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Much worse from a civilian point of view on had to be simply targeted a Christmas Market using an automatic rifle we wouldnt be talking about 2 fatalities in the war 5 injuries would be talking multiple fatalities and perhaps dozens of injuries so its very telling that the attacker chose perhaps the most heavily guarded building the most heavily guarded area aside from the kremlin or the white house perhaps in moscow he very much knew what would happen and indeed the timing of this event how quickly it wrapped up how many lives were saved by the actions of the Security Service as well is something is one Silver Lining as you quite rightly say if you just look back through i mean russia had its fair share of terrorist attacks as. You know developed countries if you look back 2010 moscow metro bombings the least 40 dead over 100 injured 2011 domodedovo airport bombing 37 killed 2070. St petersburg metro bombing 15 died we were very sadly used to multiple fatalities when youre talking abo
Leaving them welcome to our teens and ashleigh will start this hour with breaking news from central moscow numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal Security Service building this shooter has reportedly been neutralized his identity is yet to be confirmed and the moment of the attack was caught on camera. I. Want to coast from a riff an ocean or is believe across the road from the others me of course this where the shooting took place whats the situation like at the moment with. The yes im in central moscow right now behind me is the Main Building of russias federal Security Service that massive yellow brick building known as lubyanka that used to be by the way the headquarters of the soviet k. G. B. As well an old significant and very symbolic building just to give you an understanding of how central we are just a 15 minute walk down that road will take you directly to the red square and the kremlin so we are literally in the very heart of russias capital
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Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry we are running a little bit behind today. On behalf of the American Enterprise institute i would like to welcome you for a talk with pamela paul about her recent book how to raise a reader. She coauthored with her colleague, maria russo. Colleague, maria russo. The Current Situation is untenable our kids have trouble with any kind of a structured activity but reading for pleasure is the activity that has suffered the most brick according to a recent analysis the share of americans who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30 percent since 2004. If there is a way to reverse the trend it will have to start with their children and no one who can help us better than to learn how to share the joy they and pamela. She was the Childrens Book editor at the New York Times and has three children herself and also the author of six books and a host of the book review podcast. She and i will have a conversation and we will open to questions from the audience. Tha