Attackers were killed and no more hostages are being held. The news agency is quoting sources saying at least 18 bodies were found. Reuters quotes a u. N. Official as saying 27 bodies were found on two separate floors. An al qaedarelated group based in northern mali claimed responsibility for the attack on twitter. The hotel is in the center of bamako. Its often used for Embassy Receptions and frequented by foreigners, including airline crews. French prosecutors say a third body has been identified from an Apartment Building in the paris suburb that police raided on wednesday. Officers stormed the building in saintdenis looking for abdelhamid abaaoud. Hes the suspected mastermind of last weeks terrorist attacks in paris. They have confirmed that abaaoud and a woman died in the operation. The woman detonated an explosive belt. Police found a passport that appears to be hers. The third body was a 26yearold woman. She was identified based on fingerprints. Interior and justice ministers ga
Extending the state of emergency for another three months. The 129 victims of fridays attacks have now been identified. Earlier, the french aircraft , wentr, Charles De Gaulle on its way to join the campaign against the Islamic State group. Paris drewcow and even closer together to coordinate the military campaign against the jihadists. A French Police prosecutor gave a press conference that ended over an hour ago. Lets take a listen to what he had to say. The raid was an extremely difficult operation. We used almost 5000 bullets. An explosion was heard next, which turned out to be a suicide blast. Initial investigations and evidence have indicated that the andt was caused by a woman the destination of her explosive jacket. Eight, a person peopl people are currently in custody, seven men and one woman. The identity of those involved in the raid have not been established. Studio,joining in the he has been following the investigation, mark thompson. Lets run through what we do know at th
International airport to the center of the capital. Nearly 20 foreigners are reportedly among the injured. Authorities say the accident caused long delays and left many Foreign Tourists stranded. Translator i couldnt see in front of me because of the fog. More and more vehicles kept slamming into the first car. Police say the bridge was foggy at the time of the crash. They suspect Poor Visibility was to blame. Japans Prime Minister shinzo abe has issued a message to the people for their National Foundation day. Hes vowed to push ahead with reforms that he says will preserve their way of life. And hes called on them to help pass on peace and prosperity to future generations. Abe said people from generations past carved out a path through courage and hope. He said japanese today should be mindful of those efforts and he urged them to pass on the values they hold dear to the next generation. The Prime Minister said hell make every effort to press ahead with reforms for decades to come. Th
Plus, two of americas bestknown newsreaders are to step down for very different reasons. Brian williams has been suspended for misleading the public. Jon stewart announces that the time has come for him to move on. We begin with a developing story off the italian coast. 200 migrants are missing and are feared dead. The migrants left libya on sit saturday on flimsy boats. Nine have survived and were rescued by the coast guard. Details are still upcoming. Ukrainian peace talks. Francois hollande and Angela Merkel are trying to come up with a lasting ceasefire agreement between Petro Poroshenko and vladimir putin. The latest diplomatic push comes as washington says it is considering sending weapons to ukrainian forces. Earlier today, there had been doubts as to whether the meeting would even take place. The four heads of state have confirmed their presence. I think the first thing that will be part of this agreement would be a ceasefire, to get the guns stopping firing in the east come on
With from moscow to the world. This is our t international. Im Rachel Blevins and these are the top stories. This our, the Chinese Communist party is 20th. Congress will soon be kicking off and beijing, the countrys top politicians, are going to discuss the most important issues for the country and decided domestic and foreign policies for the next 5 years. Lou thousands of delegates will gather in the Chinese Capital for a summit, described by some as a turning point and chinese politics. Amid the countries growing role on the world arena, as well as escalating tensions between beijing and washington local journalists, do you want told us about the importance of the event . The press conference for the congress to be held here . It says afternoon edition. I want to share with you that according to the press center, to 2500 journalists are covering the event, including 754 in journalists. More than 2000 hard to delegate will participate at the congress and also the opening ceremony. An