Laid wreaths today at the sites of the attacks accompanyied by the french Prime Minister. They went first to the market and then they came to the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo where the kouachi brothers killed 12 people. On the day of the living nightmare that began at Charlie Hebdo, i had a chance to share a few thoughts with you from back home in washington. And today i just really wanted to come here and share a hug. Secretary of state said he wanted to come and share a hug and shared james taylor music. He played you got a friend for people of france. The secretarys hug comes as this entire continent is on high alert right now with belgium perhaps facing the most immediate danger. Those raids overnight killing two suspected terrorists. Our Senior International correspondent Frederik Pleitgen is in brussels. Fred what can you tell us . Reporter the police here in this country, john absolutely feel under threat. Im standing in front of the National Police headquarters here in brussel
This is cnn breaking news. Good saturday morning to you. Have breaking news we want to share with you this morning. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. The news happening in the terrorist hotbed of yemen. Were learning details about two frenchmen who have been detained for suspected links to al qaeda. Yemen is the same place where cherif and said kouachi the two brothers in the paris attack received orders to launch their deadly rampage on the offices of Charlie Hebdo. Cnns Nick Paton Walsh is in live in yemen. What are you hearing about these two frenchmen . Well lets be clear, they were [ inaudible ] some time ago according to a yemeni official briefed on Security Matters. This is not something thats happened as a re aion to the paris attacks but doesnt rule out the fact that these two frenchmen may have known something or had some kind of links. They were detained as they tried to leave the country. I understand a few months ago. And are accused of noncombatant attempts to offer l
Supposed to be fighting terror say they often feel like theyre fighting their own government just to get the basic necessities. Also ahead here shutting down traffic. A highly anticipated visit by the pope to the philippines. Were live in manila. We begin this hour with a new threat from isis. The terror group has posted a new video online warning that more attacks are planned across europe and in the united states. Cnn cannot independently verify this videos authenticity. A western intelligence source tells cnn the ongoing Terror Threat stretches across europe and involves as many as 20 sleeper cells with up to 180 people. The source says the cells are ready to strike in france germany, the netherlands, and belgium, thats where Authorities Say they have foiled imminent terror attacks. Police staged raids in several cities including this one in verviers. Heres eyewitness frederick houseman. I heard first two big detonations, really big ones. After that i look out the window and i see p
Were getting reports that a train station was evacuated in the city due to a bomb threat. This follows yesterday major operation in belgium that broke during our show. Two suspected terrorists are dead, 13 more are underarrest after several raids across the country foiled a plot to Murder Police officers. Jon take a look at at map showing scope of this massive Law Enforcement operation still a top eu terror chief says the problem is so significant it will be extremely difficult to stop every potential attack. Meantime president obama and british Prime Minister cameron are set to hold a joint News Conference about an hour from now on the fight against islamic extremism. Jenna before that we have live Fox Team Coverage with Doug Mckelway at white house and Senior Correspondent Rick Leventhal in paris. Start with rick who is on the ground there. What can you tell us . Reporter well, jenna the arrests here in paris are the result of an Ongoing Investigation into last weeks attacks. Theyre
E world. We will have all of those stories coming up in a moment. Training will begin in early spring and will take place in saw dee saudi arabia turkey and qatar. And as many as 20 sleeper cells identified across the continent. Belgium is where police raided a house on thursday. They may have been getting instructions from isis. This is incredible video and audio from that raid. The terror alert has been raised from 3 to 4. We spoke with neighbors who witnessed what you just saw. A small quaint east belgium town where locals shut off the streets and moved in for people. Authorities say this and others across the country are a result of an Ongoing Investigation that came across information that led them to believe a major terror attack was imminent. The investigation, they say, had been going on for some time. An investigation that predates recent events in paris. So far, belgium Authorities Say they have discovered no link between this suspected major terror plot and the attack agains