it. was like. mourners grieve for the victims of sunday's church massacre in southern russia which investigators think could have been an act of terrorism. turkey's president odo and reportedly threatens consequences if syrian forces enter their own city around free and after rumors they were preparing to help kurdish militias repel a turkish offensive. and in the midst of the alleged russian meddling song there a former cia director admits the u.s. doesn't interfere in other countries elections when it's for a good cause. and you're watching the latest headlines here at r.t. international thank you for joining us. mourners have been gathering at

a church in the southern russian republic of dagestan where five women were killed in a shooting on sunday five other people including a policeman and a national guardsman were also injured. this is something those of us. with looks. out of. the investigations are looking into various motives behind the attack and terrorism hasn't been ruled out artie's daniel hawkins has the latest while the investigative committee at this stage is looking into possibilities and overfished today that terrorism is also one of the leads they are looking into the attack took place in the town of qusayr in the southern russian province of dagestan on sunday the attacker was identified as collateral for a local twenty two year old resident by the local authorities. he targeted

christian church goers leaving an orthodox christian ceremony marking the beginning of a fast of a christian festival here in russia now bystanders managed to film this how ring footage as the gunman took shots at bystanders with a hunting rifle much. so well you should go does the school and was not so clear. if he's doing back or go does he she was doing. as we said earlier five people were killed in that attack four injured two of them were critically were police officers as well we managed to hear from the priest who was actually taking the church service at the time you described how the churchgoers barricaded themselves inside the building to avoid being targeted by the attackers the trench and this is there was a woman here she was begging for money all the city knew her she hit the shooter with her bag and he shot her in the chest another man tried to stop the attacker but was shot while this was happening we managed to close the doors of the church

the victims were search kind people said one of them had told her children and another who tried to stop him it was just started the victims were such kind people one of them had taught our children and others who tried to stop him yes if it wasn't for her people would have been down at all because she managed to hold him back all of us the gators are now looking into any inspiration any links the gunman may have drawn from terror groups islamic state of course was quick to claim responsibility on their website for the attack as they often do after such incidents in the meantime the attack of course has drawn condemnation from both christian leaders and was the authorities in the region as well as the detectives continue their investigation. brussels based independent journalist lucre of a says security services don't exchange enough information about suspects but it's not enough connection between the police forces that should be more done to get information. collect information collectively also with russia of course we are not

shipped where we should be in trance of difference that is a great fear among the people that we will see more of the terrorist attacks that we had in paris brussels and other places we are of course very close to the areas where these people come from what i see from them we need to do more in terms of connecting our police force. turkish president roger birdo and has threatened consequences for the syrian government if its army enters its own city of afrin turkish media say the remarks were made during a phone call with russian leader vladimir putin it follows reports of a deal between syria and the kurds which hasn't been officially confirmed by either side well under this alleged agreement assad troops will help kurdish fighters repel a turkish offensive in the region this footage filmed by a video agency ruptly on saturday apparently shows the construction of a temporary kurdish military camp in africa artie's paulus lear has more on how

anger has reacted to the potential alliance between syria and the kurds this latest development follows a deal that was allegedly sealed on sunday between damascus and the syrian kurds now the turkish foreign minister has responded saying that anger has no problem with pro-government forces into an afghan but only so long as those forces are there to eliminate kodesh groups that are turkey considers terrorist groups if that's not their goal then certainly does have a problem. if regime forces enter the city to eliminate the begin b.g. terrorists then we don't have a problem with that however if we go there to defend the way to do nothing and nobody can stop our soldiers now that's part of the region has been embroiled in better violence for at least a month ever since and clear launched its military operation called olive branch against could it were guards as terrorists. the

thank you. was. now this fierce fighting has resulted in multiple casualties as well as civilian deaths on both sides of the conflict talking about civilians those who live in the afan region have hailed their potential entrance of pro damascus government forces into the area. work goes your car as a citizen of our friend i do not find fault with the syrian forces entering some points on the border as residents of our friends we never wanted partition sure.

