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in syria to arrive help the government retake aleppo. we began in jerusalem, where another israeli -- we begin in jerusalem, where another israel he has been tapped by a by atinian -- been stabbed palestinian. hundreds of soldiers have been deployed around the city and checkpoints set up around arab neighborhoods. it follows a recent stabbings and shootings -- follows a recent spate of stabbings and shootings. irris: we seem to have attacks in the space of -- we have seen two attacks in the space of

three hours. here, very close to the studio at the central bus station, a young palestinian man boarding a bus -- a woman getting off a bus. he stabs her. he tries to board the bus. the bus driver stops her from doing that. the police chased him and shoot him -- the police chase him and shoot him. although they cannot stop lone wolf attacks, there is such a high number of police that, when something happens, they are there quickly and everyone is very tense. you will often see the palestinian attackers shot and killed. about theis, what security measures that have been brought into place are the government -- into place by the government today? are these checkpoints -- and

roadblocks likely to have -- are these roadblocks likely to have any effect? irris: i think the short answer is not a huge effect, because the palestinian residents say who is stopped in those cars? who is not stop? -- stopped? people who have a plan, which includes stabbing someone. they go on foot. they go through back roads. if worse comes to worse, they go unarmed and by a knife -- and bu y a knife. it seems this is almost for show to make the israeli residents feel more secure while israel rides out this wave. as the defense minister concedes, it is very hard to stop alone will. they have -- to stop a lone wolf. they have a huge police

presence. laura: the palestinian president has spoken in the last hour about the attacks. mahmoud abbas put the blame squarely on the israeli government. here is what he had to say. the israelibas: government's refusal of our policy for a just peace that would guarantee the rights of our people, their freedom, and national pride, as well as the stubbornness on the issue of are the cause of insecurity and instability. there will be no peace, security, or stability unless the israeli occupation comes to an end and a palestinian state is created with jerusalem as its capital. bethlehem,while, in the funeral for a palestinian killed in clashes with israeli troops earlier this week turned violent.

our correspondent has the story. reporter: a sea of people. hundreds of palestinians gathered to carry the body, hai ling him as a martyr, showing rare unity. were walkingtions side-by-side as the crowd sang anti-israeli chants. the 27-year-old was killed on tuesday during clashes with israeli forces. >> we will always have martyrs. we are just at the beginning of the road. as long as there is an occupation, there will be martyrs, prissners, and people will be injured. may god give us strength and welcome our martyrs. laura: as confirmation of the grieving mother's words, clashes broke out right after the funeral, with young palestinians growing -- throwing firebombs

and israelis firing tear gas to push them back. scenes that have become all too familiar across the west bank in recent weeks. laura: top officials have been sacked in turkey after the government admitted security failures after last weekend's bombing at a peace rally. 97 people were killed in those attacks and president recep tayyip erdogan visited those sites for the first time. both of the bombers were connected to the islamic state group. reporter: visiting the site of days after the deadly explosions. on tuesday, the turkish president broke his silence on the disaster. amid nationwide anger, article admitteder, erdogan security failures.

>> we will know where and how we make mistakes at the end of the investigation. ordered aerdogan special state inquiry into possible intelligence errors. on wednesday, the interior minister dismissed the heads of police, intelligence, and security. they have identified the bombers. the first is believed to be the brother of one who carried out an attack in july. the other suspect was on the radar of turkish police after making several trips to syria from 2013 onward. yes turkish authorities were unable to prevent the attack. turkish authorities were unable to prevent the attack, the worst of its kind in the country. it came only three weeks ahead of the general election, which is still set to take place. the attack is causing further divisions in an already polarized country. laura: turkish officials have

been attempting to link that attack to the outlawed kurdish and they have, been cracking down on kurdish fighters in northern syria for three months now. today, turkey summoned the u.s. and russian ambassadors to warm then against -- to warm them -- to warn them against armed groups. reporter: setting the record straight. after saturday's bomb attacks in ankara, the turkish prime minister called the u.s. and russian ambassadors when the message -- ambassadors with the message. deepens, investigation we concluded through twitter it ists and ip addresses, highly likely both the islamic state group and the pkk might be behind those attacks. turkey cannot accept any kind of cooperation with terror

