The tribal area of bujaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a Suicide Bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. With more on this lets cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. Hundreds of people had gathered for a gathering of a hardline islamist Political Party in pakistan which is part of the governing coalition. There was suddenly an explosion. Some people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. A local hospital was struggling to cope with the incoming casualties. Many people are being taken to other parts of the district and do the provincial capital peshawar. This could be a Suicide Attack but no group has admitted carrying out the attack or responsibility for this incident. At the moment the priority for the authorities is to provide care and treatment for those who have been injured in this blast. And again, as we know, we had been disc
cbs evening news starts now. major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight, we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this as the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan to the united states. way back- first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and kill three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interests in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board a surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president biden saying he has decided on the u.s. response to the drone attack that killed three u.s. service member
to my daughter. major: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, everyone, i m major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this is the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan prepared to make their way back to the united states. first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and killed three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interest in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board the surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet and naval forces central command as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president bide
first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at