Chaos in libya with warring militia and government we take a look at the ongoing crisis. Great to have you with us. The al qaeda suspect accused of issuing straight orchestrating the 1998 bombings died in custody. He was captured after 15 years on the run. He was due to face trial in nine days on charges of conspiracy. Keenan reynolds has wore. Abu alibi died days before his trial was scheduled. He was accused of planning the attacks on tanzania that killed 224 people. The bombing triggered a manhunt resulting in the death of 18 suspected al qaeda operatives. The big take away is terrorism is a crime, can be fought with crimefighting methods successfully and civil courts can get convictions, people can be identified. In october 2013 u. S. Army commandos snatched him off the streets. He was taken to a u. S. Naval vessel in the mediterranean and questioned for a week of the later he said that during the interrogation he was threatened and made incriminating statements under duress. And p
Allout civil war its the subject of tonights a deeper look. Great to have you with us. Thousands are expected tomorrow at the furniture for u. S. City Police Officer wenjian liu, a second officer killed in the line of duty. Today state and city officials, friends and family turned out in brooklyn to pay their respects. Courtney kealy was there, and has this report. Reporter the funeral and wake for officer wenjian liu were postponed for this weekend so officials could arrange visas for family members to travel here. Officer wenjian liu was 32 years old, a newly wed and a 7year veteran. He moved here and is survive by his wife and family members that relied on his wam for support. New york Police Officers had this to say. Young man, officer wenjian liu. This was his dream, to become an n. Y. P. D. Officer, in some ways it was an ultimate assimilation into america and new york. To become a Police Officer. He was so proud for his whole family. Reporter fellow officers came to his wake as
This is Al Jazeera America, live from new york city. Im tony harris and we begin with breaking news out of belgium. Authorities say they have thwarted major attacks that may have been days or hours away. Police conducted a raid on the eastern city of vervia. Two suspects killed in the shootout. One person was arrested. It was part of an investigation into people returning from syria. Andrew potter has the details. Reporter belgium Authorities Say they have prevented an attack on what they call a ground scale. Shots ring out in this city. You can hear glass smashing. Federal police stormed a bakery covered by snipers on rooftops. They have been searching homes of around 10 people who had come back from syria. During the investigation we found this group was about to commit terrorists attacks. During the investigation certain suspects opened fire with automatic weapons at special forces. Two of the suspects were killed. A third has been arrested. Reporter residents from told not to leave
Pope francis canonizes two nuns showing support for the middle east and Great Success in the diagnosis of Breast Cancer we begin with braking news in waco texas. Nine are dead. The incident involving rival biker gangs. It started in a fist face but escalated. The Police Department was aware of the gathering, several officers were there when the shooting took place, and returned fire on the bikers. Pait ropes were caught patrons were caught in the middle of crossfire and had to dive for cover. No word on whether bystanders were among the victims. Well continue to bring you updates. Ramadi has fallen. I. S. I. L. Fighters overran anbar province, and seized control when the Iraqi Military withdrew from the city after days of fighting. The u. S. Led coalition launched a series of strikes against forces but was unable to stop them. The loss of ramadi is seen as a defeat for the government. The city lies 70 meals west of baghdad in a sunni province. I. S. I. L. Controls many main roads leadi
Im ryan chilcote. Im jonathan pharaoh. Ferro. Have dider does not you completed yet. Here with more is ryan. They dont have the deal done yet with fiat. 41. 5 in their actually only paying 1. 75 billion. The remaining is in installments. Its not everyday you can buy a carmaker in installments. Just 13 days ago, he was saying he was prepared to pay 4. 2 billion and we had this ipo. Was about price discovery. Basically, the results of the ipo was looking at a 10 billion or 11 billion valuation. Paying 4. 35 billion looks like a fair deal all things considered. Money strapped chrysler will have the deal but what does it mean for the leader of this group . Hes been working on this for the last 10 years ever since becoming the ceo of fiat. He tried to buy gm europe then he went all over to try and win that deal and they decided they would not sell. This was plan b. Sincebeen working on it 2009. Its very helpful for him in the sense that fiat is still lossmaking. He can still use this plus g