there is a duty of the syrian government to defend its borders and protect a friend which is within syrian borders. and the launched its military operation after the pentagon announced that it was helping to establish a kurdish led security border force along the turkish syrian border and co responded with fury accusing the united states of essentially setting up a chord a terror army since then the united states has tried to backtrack but essentially it's too little too late and the situation on the ground is really beyond the point of being able to change the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who's been following these developments carefully and has said that america's involvement inside syria has resulted in this bloodshed. we are concerned about attempts to partition syria and some of the grounds that the u.s. has already started to realize on the ground a worry the u.s. claims that that will only go in syria to fight i sort to preserve the country's integrity but i think that washington. the brackets works with actual truth because

right now six actions look provocative but the u.s. used the kurds to pursue its own ambitions and that's led to a major conflict in africa now tensions on the ground continue to escalate despite the fact that in the past month the united states has tried on various occasions to try and deescalate the situation what remains now of course is to see how this latest development escalates tensions even further. military analysts come all alarm says the potential alliance between syria and kurdish groups could threaten washington support for the kurds as an excuse to stay in syria over the consequences are that the u.s. policy of using the kurds for their own advantage could be could fall apart because essentially the americans have been saying that they are present in northern syria to help the u.s. the earth and the syrian kurds fight against the terrorists but there are no more isis in that area and if the syrian government is in the u.s.

have to move out so the consequences of the last remaining car that the americans had in the world and syria falls apart and if the turkish government realize that the syrians have a right to be there this could be a very positive development if however the turkish government choose to keep supporting the syrian rebel groups then there could be a conflict. russian curler alexander crucial need ski has an issue he tested positive for the banned substance meld only and at the winter olympics in south korea he dario won bronze in the curling mixed doubles with his wife the court of arbitration for sport is now reviewing the case and the world anti-doping agency is expected to announce the results of his second test later. well question it's kay and his partner honest i say but it's got a bad beat though we didn't pay for to change russia's first ever and then pick a medal. reports from pyongyang well right now it is all down to that second doping test and if it happens to be positive that will be

a real disappointment for many people i can tell you that here and chang the crowds have literally fallen in love with the russian couple alexander crucial need ski and innes this year are husband and wife they won the country its first ever olympic medal in curling and to watch their family team work on ice was something inspiring the media went on about them for a few days in a row and they were even compared with mr and mrs smith but now alexander is suspected of taken the infamous drug that hadn't been banned until a couple of years ago it once cost tennis star maria sharapova a year of her career after her team had forgotten to put it on the do not take drugs list and honestly alexander scase if he had made the same mistake or had taken the drug on purpose that would just be ridiculous when the oh they are are

under such a close watch here and peeling chuang i don't really understand what what it would approve or what it would improve you and your game going to things. i don't understand what it will do for you crucially it's he has said that he believes someone could have spiked his food or drinks with it was presumed you don't need to be a secret agent to give athletes of both will with any kind of banned substance that totally unprotected you just put it in a hotel room it's easy if you have to be really careful with all the food taking and. all the drinks to taking. it all know pretty well that if you can see the bottle and it's like locked then it can open it you can see it was locked he open it drink it and as long as you keep an eye on the bottle that's fine if you just like to turn around for

a second bottle in any case the international olympic committee have promised to launch a special probe but that will happen after the olympics are over in the meantime the olympic athletes from russia are getting on with their quest for medals and despite all the pressure despite some of the main stars missing out on the zero eight are have secured some bronze in silver and the cross-country skiing squad who were teenagers just a year or two ago are doing particularly well with five medals so far no gold though. well meanwhile the russian curling federation has asked japan and south korea to hand over video footage showing crucial need to be training it's also asked the russian investigative committee to look into the case sports journalist alan moore believes it's unlikely the athlete took the boundary if they take the dog to make it a burst of energy burst of speed he could work hard because you're curling is

a pretty olympic pretty pretty testing sport and self he was the supreme the stupid to be caught for you know he has said to chris in this case said that his drink might have in spite of training camp that you. do see him on like he got he took it however it was a little bit of information came out overnight that his former or his coach that said that all he has done he stopped taking the dog back in two thousand and sixteen when it was banned we have to give him the benefit of the doubt we still know of to be such a beast of us as a positive we need to find out exactly what happened but again it goes back to you know it will be we we said last week you know you said he was using it to get caught for doping your limpy should have to be very very silly and i don't think that christmas ski is really. a dud shipping group has been accused of selling vessels containing harmful waste to scrap yards in turkey and india the sale would violate e.u. laws as well as add to the country's environmental and health issues. place

