europe. the accused killers suspected of working for israel carried fraudulent passports from countries of britain, and ireland, and europe. atika schubert reports. six photos and six suspects holding genuine british passports, but britain says this is a case of ruthless identity theft. the passports were valid and issued in the names of british citizens in israel, but fraudulently used by the suspects. britain s prime minister is promising to get to the bottom of it citing the crime organization to lead the investigation. this is a matter of investigation and we have to know the facts. we have to know what happened and happened to british passports. as simple as that. an investigation to take place before any conclusions are drawn. reporter: the foreign office called the ambassador of britain to a meeting and invited him to share more information, but little came of it. i was invited last evening to
good afternoon. i m the assistant special agent in charge with the fbi in austin. headquartered in san antonio division of the fbi. i will be reading from a prepared statement. i will not be taking questions following my statement. due to the fact that this is an ongoing active investigation i m limited to what could be said regarding the specific details of the incident. i will provide you with what i can and as i said, not fielding any questions at this time. the investigation as chief congressman and fire department said, it is a joint cooperative effort on behalf of the fbi and apd, dps, texas rangers and austin fire department, austin travis county, ems, national transportation safety board, atf and many others. all of the fbi s mobilized immediately. fbi of san antonio dispatched our evidence response team to the crash site for pefd processing and recovery and reconstruction. additional fbi investigative
be part of whether he had canisters of fuel on there or explosives is part of the investigation. how many other offices are in that building besides the irs? i don t have that number. and people said they heard the explosion, and is that possible that is under investigation, and austin police and fbi are investigating that. is the building a total loss? it is extensive damage, but obviously, it will take structural engineers to make that final determination. thank you. do you think the impact was for the irs office specifically? pretty close to it. thank you. and can you tell us about the building well, there is no further danger, and it has been assess bids the engineers and we would not have firefighters in there if we thought there was a danger of collapse. chief, what is the cause of the house fire? it is not released yet and still under investigation. is the house fire being looked at as part of the
the scene based on the fact that you were not only an eyewitness but got involved in the actual rescue sth. no, i have not. i have only been interviewed by news people. i arrived 30 seconds after the plane crashed. and no emergency people were there yet. and then the building was not roped off with flames yet. just filled with smoke. the building engulfed in flames later. let me read a statement we got in from governor rick perry of texas. i m going to read this statement in full. in true texas form, citizens responded to today s crash with is selfless acts of heroism, evacuating the building and controlling the fire are to be commended. my office continues to communicate with state and federal officials. it is an open criminal investigation. with details still emerging, it is important to refrain from speculation and let the law
a forensic confirmation of this identification remains pending. there have been ongoing reported and speculation regarding other incidents and details regarding the life and activities of mr. stack which i m not able to speak to or address at this time as the investigation is continuing to confirm and corroborate those reports. again, the fbi is not able to speculator relate any other details due to the ongoing nature of the incident and victim/witness specialists are on scene to assist individuals affected by this event. and as this incident happened early this morning, again, it is still early on in the investigation and we will update you and the public as appropriate when facts allow. the fbi requests that anyone with which may be helpful in this investigation please contact our 24-hour command post and telephone number 210-650-6199 and also please refer all media inquiries to the