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BBC News with Ron Brown.
BBC
News
with
Ron
Brown
US and Israeli forces have carried
US
and
Israeli
forces
have
carried
out a series of strikes on
out
a
series
of
strikes
on
cities across Iran in what President
cities
across
Iran
in
what
President
Trump has described as major combat operations.
Trump
has
described
as
major
combat
operations
He urged Iranians to take over
He
urged
Iranians
to
take
over
their government once the operation is
their
government
once
the
operation
is
complete and warned Iran's military and
complete
and
warned
Iran's
military
and
police to lay down their weapons
police
to
lay
down
their
weapons
or face certain death.
or
face
certain
death
Iranian media has reported explosions in
Iranian
media
has
reported
explosions
in
cities across the country, including Esfahan,
cities
across
the
country
including
Esfahan
the port city of Bushehr, and
the
port
city
of
Bushehr
and
the capital Tehran.
the
capital
Tehran
It said that President Masoud Pezeshkian was safe.
It
said
that
President
Masoud
Pezeshkian
was
safe
In Israel, air raid sirens have
In
Israel
air
raid
sirens
have
been sounded in Jerusalem and elsewhere
been
sounded
in
Jerusalem
and
elsewhere
after the Israeli army said it
after
the
Israeli
army
said
it
had identified missiles launched from Iran.
had
identified
missiles
launched
from
Iran
Iran has also launched retaliatory strikes
Iran
has
also
launched
retaliatory
strikes
targeting US military bases in the wider region.
targeting
US
military
bases
in
the
wider
region
Bahrain's state news agency said a
Bahrain's
state
news
agency
said
a
US Navy facility there had been
US
Navy
facility
there
had
been
subjected to a missile attack, though
subjected
to
a
missile
attack
though
it's not yet clear if any
it's
not
yet
clear
if
any
damage has been inflicted.
damage
has
been
inflicted
The president of the European Commission,
The
president
of
the
European
Commission
Ursula von der Leyen, urged all
Ursula
von
der
Leyen
urged
all
parties to protect civilians and to
parties
to
protect
civilians
and
to
fully respect international law.
fully
respect
international
law
The African Union called for de-escalation
The
African
Union
called
for
de-escalation
and sustained dialogue.
and
sustained
dialogue
In other news, a Bolivian Air
In
other
news
a
Bolivian
Air
Force cargo plane has crashed onto
Force
cargo
plane
has
crashed
onto
a busy street in the city
a
busy
street
in
the
city
of El Alto, killing at least 20 people.
of
El
Alto
killing
at
least
20
people
The aircraft was carrying a huge
The
aircraft
was
carrying
a
huge
consignment of banknotes which crowds rushed
consignment
of
banknotes
which
crowds
rushed
to grab from the wreckage.
to
grab
from
the
wreckage
There's been no let-up in fighting
There's
been
no
let-up
in
fighting
between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
between
Afghanistan
and
Pakistan
Police in the Afghan border province
Police
in
the
Afghan
border
province
of Nangarhar say the security forces
of
Nangarhar
say
the
security
forces
have downed a Pakistani jet and
have
downed
a
Pakistani
jet
and
captured a pilot.
captured
a
pilot
This has been vehemently denied by Islamabad.
This
has
been
vehemently
denied
by
Islamabad
Cambodian monks are celebrating the return
Cambodian
monks
are
celebrating
the
return
of more than 70 artifacts in
of
more
than
70
artifacts
in
one of the country's largest repatriations
one
of
the
country's
largest
repatriations
of stolen antiquities.
of
stolen
antiquities
Some of the Khmer objects date
Some
of
the
Khmer
objects
date
back more than a thousand years.
back
more
than
a
thousand
years
They were looted by the British
They
were
looted
by
the
British
dealer Douglas Latchford.
dealer
Douglas
Latchford
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