Are broadcasting live coverage from our studios in moscow this is our Team International im john thomas certainly glad to have you with us now the bell a russian capital has once again become the focus of antigovernment protests fountains of people have converged on minsk laying flowers in tribute to a demonstrator killed in the unrest that followed last sundays disputed president ial election video has now emerged reportedly showing the moment of the tragedy and a bit of a warning you might find the footage disturbing and here you can see a group of wired police who are just a few meters away from the alleged victim shortly after comes the apparent moment the protester was killed the interior ministry. Had previously said the victim had tried to throw an explosive device at officers but it went off in his hand. Throughout the day people have been coming to the scene where the incident happened his family had asked those who wanted to pay respects to gather there instead of his funeral
22 people were killed, including two police officers. Most of the victims were foreign and included italians, an american and an indian. Japans foreign minister and other officials offered flowers and prayers for the victims. Translator there is no excuse for terrorism. Taking the lives of innocent people, it cannot be condoned. One survivor of the attack watanabe arrived earlier and was taken to a hospital. Japanese police plan to conduct autopsies on the seven victims to investigate the cause of their deaths. The autopsies are due to be performed at six hospitals in kahn ga wau prefecture south of tokyo. Police hope and plan to interview the survivor watanabe. The japanese victims were experts on helping developing countries. They were in bangladesh to help improve transport systems in the capital. Reporter this 27yearold was a consultant for a japanese construction firm. When she was in college, she took part in a project in cambodia. The project leader says her talents could have b
Scientists and technicians at the Nuclear Weapons laboratory, conducted a nuclear test at the northern testing site to determine the force of a newly developed warhead. It was carried out successfully. Reporter seismologists detected the test friday morning when they observed a magnitude 5. 3 tremor. It was in the same place pyongyang has conducted four Nuclear Tests since 2006. Theyve happened every few years, but this time was only eight months after the last. It happened on the same day north korea was marking the 68th anniversary of its foundation. Translator i feel very proud after hearing the news. Translator our future is bright, and we have nothing to fear. Reporter u. S. President barack obama spoke over the phone separately with the Prime Minister of japan and the president of south korea. He stressed commitment to his allies and promised to continue talks to ensure north koreas military actions are met with serious consequences. In a statement, south koreas park geunhye call
Scientists and technicians at the Nuclear Weapons laboratory, conducted a nuclear test at the northern testing site to determine the force of a newly developed warhead. It was carried out successfully. Reporter seismologists detected the test friday morning when they observed a magnitude 5. 3 tremor. It was in the same place pyongyang has conducted four Nuclear Tests since 2006. Theyve happened every few years, but this time was only eight months after the last. It happened on the same day north korea was marking the 68th anniversary of its foundation. Translator i feel very proud after hearing the news. Translator our future is bright, and we have nothing to fear. Reporter u. S. President barack obama spoke over the phone separately with the Prime Minister of japan and the president of south korea. He stressed commitment to his allies and promised to continue talks to ensure north koreas military actions are met with serious consequences. In a statement, south koreas park geunhye call