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waste once they reach their final destination and don't fall under e.u. environmental rules as turkey and india are beyond its jurisdiction and lack of proper regulation in the industry is one of the problems highlighted by the engine ship breaking platform the trade is a dutch company and certainly in two thousand and twelve the conditions at the in south asia were well known to any european company so the choice the trade made was for the highest price. of the higher prices because they do not pay for the proper waste management the proper infrastructure and they use migrant workers that are not trained indeed unfortunately is a very common practice more than eighty percent of the world tonnage is currently broken on three title beaches in the world one in india one in bangladesh and one in pakistan this activity causes pollution to see the the groundwater

and is also very dangerous for the work is they fall from heights there are explosions they will be crushed by steel plates so it's basically an industry which is very poorly regulated a former cia boss has admitted the u.s. does interfere in other countries elections story and more after the break. i played for many clubs over the years so i know the game inside i. football isn't only about what happens on the pitch put the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the super manager killian erroneous and spending two hundred twenty million and one player. it's an experience like nothing else on to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful guy was great

so will transfer. the case this minute. we were american were smooth. americans are crude ruthless huckster playing sharks that's who we are and that's who donald trump is that's right and like a barack obama that's why. welcome back a former director of the cia has admitted the u.s. interferes in other country's elections james woolsey said this only happens when it's for a good cause and in the interests of democracy artie's what i guess looks at

whether double standards are in play no one likes a spoiler medalists interference especially when it comes to american elections. who really pure and spoiled and unsullied or they were before the russians got to them they say but judge not lest ye be judged especially when you have a fetish for getting your fingers into foreign elections we don't do that we don't mess around other people. are only for the very good to do that through a vine video and those former cia director a very good cause i never said the former director of the cia it's funny because and when america does it when someone else's even suspected of doing it no no no no no no bad bad did the russians break the rules or do something

bizarre the answer is no a lot of paul said a thirty year veteran of the cia come on the cia root the book on meddling. we've been doing this kind of thing since the cia was created in one thousand forty seven we've used posters pamphlets mailers banners you name it we've planted false information for newspapers we've used with the british called king george's calorie suitcases of cash add to that assassinations coups information warfare hacking and that's just the stuff we know about this that johnson that helped oversee that cia's activities he'd know the difference is they say when russia does it it's to destroy the woold even when that meddling has no actual impact on the elections as even the justice department just admitted when america doesn't so the greater good democracy and all that you could ask of course how on

earth overthrowing democratically elected leaders as the cia has done is helping democracy how sending billions of dollars worth of guns to gulf dictators is helping democracy but don't well the united states has been interfering in other countries elections since the one nine hundred thirty s. and in the caribbean and in latin america when i was in cia in the seventy's and eighty's in europe i would say that the that the cia and the u.s. government basically were interfering in elections almost every election that was taking place in europe this was just routine that the u.s. wanted a friendly government of a certain type and was willing to do certain things to enable that to happen if we're going to claim that america has the right to interfere behind the scenes in the politics of another country. it's

a little hypocritical for then america to say oh a russian intelligence has been interfering in american elections. you don't get to have it both ways. swastikas have been drawn on the entrance to poland's embassy in israel this comes after poland's prime minister have yet skee claimed jews were among those responsible for the holocaust it's not going to be punishable not going to be seemed. to say that there were polish perpetrators there were jewish perpetrators as there were russian paper trail perpetrators are there were ukrainian not on the german paper traitors that were intrusions of the polish prime minister's remarks here in munich are outrageous there is a problem here of an inability to understand history and a lack of sensitivity to the tragedy of our people when the president of the

conference of european rabbis has also criticized the polish leaders remarks what was said by the polish prime minister is totally unacceptable to call jews perpetrators of holocaust is unacceptable to any person who knows history knows you and wants a better future and we did not expect the polish prime minister to say such things well these comments come in the wake of a new polish your making it a criminal offense to say the country collaborated with nazi germany during the second world war specifically the legislation perhaps references to water i'm not see death camps in the country as polish those violating the law face up to three years in jail and adviser to the polish president defended the legislation claiming israelis are ashamed of their own role and supposed sentiments in israel comes from the feeling of shame and the passivity of the jews during the holocaust. more than three million jews lived in poland before the second world war eighty five percent

of them were killed in the holocaust around one million jews died in the auschwitz concentration camp built in poland by the nazis former israeli military intelligence officer mordechai kettle says there is strong evidence for polish complicity in nazi german war crimes the polish. or lore actually wark against poland because there are many many many evidences that the poles the poles to cook a very active part in the all of course nobody says that which was under occupation did it because this they was dysfunctional those use of the war and they didn't function as a nation but many of the individuals. took very active part in the holocaust well for more on these and plenty of other stories go to our

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