organizations that have declared war against us. both as: ankara lists terrorist organizations, but they are enemies. the pkk is closely linked to syrian kurdish melissa's -- militias fighting the islamic state group on the ground. the u.s. considers the militias to be their best ally on the ground against the islamic state group, as does russia. fears gainsturkey along the border could encourage kurds to reese -- respark the fight for independence. meanwhile, thousands of iranian troops have reportedly arrived in syria to help the government retake aleppo. victory in syria's second city would be a huge boost to bashar

al-assad. it has been divided between various rebel groups, the islamic state, and syrian government forces till now. reporter: taking advantage of russian airstrikes, the syrian army is planning an offensive to regain full control of aleppo. the ground operation would include fighters from iran and hezbollah, both backers of president bashar al-assad. for now, the syrian government controls only the western part of the city. it has been citing -- fighting the islamic state organization and other insurgent groups on two separate fronts. aleppo is considered strategic. before the outbreak of war, it was the country's commercial hub with a population which exceeded that of the capital, the mass -- capital, damascus. it is also close to the neighboring border of turkey. the army has recaptured a number of towns in the provinces of

atakia. retaking aleppo would be a major win for the president. but there could be a new obstacle. islamic state fighters which were driven out of aleppo in 2014 by islamist group, including the -- groups, including the al-nusra front, have recently begun taking control of villages surrounding the city. laura: 300 u.s. troops are to be deployed to cameroon to help the fight against the islamist group boko haram. the force will conduct airborne intelligence and surveillance in egion.it -- the r theip crowther has more on strategy. lip: 90 troops were sent on their way on monday of this we, a court -- week, according to barack obama and the white house.

their mission will be airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. all of this contained in a letter that obama sent to the speaker, announcing this new military move either united states -- moved by the united states. a u.s. official has confirmed that it is, "to help counter boko haram." the united states is already pretty heavily involved in the region, with some gear being sent to those forces fighting boko haram in the region, all surprising -- training advisers are already on the ground. a lot of money from the united states is already flowing to nigeria, for example, in its fight against boko haram. this comes one day after the united states condemned the latest attacks by boko haram in cameroon, chad, niger, and nigeria. the united states particularly

criticizing the use of children by boko haram in its terrorist attacks. this new deployment of u.s. troops appears to be almost a direct result of that. laura: in an apparent nod to recent sex scandals within the roman catholic church, pope francis has asked for forgiveness. thousands broke into applause amonghearing -- applause hearing his remarks. reporter: once again, pope francis has shown he once -- he saving face. about the pontiff made a special request. catechism, begin the in the name of the church, i want to ask you for forgiveness

for the scandals that have occurred recently, either in rome or in the vatican. i ask you for forgiveness. [applause] laura: vatican watchers were sent scrambling to interpret his words. a people spokesman offer clarification, that pope francis had not been referring to the recent resignation of rome's mayor amid allegations of corruption. instead, he was not to have been referring -- he was thought to have been referring to the resignation of a bisohp after -- a bishop after announcing he was gay. sex abuse controversies have dogged the religion for decades. pope francis is working behind doors -- behind closed doors in a single gathering that is -- in a synod gathering on issues such as homosexuality, divorce, and

contraception. laura: after a renovation that took six years and cost 90 million euros, the museum of mankind has reopened in paris. clovis casserley -- clovis casaly was lucky enough to get a chance to visit. clovis: the newly renovated museum is a place of knowledge and history, one of the major museums of the capital, along with the louvre. it offers some 700,000 prehistoric artifacts and a lot more. at the heart of this, there are three questions -- what does it mean to be human, where do we come from, and where are we headed. among the highlights, "inflection." also, the skull of the french philosopher, "descartes."

this is one of the most important rooms in the museums. >> this is a very emotional place. that's why it is dark. people are here to meet their ancestors. especially this very well known cro-magnon man, discovered in 1868, in a time where the origins of man were very much debated. skull was found with disappeared animals like mammoths. it is in antiquity of modern humans. reporter: there is also a laboratory for 150 researchers. scientists can exchange with the public directly or through videos and interviews. looking at the various steps of evolution, this is a journey through time that also envisages

