Story. Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. The images poring out of Central Eastern europe are terrifying and heartbreaking. Soldiers holding back thousands of refugees left with only what is in their hands, and the clothes on their backs. Crowds thronging a railroad station, anxious to get past a country that doesnt want them, to one that does. And then this a little boy face down in the sand, drowning trying to get to safety, lift the by a turkish policeman and taken away. Joining me from budapest hungary is al jazeeras correspondent. Welcome to the programme. The Hungarian Prime Minister viktor orban has been uncompromising about the refugees, he doesnt want them in the country, if that is so, why havent they been loaded on trains and taken to germany, which indicated that it will take them . Thats exactly the question we have heard from so many refugees here. Most of them syrian. They say why are we here . If the Prime Minister doesnt want us here, and others in hungary dont wa
And new orleans remembers the victims of hurricane katrina, with celebrations bebegin this evening with calls for solidarity in dealing with the growing refugee crisis. Today german chancellor Angela Merkel called on e. U. Countries to take a greater role. The European Union announced an emergency meeting to address the crisis, set for september 14th. The u. N. Will hold its own weeks later. Some e. U. Countries refused to take on the refugees. Meanwhile, three children are recovering in a hospital in austria, part of 26 people who were rescued from the back of a van yesterday. This follows last weeks tragedy in austria where more than 70 bodies were discovered in the back of a van. Officials arrested the driver of the vehicle containing the young children. All 26 people were in a bad condition. Gladly the Police Officers found the three little children. They were in varying conditions. So they immediately called the red cross, and they took over and brought the three with the parents
Its inside. Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. The images poring out of Central Eastern europe are terrifying and heartbreaking. Soldiers holding back thousands of refugees left with only what is in their hands, and the clothes on their backs. Crowds thronging a railroad station, anxious to get past a country that doesnt want them, to one that does. And then this a little boy face down in the sand, drowning trying to get to safety, lift the by a turkish policeman and taken away. Joining me from budapest hungary is al jazeeras correspondent. Welcome to the programme. The Hungarian Prime Minister viktor orban has been uncompromising about the refugees, he doesnt want them in the country, if that is so, why havent they been loaded on trains and taken to germany, which indicated that it will take them . Thats exactly the question we have heard from so many refugees here. Most of them syrian. They say why are we here . If the Prime Minister doesnt want us here, and others in hungary do
In new york f. I. F. A. s chief cuts a lonely figure after being investigated for corruption saudi arabias senior religious scholar says thursdays stampede at the handling was beyond human control. More than 700 people that took part in the pilgrimage to mexico died. Lets go to our correspondent in mecca for us. Just remind us what the scholar said. The grand mufti of saudi arabia met with the crown prince, and told him that you are not responsible for what happened because you did all that you could, and you did all the ability that you had to arrange the hajj. There are certain things that humans cannot control. And this is destiny. And this context. This is what the grand mufti told the crown prince. It came as they met late on friday, as they discussed what happens. And they have to remember the statement coming from the highest authority. The highest authority is the king himself, and he ordered a full review of the hajj fans. Omar, there is a sense of fat fatalism in the statemen
Reporter what french authorities called a terrorist command safe house, Police Forensic experts hit pay dirt. In this northern paris suburb, the interior of the apartment where a 7hour siege played out with explosions and gunfire yesterday, the day revealed evidence Abdelhamid Abbaaoud had been neutralized. Using skin samples investigators determined the mastermind of the bloody paris attacks, and his female cousin this doetonated the suicide vest were dead. Eight more were arrested. A surprise, who up until a few days ago it was thought he was in syria. Translation among the six attacks avoided or foiled by Services Since spring 2016. Abdelhamid abbaaoud was implicated in four. Overnight police set up controlled explosives in the apartment. Parts of building were collapsing as they tried to collect evidence. French intelligence can boast they have eliminated a key i. S. I. S. Figure and likely averted an attack in paris. Raids across france and belgium continue. In the search for susp