People have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a school in georgia, 50 miles north east of atlanta. Police have named a m year old, colt gray, as being the suspect of killing two of his fellow students, and two teachers, at apalachee high school. One eyewitness who lives across from the school described what he saw. Crazy, like it, it looked like. I didn t really pay attention at first, i was like those sound like they were at school, and i look over and the alarm started going off. The school alarms and people were going out around the school. Like, they were doing like the drill, the fire drill stuff. I knew something was seriously wrong then. You don t hear about that happening. You hear about it happening all around the world, but it shows that it can happen anywhere, you know? the local sheriff, jud smith, spoke at a news conference earlier about how the incident will not break the town. I was born and raised here. I went to school in this school system. My kids
That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s
To mr netanyahu s demand that israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wriggl
After two high school students and two teachers or murder today, at least nine others were hospitalized. And what is now the 40 if it s school shooting in america? just this year alone, chilling accounts are emerging from what happened inside that school today. As we re also learning new details tonight about the 14yearold suspect who is now in custody, including how he was questioned by law enforcement about school shooting threats just last year. I m kaitlan collins. And this is the source as i noted, we re awaiting a live update from the authorities right there in georgia. They are gathering at the microphones on what is now the deadliest school shooting in america this year law enforcement officials are expected to brief u. S. At in a moment, we re going to bring that to you live when it happens. But as we wait tonight, we are getting new details about the weapon that was used in today s mass shooting at apalachee high school in winder, georgia? that s just northeast of atlanta. A
Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. We start in the us where four people have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a school in georgia, 50 Miles North east of atlanta. Police have named a M Year old Colt Gray as being the suspect of killing two of his fellow students, and two teachers, at apalachee high school. One eyewitness who lives across from the school described what he saw. Crazy, like it, it looked like. I didnt really pay attention at first, i was like those sound like they were at school, and i look over and the alarm started going off. The School Alarms and people were going out around the school. Like, they were doing like the drill, the fire drill stuff. I knew something was seriously wrong then. You dont hear about that happening. You hear about it happening all around the world, but it shows that it can happen anywhere, you know . The local sheriff, jud smith, spoke at a News Conference earlier about how the inciden