unprecedented scenes in togo, especially in recent times.ry take to the streets demanding constitutional change. amnesty international says more than 100,000 people marched in the capital. many wearing the red, orange and pink colours of opposition parties. they chanted the word soffritto go. they want the president to resign and to limit the number of terms a president can serve to two. translation: we suffer too much, we can't even find food. what country are we? we don't want the president any more, he must go. translation: we're here to demand reforms and the return of the diaspora vote, and especially to demand the end of a system that has lasted for 50 years. we must begin to see the end of it. on tuesday evening togo's cabinet approved plans for a bill that would modify the constitution, reintroducing presidential term limits and changing the voting system. but opposition members say the president is merely buying more time about them. there appear to be restrictions on internet communications throughout togo. the president has ruled

that youngpened is people started mobilizing between togo's president.e government shut off the internet, and politics aside the -- is fascinating, showing how dependent we have come on the internet. first came the confusion, then the denial, and then the fear about what they would do because they had no internet. shockingly, people stopped going out, drinking, and having sex because in togo, a country of sexual freedom, young people are so dependent on the internet for their hookups and casual sex partners. on the flipside, productivity wasocketed because there nothing else to do. people started having ,onversations, reading again life returned pretty much to the way it was 20 years ago. sometimes, that is not such a bad thing. molly: interesting stuff. thank you for everything. you can head to our >> my name is philippe vergne. i am the d

he said, quote, i'm not going back to togo. i'd rather die than go back to togo. back to you. >> all right. interesting story there. scott macfarlane. scott, thank you. >>> extra fire power in and around train stations today during london's evening commute. it was the first full workday since last week's bomb blast hurt passengers on a subway car. police raids continued today. detectives searched a fast food restaurant. britain's terror alert level is back down to severe now. londoners are urged to stay vigilant as they go shopping, travel to work and take their kids to school. >> over the course of the next few days, still, keep it safe. no reason at all to be alarmed. be vigilant and a ert will. today is a normal monday. a rush hour on the tubes. >> two men remain under arrest tonight. neither has been charged. both suspects are originally from the middle east. they were fostered by the same british couple. >> four american college students who were doused with acid on a subway in france are asking people to pray for their attacker. michelle and courtney went on

next to antigovernment protests in togo.security gas has been fired -- security forces have fired tear gas at large crowds. rule oft an end to the the family who have led the country for some 50 years. our correspondents in togo sent us this report. >> the streets of the togolese capital were stormed by hundreds of thousands of supporters of the opposition. it was the largest protest in the capital in a decade. [translating] in the 90's, it was the father. today, we have the sun. the population can hardly handle the succession. we are calling today the most it's on mission departure -- the most astonishing departure. reporter: the power struggle between supporters and opponents of the president's is on the future of the head of state. has been inin power for 12 years be allowed to run for president again in 2020? the draft bill adopted yesterday does not mention whether the two-term limit will be retroactive. >> parliament's review of the draft bill on constitutional reforms is coming too late. a genuine showdown has been on

many years later, i interviewed togo to knoc -- togo tanaka. he said he used to respond with -- correspond with ms. roosevelt while he was in cap. he did not remember what was in any of these that they had exchanged. this was long before iphones and scanners, i could go to hyde park and make a photocopy. he said he would appreciate that. this was a copy of his letter to her and discovered that not only was it her response to him but it was a copy of his wedding photo. his wife apparently had died not too long before that. it is extraordinary because he left everything behind when he had to go to cap. imagine seeing your wedding photo for the first time in 60 years. after pearl harbor was attacked, ms. roosevelt immediately flew to the west coast to assess the situation and coordinate civil defense efforts. when she discovered that the treasury department orders of the count of japanese alleys is caused unnecessary hardship, she quickly got in touch with secretary michael to unfreeze the bank account to let them was takeout hundred dollars per m

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security forces in togo have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti—government protestors in then following a second day of mass country—wide demonstrations demanding an end to the gnassingbe family's 50 years in power. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: all aboard the high—speed express. meet the train passengers with a front—row seat to an unusual performance. you freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans, here — of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites, in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears — enough! the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines — hurricane irma hits and leaves a trail of devastation across the eastern caribbean islands. at lea

amy: in the west african nation of togo, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the country on wednesday to demand an end to decades of rule by the gnassingbe family dynasty. security forces attacked the protesters, shooting live bullets and tear gas into the crowd. amnesty international says military forces shot a nine-year-old boy in the head, killing him, during the crackdown. wednesday's protest is the latest in weeks of massive demonstrations demanding president faure gnassingbe's ouster and the reinstatement of constitutional term limits. the spanish government has dramatically escalated its crackdown against an upcoming independence referendum in catalonia. on wednesday, the spanish police raided the catalan regional government's offices and arrested at least 14 people. the arrests prompted thousands to pour into the streets of barcelona to protest the crackdown. about more protesters gathered 1000 for a solidarity rally in spain's capital, madrid. the referendum is scheduled for october 1. the spanish government says the referendum is illegal. this is the cat

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