A concert decades in the making. The Rolling Stones rock havana. He be thousands of people have gathered in the belgian capital to remember those who lost their lives in tuesdays terrorist attacks. Police arrested three more people on friday. Dominic cain reports from brussels. Reporter police move in to apprehend a suspect. He failed to comply to remove his rucksack so they shot him. After a robot was sent in to investigate. The man was wounded and arrested. Those who witnessed the incident gave their reactions. Translator we heard a boom we thought it might be a car accident. We then heard a second boom and saw loads of heavily armed police. When we tried to get close they told us to get out of the way. Translator we were asked to stay indoors all the time it was going on because the police were worried there might be another shooter. Reporter on thursday acknowledge the belgian authorities had reduced the threat level suggesting that the danger had abated somewhat but as these incid
Attacks was arrested in brussels. Authorities announced that they were searching for another suspect identified as a bomb maker were keeping tabs on whats happening. Obama on that trip to cuba right now has been briefed. U. S. Officials in close contact with the counterparts in belgium. We go back now to our headquarters in doha for our continued live coverage of the attacks its just after 11 g. M. F. Noon in brussels. Im taking over from jane dutton as we continue our rolling coverage of the attacks in brussels. This is what we know so far. Belgiums Prosecutor Says a blast at Brussels Airport was a suicide attack. Two explosions went off at the airport and there has been one explosion on the brussels metro network. According to the civil defense, at least 21 people have been killed, many more injured. The threat level has been raised to 4. Thats the highest level. The capital is in lock down and people are told to stay where they are. Neighboring countries and the European Commission,
Demanding the president s resignation the Rolling Stones rock cuba in their first ever concert there i. S. I. L. Says it was behind an attack on a football stadium south of baghdad. At least 30 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up. It happened as trophies were being presented after a turnam ent. As mmhmm as 100 people injured. Live to as many as 100 people injured. We understand the bomber 16 to 17 years old. Reporter battleground has taken back back in west and north of iraq, including ramadi and places around mosul, and further north, i. S. I. L. Seems to be stepping up its suicide attacks in places that are very vulnerable to such attacks. This was an area which is a shia area and on a friday, a place packed with people watching a football match. The dead are said to be also the mayor of the town. It is the latest in a series of high profile attacks that they are engaging in to make up on its losses on the wider battle field one remembers not long ago, 10 years a
After another round of raids in brussels. It is with irreplaceable loss in mind that we will renew our vow to come together against a common enemy in order to keep our people safe. Secretary of state john kerry offers u. S. Help and condolence he as americans are confirmed among the dead. Holy observances. Pope francis leads Good Friday Services in rome. And in jerusalem, and Music History in the make, hundreds of thousands gather in havana for the first ever concert there by the Rolling Stones. Good evening im antonio mora, this is al jazeera Americas International news hour. Tonight we begin with big developments in the fight against i. S. I. L. The pentagon says u. S. Special forces have killed another member of i. S. I. L. s cabinet. Defense secretary ash carter today says i. S. I. L. s finance minister died in a raid later this week. Hajji imam as he was known was second in command. Aimed at retaking mosul from i. S. I. L, helped by u. S. Air strikes and peshmerga combat troops, t
Historic pakistani city we begin in iraq where there have been two major attacks, one at a football stadium and another at the air base in the province of anbar. Dozens of people have been killed. The air force base is located in that province about 120 kilometers from ramadi. Hundreds of u. S. Military advisers and trainers use the military base to control iraqi forces. However, the u. S. Military says there were no attacks in or near the u. S. Side of the base. Iraqi forces launched an offensive last week to retake anbar province. 60 to 70 of the province is controlled by i. S. I. L. As we were saying earlier, the attack comes after a blast surrounding a football stadium in a town area south of baghdad. We will get more on that for you as we can. Greek police have confirmed pla plans, including a map of the airport. It says it informed the belgian authorities. The attacks killed 31 people and injured hundreds in Brussels Airport and the metro station. Officials say the airport wont o