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people at a funeral. tina kraus reports for wjz with a growing safety concern. >> reporter: mourners carried coffins of the dead after another suicide blast in baghdad. a bomber struck a funeral plosession for victims who died in an attack before. half police officers, who were guarding the ceremony. it's not fair, this man says. these bombings happen every day. and the government does nothing. >> reporter: just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen opened fire, killing two iraqi policemen at a checkpoint. authorities blamed sunni islamist insurgents for the escalating violence that has killed more than 400 people since u.s. troops left the country last month. militants often target iraqi security forces to make them look weak. we thought the situation would improve, this man says, but it's getting worse. the shiite-controlled government in iraq is locked in an intense political fight with political opponents who want more power. but there is concern it could put the country at risk of civil war. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iraq's prime minister triggered the latest political cr
people at a funeral. tina kraus reports for wjz with a growing safety concern. >> reporter: mourners carried coffins of the dead after another suicide blast in baghdad. a bomber struck a funeral plosession for victims who died in an attack before. half police officers, who were guarding the ceremony. it's not fair, this man says. these bombings happen every day. and the government does nothing. >> reporter: just minutes after the car bomb, gunmen opened fire, killing two iraqi...
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worker from her kidnappers in somalia. tina kraus reports for wjz. navy seals carried out the covert raid overnight. >> reporter: the same u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden rescued american jessica buchanan. seal team 6 parachuted into somalia in the dark. and ambushed pirates holding buchanan and her colleague captive. special forces killed nine pirates in a gunfight. then freed the aid workers who had been held hostage for three months. both will soon be reunited with their families. president obama didn't mention the raid in his state of the union address tuesday night. but just before he spoke, he congratulated defense secretary leon pineta. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> reporter: the president later called buchanan's father, to report the good news. his daughter was free. intelligence reports suggested the 32-year-old's health was getting worse and made the mission more urgent. >> we followed as we always do, the advice of the special operators, when they should move. this was incredibly daring, as your man pointed out. these guys are absolutely mind- blowin
worker from her kidnappers in somalia. tina kraus reports for wjz. navy seals carried out the covert raid overnight. >> reporter: the same u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden rescued american jessica buchanan. seal team 6 parachuted into somalia in the dark. and ambushed pirates holding buchanan and her colleague captive. special forces killed nine pirates in a gunfight. then freed the aid workers who had been held hostage for three months. both will soon be reunited with their...
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european union is banning oil imports from iran. trying to put pressure. tina kraus reports from london. >>> foreign ministers in brussels shook hands on a deal to stop iran from selling its oil to the european union. >> the pressure of the sanctions is to try to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table and meet. >> reporter: e.u. diplomats are urging iran to resume talks about its nuclear program. they hope banning new prospects will hit tehran's economy and keep money from funneling into nuclear activities. leaders of the 27 european union countries say they're not trying to trigger a new conflict with the sanctions. but iranian lawmakers are already threatening to close a crucial waterway in the gulf in retaliation. a fifth of the world's oil supply tramps through -- travels through the strait of horm united states -- hor muzz. the united nations has already slapped sanctions on iran. but the e.u. oil embargo goes a step further. >> we have the right to do this, in view of iran's continued breach of security council resolutions and refusal to come to meani
european union is banning oil imports from iran. trying to put pressure. tina kraus reports from london. >>> foreign ministers in brussels shook hands on a deal to stop iran from selling its oil to the european union. >> the pressure of the sanctions is to try to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table and meet. >> reporter: e.u. diplomats are urging iran to resume talks about its nuclear program. they hope banning new prospects will hit...
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is known for his active lifestyle. >>> britain's pippa is asking photographersers to back off. tina kraus reports for wjz from lond london. >> reporter: pippa middleton nearlystome the show in her hip- hugging gown at kate's wedding. but they say the show is over. it's more than a royal request. they're threatening to get a court order to force the paparazzi to stop snapping. unlike her older sister, pippa didn't choose the spotlight that comes with marrying a royal. >> it's not what she's asked for. it's not what she wanted. and she's really upset about it. >> reporter: before kate became katherine, the paparazzi chased her, too. and she hired the same lawyers to call the cameras off. >> since pippa is not a member of the royal family, she doesn't get the same security or respect that comes with it. >> reporter: some freelance photographers say they don't care what her lawyers say, when she's in public view, she's public property. tabloid editors say they get about 400 pippa pictures every day. royal watchers say the party planners should tread camely with the media, especially sin
is known for his active lifestyle. >>> britain's pippa is asking photographersers to back off. tina kraus reports for wjz from lond london. >> reporter: pippa middleton nearlystome the show in her hip- hugging gown at kate's wedding. but they say the show is over. it's more than a royal request. they're threatening to get a court order to force the paparazzi to stop snapping. unlike her older sister, pippa didn't choose the spotlight that comes with marrying a royal. >>...
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iran kills a nuclear scientist. tina kraus reports for wjz. tehran claims the west is taking aim at iran's nuclear program. >> reporter: security forces in tehran surrounded the car, targeted in a deadly attack. police say two assailants on a motorcycle stuck magnetic bombs to the car of a nuclear scientist. >> reporter: i saw the bike by, this witness said. they were wearing black hats and had hats -- something in their hands. >> reporter: he is the fourth nuclear expert to die in the attack in a nuclear bomb in two years. iranian officials accuse israel of dispatching hit squads of trying to destroy its nuclear program. they have hibitted about co -- hinted about covert campaigns. tuesday, israel's military chief of staff said iran should expect more unnatural events in 2012. the u.s. and its allies are pressuring iran to stop enriching uranium. they believe it's being used to develop a nuclear bomb. but tehran contends its program is peaceful, designed only to produce electricity. >> reporter: tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> iranian officials claimed earlier this week, they a
iran kills a nuclear scientist. tina kraus reports for wjz. tehran claims the west is taking aim at iran's nuclear program. >> reporter: security forces in tehran surrounded the car, targeted in a deadly attack. police say two assailants on a motorcycle stuck magnetic bombs to the car of a nuclear scientist. >> reporter: i saw the bike by, this witness said. they were wearing black hats and had hats -- something in their hands. >> reporter: he is the fourth nuclear expert to...