arabia and jordan both criticize the move as did iraqi prime minister who dare a body and. the iraqi government warns of the consequences of this decision on the stability of the area and of the world it ignores the rights of palestinians and arabs and muslims alike. what. the united states appears to recognize that trumps announcement may trigger unrest in the mideast the state department has ordered its consulate personnel in israel not to conduct personal travel in jerusalem s old city or the west bank and let s take a look now at why the jerusalem is such a contentious issue in the struggle between israel and the palestinians. the temple mount in jerusalem is old city home to the sacred sites of judaism and islam the wailing wall and the dome of the rock as well as the al aqsa mosque there are
in melbourne after learning the attack could have come within the next week. isis is claiming responsibility for an attack that killed 33 people after a suicide bombing in afghanistan, including children. a government spokesperson says the bomber was on a motorbike and he blew himself up in front of a bank in jalalabad. more than 100 people were wounded in that attack. isis is also claiming responsibility for a deadly car bombing in erbil, iraq. the terror group says it was targeting the u.s. consulate. at least four people can killed and 18 injured. erbil is the capital of iraqi card st kurdistan and generally considered a safe city. and the isis bombing in northern iraq. the u.s. state department says all consulate personnel in erbil are safe and accounted for, but the attack is the latest incident threatening to draw the u.s. further into the fight against isis. cnn s global affairs correspondent has more. reporter: a brazen attack. detonating a car bomb outside the entrance
sending black smoke into the eye. elizabeth prann is live in washington with what we are learning about this. isis claiming responsibility for that car bombing friday killing at least three people. in the northern iraqi city of irbil. they say they were targeting americans, officials say no consulate personnel or guards were injured in the blast. a security with knowledge of the bombing tells fox news kurdish forces kills those involved in the bombing. here is the state department monitoring the attack in realtime. there are no reports of injuries. the personnel or the local guards. we appreciate the local response of the government authorities to this matter and we will work with them to investigate the incident to determine the facts behind the explosion. meanwhile here on u.s. soil an ohio man pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges he wants to help the terrorist network and kill americans here on u.s. soil. sheik mohammed s lawyers portrayed the somali born u.s. citi
that a vbid car bomb exploded right in front of one of the entry points. no consulate personnel were killed or injured in that blast. the same street where the consulate is located is lined with cafes and it seems that most of the casualties were in a cafe right next door. a cafe that caught fire and several cars parked cars in the area caught fire and it seems it was in that cafe which has been known for a place where consulate officials would go and other foreigners and aid workers in erbil would also go to to meet and discuss their work. just seeing new video into us here at nbc. we ll work to confirm the death report and injury report coming out of erbil, richard engel, thank you. in a stunning development today, the family of the youngest
the u.s. consulate. hostages are being held inside as a black flag with arabic writing hangs in the window. a live report moments away. good morning. welcome to early start. i m christine romans. i m john berman. it is monday, december 15th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we welcome you from the united states and around the world. we are following the hostage standoff in sydney. an armed man, you can see him right there, holding an unknown number of hostages in a lindt chocolate shop right in sydney s central business district. a very busy area filled with people who work, filled with tourists. it is now evening in australia. we are heading into the nighttime hours there as this standoff continues. this is very near the u.s. consulate in sydney. a spokesperson there says the consulate personnel have been evacuated. all have been accounted for.