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This is BBC News, the latest headlines.
This
is
BBC
News
the
latest
headlines
Iran warns of action against the
Iran
warns
of
action
against
the
United States if President Trump orders
United
States
if
President
Trump
orders
strikes as Iranian security forces try
strikes
as
Iranian
security
forces
try
to crush mass protests against the government.
to
crush
mass
protests
against
the
government
Reports from inside Iran say hundreds
Reports
from
inside
Iran
say
hundreds
of protesters have been killed or
of
protesters
have
been
killed
or
wounded over the past three days,
wounded
over
the
past
three
days
overwhelming medical facilities.
overwhelming
medical
facilities
The United States says it's carried
The
United
States
says
it's
carried
out military strikes on the Islamic
out
military
strikes
on
the
Islamic
State group across Syria.
State
group
across
Syria
It's the latest response to an
It's
the
latest
response
to
an
attack last month which killed two
attack
last
month
which
killed
two
American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
American
soldiers
and
a
civilian
interpreter
in
Palmyra
Myanmar's military authorities hold the second
Myanmar's
military
authorities
hold
the
second
stage of a general election, which
stage
of
a
general
election
which
is supported by China but has
is
supported
by
China
but
has
been widely dismissed as a sham.
been
widely
dismissed
as
a
sham
And tributes are paid to Bob
And
tributes
are
paid
to
Bob
Weir, the guitarist who co-founded the
Weir
the
guitarist
who
co-founded
the
iconic American band The Grateful Dead,
iconic
American
band
The
Grateful
Dead
who's died at the age of 78.
who's
died
at
the
age
of
78
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