the future of mankind. laura: time for a quick reminder of headlines this hour. there has been another stabbing in jerusalem. the victim survived and her attacker was shot dead by police. this comes despite the deployment of hundreds of israeli troops and a crackdown on the city's arab population. turkey's president has admitted security failures following a bombing at a peace rally in which 97 people died. several top security officials have been sacked. thousands of iranian troops have arrived in syria to help the government retake aleppo. the islamic state fighters and various rebel groups -- time to get an update on the day's top business news. markus karlsson is here. with agoing to start spat with the government and one of the biggest unions. markus: this is something

brewing at the union cgt. speculation of a full-scale war breaking out between the union and the government. this as the economy minister and even the president have been left red-faced this week. the cgt is angry as what it sees as the government's failure to under being -- to intervene. -- as oneas france's of france's largest unions led ated, emmanuel macron roundtable discussion on the country's future. it did not take long for the voices of protesters to make themselves heard. >> you should not be heard. you should not be in the socialist government. you are a murderer, a murderer of the unemployed. reporter: the woman was removed from the audience and continued her and retirement outside. outside.ngry tirade

>> that cannot be allowed. reporter: and it is not just macron feeling the cgt's wrath. the cgt feelse, it cannot be polite in light of what's happening right now, particularly with the struggle of air france employees. we consider the situation unacceptable. reporter: air france is planning on slashing some 2900 jobs as it attempts to cut money-losing roots. that could see the cgt boycott talks next week between the unions and government and business. >> it is a good thing these encounters go down this way. the french presidency is what real life is. reporter: the cgt also boycotted the last round of talks to reform the french economy in

2014. they have warned the french president not to confuse a monologue with a dialogue as he goes into his fifth year in office. markus: the german government has trimmed its growth forecast this year. it now expects 1.7% instead of 1.8% as previously forecast. gloomier global outlook. meanwhile, unemployment in britain has fallen to its lowest level in more than seven years. 5.24%.less rate fell to ins as the number of people jobs increased by 140,000. this is the lowest rate we have scenes ends 2008 -- seen since 2008, before the financial crisis struck in earnest. it suggests below jobless rate

has been slow to translate into salary hikes. we are going to take a look at the market. in the u.s., sessions in the negative territory for a second day running. reports from j.p. morgan chase and wells fargo fell short of expectations. bank of america surprised to the upside. stock markets in europe ended mostly lower. indexes were hit by fears of china's economy slipping further, and that hit let's reach the -- that hit luxury stocks. let's bring up a few other corporate stories we're watching. one of the world's biggest retailers has cut its profit outlook. spending will cut into profits. shares of walmart are trading down this session. executives from the company are

seeing the silver lining. they say that earnings will take higher again in 2018 -- will in 2018.er again ,heaper fuel helped u.s. delta beating expectations and reported a quarterly profit of more than $1.3 billion for the july through september period. fuel plunged. ,he average fares dropped suggesting the airline kept most of the savings in its own pocket. south africans have been marching against government corruption. the rally was led by a metal workers union, which blamed corruption for slowing growth in south africa. it highlights a growing sense of unease. and unreliable electricity are seen to undermine business confidence.

finally, 2015 is turning into the year of mergers. just this week a be in beth -- this week,c has -- has purchased sab miller. reporter: plenty to celebrate for investors. this week alone, two multimillion dollar deals have been struck. dell merging with emc. sab miller accepting the takeover by ab inbev. the sectors could not be further apart, but analysts say the timing makes pretty good sense. >> we're likely to see interest rates turning in the next 12 months to 18 months. this seems like the ideal. they can spend money and expand market share.

reporter: so far, the deal with sab miller is the year's biggest. in communications comes charter's deal for time warner cable at 69 billion. in energy, energy transfer equity's merger with williams, 62 billion. emc in at 59al for billion. >> many corporations in the u.s. and europe decided to batten down the hatches, restrict their spending, and quite frankly did not spend money on research and development. developing -- also be aboutould taxes. in august, burger king reached a deal to buy out canadian chain tim hortons and base itself in

canada, where corporate taxes are lower. officials deny this as their motivation. markus: all reasons except for the bad ones are good reasons to merge. laura: thanks very much indeed, markus karlsson. we will take a short break. stay with us. this is "france 24."

10/14/15 10/14/15 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> secretary clinton, is bernie sanders tough enough on guns? >> not at all. i think with a look at the fact we lose 90 people a day from gun violence. this has gone on too long, and it is time the entire country stood up against the nra. the majority of our country -- [applause] brownback and even the majority of gun owners do. amy: in the first democratic presidential debate, secretary