service has left at least eight people dead and wounded dozens of others the two gunmen targeted a methodist church and in the southwest of the country hundreds of worshippers were gathered in the church at the time of the attack police and army troops around the church and exchanged fire with the heavily armed militants before one of the attackers blew himself up. joining us now from islamabad is journalist aside his shame has side what's the latest on the ground at the moment well yes as you say we know that two suicide attackers were involved in this attack they were attempting to storm the bethel memorial methodist church in quitter during sunday's midday services it seems that they're in was to get inside to explode their vest once they were in the mean hole but they were stopped at the gate by police guards who were lurches their presence and then opened fire upon them one of the attackers as you say blew up his best at the gate itself whereas the other managed to survive the initial firing and then offer a brief exchange of fire off that he too was killed by police police then carried out a

service has left at least five people dead and two dozen wounded the two attackers stormed a methodist church and in the southwest of the country and opened fire on hundreds of worshippers police and army troops around at the church and exchanged fire with the heavily armed militants before one attacker blew himself up joining us now on the line from islamabad is journalist a shot has seem. assad details are sketchy at the moment what's the latest there. well as you say what we know right now is that at least five people have been killed and about two dozen have been wounded in this attack the police now say that the area has been cleared the attack took place during sunday services that happened at midday at the methodist church which is one of the larger churches. in the south was the father son and is in real good in a heavily populated area the police break out a search operation pulling it back and they say that we have it has now been cleared it seems that the attackers one of them but both of them already through title as one of them was able to divest but it happened i think each when

has left at least eight people dead and more than a dozen wounded the two gunmen targeted a methodist church in quechua in the south west of the country hundreds of worshippers were gathered in the church at the time of the attack but he said all the troops surrounded the church and exchanged fire with the heavily armed militants before one of the attackers blew himself up so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack. well joining us now on the line from islamabad is genest assad asked that the so-called islamic states claim responsibility for this attack how credible is that while absolutely so that that's just come in through there a mock news agency where they have released a short statement claiming that they had sent two attackers to this church now the credibility of these claims that have come in several times before is almost impossible to verify islamic state has done this often where when it's a tactic space and when it hasn't been playing in the hours that follow it they will release a statement that doesn't make them in some way usually the only way to corrob

service has left at least five people dead and more than a dozen wounded the two gunmen targeted a methodist church in quite that in the southwest of the country more than two hundred worshippers were gathered in the church at the time of the attack police and army troops around at the church and exchanged fire with the heavily armed militants before one of the attackers blew himself up. joining us now on the line from islamabad is journalist aside his shame aside the details are not entirely clear at the moment what's the latest. well yes as you say it's still developing situation with the fire to figure out exactly what happened that the methodist church and quite what we do know is that the death toll has now risen to at least eight people killed with more than thirty three wounded that's according to all sort of official at the nearby civil hospital in question just updated those figures recently as you say there were two attackers both armed with suicide vests it seems that their intention was to storm into the inside the inner chamber or the of the church and to blow themselves up their. chal

killing at least nine people and wounding more than fifty hundreds of washed up as well inside the methodist church in the city of pakistani officials say quick action by security forces god in the church prevented great to bloodshed. church in tatters after two suicide bombers targeted a pretty christmas service in the pakistani city of quest but it could have been much worse police credit security forces were preventing an even greater hawse of life. this c.c.t.v. footage shows the moment one of the attackers tried to rush the gates of the church with an accomplice he managed to scale the fence but did not make it into the main building eyewitnesses describe the horrors that followed. the more good looking was only the first i heard shots firing and then a blast lots of people were injured. as a remand with a bullet in his right side he sat down bleeding badly children and women have also injured. quite a is in western pakistan and has a large christian minority the christians make up less than five percent of the country's total population religious minorities in pakistan have faced attacks by i

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nine people and injuring dozens more gunman wearing explosive vest tried to storm the christian methodist church in quite a city opening fire on the sunday worship as the region's home minister says the attackers were intercepted at the entrance but he shot one of them dead while the other exploded his suicide vest i still claim responsibility for the attack kemal hyder is following the story for us from islamabad. and there tag on a mentor dish in the city of. providence leave the number of people are there many more are wounded now according to the security forces. a few years ago and because of the heavy guard president who guard the warship was. sunday mass now according to up to four hundred women and children and warship was while president inside the church however it was the timely action by the security guards that killed at least one of the big eight the other one was able to get close to the hall however unable to penetrate inside to warding gauge and blew himself up so indeed a deadly attack once again on a dime or in a cross country there was a red alert because of the christmas hol

