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Thank. Supporters of bolivia as ousted president a clash with police demanding the new governments leave and bring the old one back. And very welcome to you watching r. T. International with me to care and our top story this hour at least 5 people have reportedly been shot in a high school in the city of Santa Clarita in california reports say 2 of those injured are being treated and are in Critical Condition the suspect this is the suspected shooter is now in custody we can go live to watch these kind of more can find out more now caleb whats the latest on this. Well as you said 2 in Critical Condition a total of 5 being treated at a nearby high school now we understand that the shooter is also himself being treated at a nearby high school the shooter has been apprehended and injured in the process and hes also being treated at a nearby hospital so a total of 5 people who were injured in addition to the shooter himself 2 of those in Critical Conditions this is at Saugus High School in
Go when the consulate was set on file all the right police in their job and the Security Forces started firing and as if we were burning iraq as a whole the right police fired tear gas canisters intensively on the Security Forces rangers heavily with live bullets. Protesters say iran is exerting too much power in iraq and they want their Iraqi Government to take action to limit it. According to analysts its not just this attack that significant but also the symbolism of where it took place this is the city where the Ayatollah Khomeini used to live its considered to be you know the heart of the shia muslim world and iran thought that it had the population the iraqi shia population on its side in terms of its you know regional policies clearly thats not the case of the this is the 2nd time this month that an iranian consulate in a shiite majority city has been targeted by iraq the demonstrators 3 weeks ago Security Forces killed 4 demonstrators who stormed the consulate in the city of ka
Bloodiest days of violence since the antigovernment protests erupted in early october it was just over a year ago that abdul mahdi was appointed Prime Minister as a consensus candidate between iraq political blogs. Throughout the streets on friday cheering singing even dancing optimism on full display oh shut up to dave iraqi people are happy but we only consider this as a 1st step we demand the resignation of all lawmakers and we call on the judiciary to put them on trial immediately. The protesters making it clear that cosmetic changes will not suffice they are after a complete overhaul of the political system in iraq the mood here a dire square has turned celebrates worry but all around us there are stronger reminders of those who have lost their lives during these protests here you see people who are praying for the memories of antigovernment demonstrators who were killed by Security Forces most College Students told me he and his fellow protesters are more encouraged than ever to
To. A very warm welcome youre watching r. T. International with me nicky aaron and we start with breaking news from the u. S. State of california where at least 5 people have reportedly been shot in a high school in Santa Clarita around 35 miles from Los Angeles Police say the building has been evacuated and that the shooter is still at large we can go live now to arties caleb morphemic caleb it still an active scene what more do we know at this point. Well reports seem to indicate that there are 2 people in Critical Condition in a nearby hospital and 3 others that are also being treated in response to injuries they have sustained during a shooting which is an active situation at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita california now the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office is describing the suspect as a male asian suspect black clothing last seen at the location they report that deputies are on the scene and still responding now from what we understand there are also parents on the scene as