00:00good afternoon 20 people have been killed by Islamist terrorists who targeted a cafe in
00:12Bangladesh police stormed the building in the capital Dhaka following a 12-hour siege and
00:17managed to rescue 13 of the hostages so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility the
00:27gunmen targeted the restaurant in the upmarket and high security Gulshan area of Dhaka two police
00:33officers were shot dead before a 12-hour siege ensued 13 of the hostages were rescued but 20
00:39of them were killed most of them with sharp weapons six of the attackers were shot dead
00:44when police stormed the building so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility the brigadier
00:52general in charge of the operation said the perpetrators were shooting as they entered
00:56and took everyone in the restaurant hostage police reached the site immediately and brought
01:01the situation under control worried family and friends waited nearby for news this man said I
01:10called my brother-in-law who was working in the restaurant at first I was able to speak to him
01:14but then there was nothing his phone is switched off we don't know what happened to him most of
01:23those who were killed are believed to have been Italian or Japanese the restaurant is popular with
01:28foreigners because it's located in the diplomatic district close to a number of embassies here the
01:36Department of Foreign Affairs says it has received no requests for consular assistance Irish citizens
01:42traveling to Bangladesh are advised to exercise a high degree of caution because of heightened security
01:47concerns Brian O'Donovan RTE news thousands of people have been gathering in London to protest
01:54against to the brexit referendum result demonstrators who are in favor of remaining in the EU are marching
02:01through the city center they'll be addressed by a number of speakers before handing in a petition
02:06of Westminster Garthie have renewed an appeal for witnesses to yesterday's fatal shooting of a man
02:13in Dublin's South inner city they continued a forensics examination this morning at the scene where 53
02:19year old David Douglas from Cabra was shot up to four times by a gunman in the head and chest it
02:25happened near the entrance to a shop on Bridgefoot Street at around 10 past 4 this yesterday afternoon a
02:32firearm recovered close to the scene by Garthie is being forensically examined a demonstration is
02:38being held in Dublin city center over the cost of motor insurance for young drivers they want the
02:43government to take action over the spiraling costs of their premiums Keane Griffin has been driving for
02:50eight years with no penalty points or convictions he turns 25 today he had expected his car insurance
02:58premium to decrease but that's not the case like that I've always been paying kind of higher prices
03:04because of because of the age and I'd always assumed so that'll come down over the years as I get older
03:10and I build up my no-cleans bonus that'll come down but this year then it took a turn the other way
03:16came down to 850 last year and it went up to 967 now this year Keane drove from his home in
03:23Kilorgland County Kerry to Dublin today to take part in a demonstration he has helped to organize
03:29he expects thousands to attend it's just to try and put a bit of pressure on the government to fix
03:35what they can because obviously there's some things outside their control but some things they can't
03:40control like the cost of claims that the amount being paid out and fraudulent claims we'd like to
03:48see that that being pursued a bit more but it's just to really show that people are angry insurance
03:53Ireland says the rise in premiums is directly linked to the increased number of claims high
03:58awards and legal fees we have been calling for the last 18 months for action in respect of this
04:03and what we'd like to see done is that the powers and injury boards are reinforced and that the
04:08Satanta issues dealt with in that claims as a result of Satanta go through the insurance compensation
04:11fund and we need to take volatility out in claims environment if we can take volatility out in claims
04:17environment we can actually go somewhere as a stabilizing premiums the government has
04:21established a task force to review the motor insurance industry Diane Connor or TE news
04:27are looking for information on the whereabouts of a teenage boy who's been missing from his home
04:33in County Cork for three days 15 year old Adelante Bushati was last seen at Drima League on Wednesday
04:40morning but was spotted in Dublin yesterday morning he's of slim build and when last seen he was wearing a
04:46green colored jacket black blue fleece tracksuit bottoms and black runners the winning ticket in
04:53the euro millions jackpot with a prize of almost 24 million euro was sold in Ireland details have
04:58yet to emerge on where the ticket was sold and whether or not the prize will go to one person
05:03or a syndicate these details may not be revealed until next week and that's all for now we've the
05:09today's news and sport at six one have a good afternoon
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