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eight people dead and wounded dozens of others in southwestern pakistan two attackers targeted a methodist church and piled up for hundreds were gathered for a service. i haven't quite often you're watching the news live from berlin john my colleague humphrey at the top of the hour for more thanks for watching. images from an isolated country. to jews from north korea any telling photographer captured fascinating shots of every day life in a regimented society. an exclusive peek behind one of the last are in curtains. a north korean diary starting december twenty eighth on d w. i i. am not proud and they will not succeed in dividing us about not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of this dictatorship. taking the stand global news that matters. made for mines. simiar was born in poland and emigrated to germany with his parents today he's the leader of germany's young conservatives and i'm speaking with him about migration and political clarity welcome to the d.w. interview thank you mr senor who would you like to see win the next football world cup poland or germany w

suicide bombers have attacked a church in southwest pakistan killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more gunman wearing explosive vest tries to storm the methodist christian church in queta city opening fire on the sunday worshippers i saw claimed responsibility at least eleven afghan police officers have been killed after taliban fighters attacked their checkpoints in lashkar gah the capital of helmand province is also the two pre-schools of the latest in a series of deadly attacks on security forces claimed by the time a bomb eleven women have reportedly been killed after airstrikes hit a wedding procession east of the yemeni capital sama the strikes thought to be launched by the saudi led coalition killed the women as they walked to a village in a province like the current headlines talked to al jazeera speaks to russian activists about her upbringing in the nuclear age we'll see you later. who. in the world. sees. the miami gloms in the southern euros birthplace of the salvi.

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southwestern pakistan killing at least five and wounding more than a dozen two attackers target a methodist church and with hundreds of worshippers we'll go live to islamabad for more also coming up.

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also this hour: the islamic state group says it carried out an attack on a methodist church in the pakistania on sunday morning. nine people died and dozens more were injured as suicide bombers stormed the church. nearly double the usual number of worshippers were attending a service in the run—up to christmas. turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has announced he wants to open an embassy for palestinians in eastjerusalem. the turkish leader has been a vocal opponent of donald trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. last week mr erdogan led calls for the city to be recognised as the capital of a palestinian state. here's what he had to say at a rally on sunday. translation: seems the jerusalem translation: seems thejerusalem is currently under occupation, we cannot go there and open our embassy but we are represented by an ambassador. god willing, today is close when officially with girls permission he will open up an embassy there. a british embassy worker has been murdered in the lebanese capital of beirut. the body of rebecca dykes was found by the side of a r

that was the reverend mike long, minister of the notting hill methodist church. train services have been cancelled or delayed by up to an hour. the disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day. network rail says the blaze caused damage to trackside equipment. much more coming up, no time for that important to look at the weather. all concern is overnight very much revolving around the amount of lying snow in some areas, and a widespread issue with ice as well. quite windy conditions, easing across the south—eastern quarter as the low pressure that's been around moves off to the neo—con didn't. behind, skies will clear, and as a consequence temperatures will fall away. across the midlands and into eastern wales on the north, into scotland, you could be looking at _5’ scotland, you could be looking at -5, -6 scotland, you could be looking at —5, —6 or even as much as —10 across snow fields. a crisper, brighter day in prospect. watch out for form snow fields. a crisper, brighter day in prospect. watch out forform in the morning, and that widespread ic

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. >>> flames forced parishioners to evacuate the methodist church in ridgefield park sunday morning. everyone did make it out fire started in a playground next to the church's daycare center. damage was contained to the outside of the church. >>> if you didn't like a present under your tree or one that you received from a family or friend and are looking for post-christmas deals, some area malls are opening actually early today so you can begin the process. >> yep. the king of prussia mall and cherry hill mall plan to open at 8:00. christian christiana mall opens at 9:00. tips -- know the policies and deadlines before you head to the store. make sure you have a receipt even if the store takes returns without it and bring your i.d. not sure about the tip to avoid the crowds because i think it's going to be -- >> busy. >> yeah. >>> ending confrontation and caring for refugees. the ideals marked the message pope francis offered to catholics during his christmas day mass. >> at the vatican yesterday, the pontiff celebrated mass with thousands of the faithful in st. peter's square. from h

the methodist church was full of worshippers when it was stormed by two militants.nds of people living in santa barbara county in california have been told to leave after wildfires. the blaze is the largest in the state since records began. fresh northerly winds are likely to drive the claims towards santa barbara county. hillside homes and the coast. fierce winds are driving one of the biggest fires in california's history towards the wealthy neighbourhood of montecito. they have already destroyed more than 700 homes. now another 18,000 are at risk, as the flames move towards the coast. strong winds from the north pushing the fire back downhill, so extremely gusty, cold, and relative humidity being low, it's a very hazardous fire. it's a very hazardous fire fight. this area north—west of los angeles is home to many celebrities, including oprah winfrey, who tweeted. .. and earlier this week, talk—show host ellen degeneres, who was forced to leave her home, posted this to thank firefighters. and west wing actor rob lowe shared shocking photos of the fire raging close

