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Radio 4,25 Sep 2017,45 mins

Huge turnout for Kurdish independence referendum

The World Tonight

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Voters have turned out in huge numbers in Iraq's Kurdistan Region to support an independence referendum. We hear from the Kurds' capital Irbil, Iraq's capital Baghdad, where government is strongly opposed; and speak live to the Kurdistan Regional Government. Plus, Razia Iqbal reports live from Berlin on a victorious but politically wounded Angela Merkel. As Donald Trump denies stoking racial tension over protests by NFL players, we hear from a supporter of the US President. And the railway station on Merseyside where India is the destination. Picture: Kurds celebrate the independence referendum in Irbil, Iraq Credit: Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah.

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