officials are calling this an act of terror. what do you make no just from the details act of terror. what do you make no just from the details we have and that these are taxpayer in russia? obviously there is a taxpayer in russia? obviously there is a lot taxpayer in russia? obviously there is a lot we taxpayer in russia? obviously there is a lot we do taxpayer in russia? obviously there is a lot we do not - taxpayer in russia? obviously there is a lot we do not know, but it fits a pattern of attacks we have seen, including last year by jihadists attacks we have seen, including last year byjihadists linked to the islamic state, which is probably the islamic state khorasan, which is in central asia, and has carried out attacks in moscow and this attacks in moscow and this attack is close to their home territory. attack is close to their home territo . ~ attack is close to their home territory- territory. we know the sites that are targeted, territory. we know the s
just from the details we have, of what we ve seen and that these attacks in russia? obviously, there is a lot we do not know but it fits a pattern of attacks we have seen, including last year byjihadists linked to the islamic state probably from the islamic state khorasan, which is their branch in central asia, and has carried out attacks in moscow and this attack is close to their home territory. can we infer anything? we know the sites that were targeted, two churches, one a synagogue these are religious venues. can we make anything from that in terms of what was actually targeted? so, the islamic state and individuals that follow it see themselves as part of a religious struggle. they see a western war on islam and they see awar a war done by christians and dues on religious targets. jews. by striking religious targets, they believe they re defending their faith. as you said earlier, we re still working to confirm a lot of the facts here and figure out exactly who w
obviously there is a lot we do not know, but it fits a pattern of attacks we have seen, including last year byjihadists linked to the islamic state, which is probably the islamic state khorasan, which is in central asia, and has carried out attacks in moscow and this attack is close to their home territory. we know the sites that were targeted, two churches, one a synagogue, these are religious venues. can we make anything from that in terms of what was actually targeted? so the islamic state and individuals that follow it see themselves as part of a religious struggle. they see a western war on islam and they see a religious struggle. they say western war on islam done by christians and dues against muslims, so by striking religious targets, they believe they re defending their faith. as you said earlier, we re still working to confirm a lot of the facts here and figure out exactly who was behind this but in your assessment, do you think this has the hallmarks of an act by a
I live at National League side Sutton United. They played giants arsenal. Good evening. Nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise Council Taxes in the coming year in order to provide care for people who are elderly or disabled. From april, council tax could increase by nearly 5 in the majority of authorities. But the local Government Association says that wont be enough and it warns there will have to be deep cuts to other council services. There are 151 councils in england. 147 of them plan to raise council tax specifically to pay for social care provision. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Hello, margaret how are you . Bored. Youre bored. This is where the pressure on the social care system can at times be seen most clearly. I know youre desperate to go home. Yes, indeed i am. 81 year old Margaret Williams has been in hospital since she had a fall but is waiting for the care shell need to help her cope at home. And its social workers in surrey who
Of experts to explore this further. In london, a geopolitical analyst and author. He serves as the cofounder of economic partners. And in beirut today but actually based in london at the school of economics. An expert on terrorism and the coauthor of isis the state of terr terror. And peter bergen joins us from washington. He is a Vice President at new america. Peter, let me ask you, does this strike you as terrorists adapting yet again . Because what is interesting about this to me is its in many ways very low tech. A van going into crowds, people brandishing knives and using them as weapons. Of course, guns are very hard to get in britain. Maybe im just trying to look for a Silver Lining here. All of that means theyre
finding it hard to do big bombs at symbolic locations and that kind of thing, and what they are reduced to is driving vans and using knives, which is, of course, terrible and tragic, but you can only kill so many people, particularly if the Police Responds as quickly as