Second official logos were revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on
Flowers and prayers. Tamaoki watanabe, who survived the attack, arrived earlier and was taken to a hospital. The attack friday night in dhaka lasted for several hours. A group of armed men held hostages in the cafe. Survivors say they were asked to recite verses from the koran. Those who couldnt were killed. The siege ended as Security Forces stormed the building. Six of the attackers are dead. Investigators are questioning one who survived, and theyre holding another man they suspect was involved. Details are now emerging about the group of men. Nibras islam attended a university in malaysia. Police believe he took a leading role in the attack. Rohan imtiaz was the son of a senior politician of the ruling party. He had disappeared last year. Friends of Meer Saameh Mubasheer describe him as shy and say hz family was strict, religious and reclusive. Khairul islam payel moved to dhaka after graduating from an islamic school. An organization calling itself a local affiliate of the Islamic
Revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on suspicion of receiving mon
Flowers and prayers. Tamaoki watanabe, who survived the attack, arrived earlier and was taken to a hospital. The attack friday night in dhaka lasted for several hours. A group of armed men held hostages in the cafe. Survivors say they were asked to recite verses from the koran. Those who couldnt were killed. The siege ended as Security Forces stormed the building. Six of the attackers are dead. Investigators are questioning one who survived, and theyre holding another man they suspect was involved. Details are now emerging about the group of men. Nibras islam attended a university in malaysia. Police believe he took a leading role in the attack. Rohan imtiaz was the son of a senior politician of the ruling party. He had disappeared last year. Friends of Meer Saameh Mubasheer describe him as shy and say hz family was strict, religious and reclusive. Khairul islam payel moved to dhaka after graduating from an islamic school. An organization calling itself a local affiliate of the Islamic
Back below 30a barrel. Its also their lowest level since november 2003. The benchmark west texas intermediate dipped to the lower 29 range in new york. Traders placed sell orders after a sharp decline in shanghai stocks on friday. Renewed fears of oil demand in china. They are worried increased iranian oil output will worsen the market glut. Sanctions are expected to be lifted in the near future. Taiwans Opposition Leader tsai ingwen appears to command a strong lead going into the election, but experts say the size of her win and the number of seats her party takes in legislative elections could have a big impact on ties with china. Nhk worlds naoki makita reports from taipei. Reporter ruling candidate eric chu has battled strong headwinds ever since he entered the race in october. National party leader chu is holding his biggest rally of the election campaign. Hes asking supporters to stick together until the very end. Chu mobilized more than 70,000 people in taipei. Translator peacef