s. does not have credibility from the pro-or anti-morsi camp. that is because they cannot understand why the u.s. cannot say what happened here was a military coup. camp says the u.s. has always sided with the muslim brotherhood. there is a lot of anti-u.s. feeling. do not want to feel the u.s. is interfering. there are military exercises planned for later in the year. it is going to be interesting to -- if they will take lace
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take place and if the u.s. continues to give this a it after the violence we have seen today. >> one can only imagine that would be a military disaster. talk about the curfew that has been imposed. can you tell us whether it has been respect did? respected? >> i am a journalist, and any journalist can break the curfew in the course of their work. can see behind me there are going over the bridge, so people are not adhering at the moment.
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people have been very frightened staying in their homes, not knowing where clashes might have arrived did. it -- might have erupted. there are protests across the country. they tried to set up a new sit-in in central cairo not far from where we are, so they are not adhering to this curfew. >> many more according to the muslim motherhood. -- brotherhood. the figures speak for themselves. there has been a clampdown. tomorrow is another day.
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there are no guarantees there might not the repeats. >> there are no guarantees. the citizens have been broken up. they are determined they are going to carry on protesting. to carry onng protesting what we called this bloody massacre. praised the police for professionalism today. he also said the authorities will not tolerate any new ins, so i- new sit- think we can certainly expect , especiallyack down
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as we have already heard from the interim president. t has the claret a state of emergency. carry youre you press card with you. we have more reaction to come throughout the program. in bob rain have clashed with riot police across the capital -- in bahrain have clashed with riot police across the capital. mark theere planned to anniversary of independence.
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talks have begun in jerusalem between israelis and palestinians. the meeting is overshadowed by palestinian plans to build new homes. there is pessimism on both sides. released some prisoners but also promised to keep up settlement holding. resumed, buttalks they have already been shaken by israel's announcement to build 3000 settlement homes. >> the policy of the united states of america with respect to all settlements is that they are legitimate. that said, prime minister netanyahu was completely up
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front that he would be announcing some ad additional .uilding mission of settlement building called for talks to come to a halt. nottiators hope this will disrupt the talks. unwilling to divide the city, and palestinians want east jerusalem to be the capital of future stays. palestinian wants the borders of 1967. 5 million refugees have been spread across the world, and
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palestinian authorities say they have the right to return. set a nine-month goal to reach a peace yield. -- peace deal. a state of emergency declared in egypt after protesters were killed. the beginning of a whole chain of events throughout egypt. the death toll is put at 278. protesters say there have been many more killed. the vice president has resigned in protest. he says he is not prepared to be held responsible for a single drop of blood. washington has condemned violence. talks have resumed between israel and palestinian
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representatives for the first time in years. it is time for business. marcus of the moment is carson. i understand some uncharacteristic good news. in 40 longest recession years appears to be coming to an .nd we have relatively good looking figures. germany led the way with the growth rate of 0.7%. at the same time, we saw disparities between different parts of the eurozone.
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we saw italy and a in continuing with the recession. ireland continuing with the recession. the portuguese economy grew by more than one percent. the french growth figure of 0.5% biggests perhaps the surprise. expected bigger figures. there is some caution, and henry brown has been taking a look at that part of the story. >> a breath of fresh air for france's car industry. >> people are buying cars again.
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with up to 9000 euros off some models. thehe country is posting strongest quarterly growth in years, a rare piece of good news. >> our growth rebound is stronger than the average, but we must not settle. >> cautioned some analysts share, noting it is largely due to an increase in consumption. affect white been households using more heating than usual. >> with unemployment reaching 11%, some analysts say france faces tough times ahead. >> prospect are tough, and we
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should not expect the same performance as 2010. >> the economy is expected to grow by .1%, a narrow miss of another recession. >> eurozone out of recession. how do the stock markets react? >> the ftse was the one outlier. closed to the downside. were down by a disappointing earnings report from retailer macy's. we are seeing concerns the federal reserve will tone down stimulus measures. moreve time for a couple stories. two former employees of jpmorgan with have been charged
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fraud. the charges are connected with tics point $2 billion trading. the two men worked at the investment office. it is said they committed wire fraud and submitted false securities findings. do you feel you are burning through cash at the end of the month? the u.s. government may have to destroy 3100 dollar bills. they botched the printing. the federal reserve called them unacceptable. the face value is read billion dollars, and they cost -- $3 billion, and they cost $3.8 million to manufacture. billion -- a $3
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billion mistake. >> it's time for media watch. where are we starting? >> some pictures of egypt after a day of bloodshed. let's take a look at some of those images. these are the identity cards of from what looks like somebody dealing with people who have been wounded or killed. that has been taken of a photojournalist based in cairo of someone grieving.
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saidis the journalist who the only reason he was able to get those photos out is he hid the sd memory card in his sock because he was being stopped what he called -- by what he called vigilantes. that has gotten a lot of attention. it shows a woman between him and the army vehicle. it is essentially a scene of a victimized muslim brotherhood and a brutal army. another photo has been shared of what seems like the same moment. same people.e the
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it portrays the army and a compassionate role. nextbrings me to the point. this is a video released by the egyptian army claiming to show muslim rather hood army members with weaponry. hood --m rather ood members with weaponry. it depends what side you lie on. with theot sympathize muslim brotherhood. disaster in the making. says the assassins,
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and some have gone so far as to call the army terrorist -- the second sentence says the are the guarantors of nationalism. picture you are getting. moving onto journalists and whether they were targeted, that is the question. two journalists were killed. this photo.at it shows a member of the press treated badly by the army. the army says they have not targeted journalists.
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tweets being collected by the poynter institute. when they picked up -- cops took my laptop, opened it, and punched me in the head until i gave them a password. these witness statements seem to point to a very different picture. final witness statement. you have to be careful of the veracity of these statements. cameraman shot at journalists. do not want any pictures to come out.
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>> a depressing battle to hide the truth.
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