Also the anguish and anger in gaza. Women, children killed. A School Shelter was hit. The question and controversy, though, is over who launched the attack, israel or hamas. We begin, though, the latest aviation disaster. Another sadly and new images of people grieving loved ones, grieving tonight in france, algeria, and in southern lebanon. This woman showing photographs on her cell phone of her niece, her 5yearold niece and her nephew. They and her sisterinlaw among the 116 people aboard yet another airliner over another war zone that went down today. Some were lebanese. 51 of the 116 were french nationals. This is what the plane looked like. An American Made jet operate beside by a swash Company Swift air for algerias national airline. The wreck spotted in the deserts of mali. Also around dangerous weather. The facts may change. With that in mind, here is joe johns with what we know so far. Reporter wreckage of the plane has been located near the city of gao in the northern part of
Good evening, im erin burn oat. Outfront tonight the breaks news, desperate search under way for an air algerie flight that disappeared with 116 on board. According to the airline based in algeria, the flight cost contact with ground crews less than an hour after taking off from burkina faso in west africa. Cnn has just confirmed the plane has crashed in northern mali, an area that weve seen firsthand on this program is home to Al Qaedalinked militants. Our joe johns is following that story for us. Its one of the many breaking stories were covering around the world. Phil black is in ukraine where theres no evidence of Russian Troops building on the border and karl penhaul in gaza to talk about the deadly explosion at a shelter. Well begin with the algerian airliner. Joe johns is live in washington. Whats the very latest that we know . The latest guidance from authorities in mali is that the plane went down in a city called gou on the niger river. Since that crash occurred in that count
Were following the breaking news in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 and in gaza where at least 16 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in what was supposed to be a safe haven. This was the scene after a strike at a United Nations schoolhousing palestinians fleeing the fighting between israel and hamas. The palestinians called the strike brutal israeli aggression. But israel says it may have been the result of a hamas rocket noting several have fallen in the same area. We have breaking News Coverage you will see only here on cnn. Lets start with the cnns karl penhaul in gaza city. Whats the latest on this u. N. Shelter strike . We have to be very precise about all the information to make sure that were not reflecting the version of only one of the warring sides, wolf. 16 dead, as you say. 200 wounded. This was a United Nations school about a mail and a half from the israeli gaza border near the town of beit hanoun. There has been intense fighting including ground
Im amara walker. And im natalie allen, thank you for being with us. The crisis in the middle east, of course, continuing and one event that everyone is trying to understand because it is particularly brutal the u. S. Says its too early to assign plame but happened with the shelling of a u. N. Civilian shelter in gaza thursday. Palestinians say 16 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. Israel calls it a tragedy and says its trying to determine whether its military or hamas militants are responsible. Palestinian Health Officials say just over 800 people have now been killed since the violence began just two weeks ago and israel reporting 35 dead. Israel says it has ordered the schools evacuation because of heavy fighting but the u. N. Says it twice asked the military for permission to evacuate but that permission never came. Dan rivers has more. Reporter they had come here seeking refuge, but today the war came to this school. The playground peppered with shells. The results were
Who is accused of stashing rocks as the schools . And multiple claims that looters have been using credit cards stolen from the wreckage of flight 17 in ukraine. Hi there im Brianna Keilar. We begin with the world lead. Its almost with a sense of disbelief i must report for the third time in a week a passenger plane has crashed. This time its a plane owned by swift air by operated by air algerie. Reuters is reporting the wreckage has been spotted in the west african nation of mali. According to the president of that country, the plane took off from the nation of burkina faso bound for the capital of algeria but lost contact near mali which is now where it lies according to reuters. Thunderstorms were in the area during the flight. Burkina fasos transport minister says the plane was asked to change course. Mali is in turmoil with islamists can fighting the government and French Forces there. This crash comes a day after a Transasia Airways an flight crash while trying to land in rain. T