machine gup fire in the middle of the night. soldiers in armored vehicles forced protesters out of tahrir square. their mission was to route out a handful of uniformed officers who had joined the protest movement. many people were reportedly hurt in the raid. the new spike in violence is very unsettling. are you worried right now? i m much worried about it. how can you see everything is stopped, no activity, nothing at all. this is no good for our stunlt. across the border in libya, african leaders are searching for a diplomatic solution to the conflict there. the african union travels to ben gaza tomorrow. diplomats plan to meet with opposition leaders there. they said nalto has allowed them to meet with moammar gadhafi. these libyan run shows on tv
koran, and president obama is describing that as an act of extreme intolerance and bigotry, whilest at the same time saying it doesn t justify the protests. so treading a line there, obviously. and hamid karzai asking congress to condemn this. how about terry jones himself, is he saying anything about this? reporter: yeah, he s saying he believes he doesn t have responsibility for what s happening with the protests. he says people have tried to make us responsible for the people killed. it s unfair. and some reports suggest he s even vowing to step up his campaign, if you like. you know, alex, this really goes to questions of freedom of speech, of religion in a world where everywhere is interconnected. and you know, pastor terry jones can do something in the united states that can have an effect on the streets of afghanistan. it s really terrific. it is, indeed. keir simmons, many thanks. two weeks after the barrage of mostly u.s. missiles and bombs opened the international air
power and facilitation power. we have other global responsibilities outside of nalto that many of those nations don t have to worry about, so there s a lot that goes into this picture. and when he talks about underpayments, it s important for people to understand, you don t pay dues to nato. what he s talking about here are their national decisions about defense spending on their own, and they all agree their commitments to defense. right. and they agreed back in warsaw three years ago for 2%. they recommitted in wales, as mr. blinken mentioned. that s what we re talking about, not payments of dues. a really extraordinary day here as the president is in belgium. one of the areas of contention with one of these member nations is we have heard that theresa may of britain was going to be confronting the president about leaks, information that had been shared from the uk with the u.s. when it came to this bombing in manchester, and now, sara murray joining us, she s on this trip wi