a suicide bomb attack on a packed methodist church in south—western pakistan, has killed at least nine cctv images caught the moment one of two bombers ran into the building with an assault rifle in the city of quetta. one of the attackers was shot dead by police, the other detonated his device. so—called islamic state have claimed responsibility. russia says its security services have stopped a terror attack in st petersburg, with the help of information from the cia. president putin has thanked president trump, and says his country would reciprocate if it knew of a threat to the united states or its citizens. thejustice secretary has called for a ban on the sale of tiny mobile phones which can't be detected by prison security scanners. officials say the phones, which are no bigger than a cigarette lighter, are freely available on the internet, and are being smuggled into jails to help facilitate more crime. mobile phones have emerged as a major security challenge for many prisons. the government is considering extending automatic enrolment into a workplace pension to 18—year—olds fro

the methodist church was full of worshippers when it was stormed by two militants.e between security forces and militants. south africa's governing party, the anc, will vote later today to elect a new leader. deep divisions have emerged in the party during the tenure of president jacob zuma, whose term as anc leader is ending. today's vote is likely to be a very close contest. thousands of people living in southern california's santa barbara county have been ordered to leave, in the face of the wildfire that's been burning for nearly two weeks. the blaze is the third—largest in the state since records began. meteorologists say fresh northerly winds are likely to drive the flames towards santa barbara county, hillside homes in the montecito area — and the pacific coast. sarah corker has the latest. fierce winds driving one of the biggest fires in california's history, towards the wealthy neighbourhood of montecito. already destroying 700 homes, now 18,000 are at risk as the flames move towards the coast. strong winds out the north, pushing the fire back down the hill

suicide bombers have attacked a church in size west pakistan killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more gunman wearing explosive vest tried to storm the methodist christian church in quatre city opening fire on the sunday worship person isis now claimed for some stability. at least eleven afghan police officers have been killed after taliban fighters attacked their checkpoints in lashkar gah the capital of helmand province is thoughts on the two police force of the latest in a series of deadly attacks on security forces claimed by the taliban. the polls close in an hour's time in chile and the presidential election runoff voters in the american nation are choosing between conservative billionaire and former president sebastian pinera and center left candidate alexandra gurley air so that for ca's ruling party the african national congress has formally nominated two candidates for election as their president their a.n.c. veteran own goes on a ballot meaning so must the former wife of the current president of the leader jacob zuma and deputy president say rolled from a pollster. eleven women have reportedly been killed after airstrikes hit a wedd

eight people have been killed and dozens of others injured after a suicide bomb attack on a methodist churchd in the city of quetta where there have been a number of attacks in the past year. tom burridge has more. a celebration ahead of christmas targeted by extremists. pakistan's police and army firing shots in the aftermath, as they surrounded the church. and earlier, the attackers's effo rts church. and earlier, the attackers's efforts to get in and kill as many as they could captured on cctv. watch the man in brown, who suddenly reveals a machine—gun and starts to try and access the church compound. his accomplice, behind him and white, falls over. it then takes a long time to climb the gate but it is chilling to watch, as the men wearing suicide vest exchange shots with security guards, imagine the panic in the church nearby. 0fficials panic in the church nearby. officials say one of the attackers we re officials say one of the attackers were shot dead at the entrance to the compound, a second man detonated his best year to the church door. the body of those killed or to the local more

eight people have been killed and dozens of others injured after a suicide bomb attack on a methodist churchpened in the city of quetta, which has been the scene of a number of attacks in the past year. tom burridge has more a celebration ahead of christmas, targeted by extremists. pakistan's police and army, firing shots in the aftermath as they surrounded the church. earlier, the attackers‘ efforts to get in and kill as many as they could captured on cctv. watch the man in brown, who suddenly reveals a machine gun and starts to try to access the church compound. his accomplice, behind him in white, falls over. it takes them a long time to climb the gate, but it is chilling to watch, as the men wearing suicide vests exchange shots with security guards, imagine the panic in the church nearby. officials say one of the attackers was shot dead at the entrance to the compound. a second man detonated his vest near the church door. the bodies of those killed, brought to the local mortuary. too much for relatives, their loved ones killed a week before christmas. at local hospitals, those injured sp

the islamic state group says it carried out an attack on a methodist church in the pakistani city ofg. nine people died and dozens more were injured as suicide bombers stormed the church. nearly double the usual number of worshippers were attending a service in the run up to christmas. police investigating the deaths of the 75—year—old canadian billionaire and his wife say that the police have now taken the lead on the case. the man, who founded a multi— billion—dollar pharmaceutical company with his wife, honey, was murdered. police have confirmed that the couple was strangled. turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has announced he wants to open an embassy for palestinians in eastjerusalem. the turkish leader has been a vocal opponent of donald trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. last week, he led calls for the city to be recognised as the capital of a palestinian state. this is what he had to say at a rally on sunday. translation: since jerusalem is currently under occupation, we can't go there and open our embassy but our consulate general is repres