That its got nothing to do with his alleged involvement in the murder of his a strange white the and the as. Police in germany are treating a mass shooting in the western city of hono as an act of terrorism 9 people were killed when a gunman went on a shooting rampage on wednesday nights chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the attack and says there are many signs the perpetrator acted out of racism dominic cain has the latest from berlin. This is where the shooting started one of 2 she shouldve asked to be targeted which were known to be frequented by members of the Kurdish Community the 43 year old perpetrator made his way into each place and then opened fire indiscriminately on innocent people finally fleeing the scene in a car to go home and kill his own mother before then taking his own life the shock of the local community is mirrored by that of government ministers who confirmed their primary line of inquiry its what i listen to norm to be in the going to do that everything is
That its got nothing city with his alleged involvement in the murder of his estranged wife. My. But we begin with breaking news out of london where police have arrested a man after a stabbing attack at the capitals biggest mosque details are still emerging but the victim a man in his seventys who reportedly worked at the mosque has been treated by paramedics and taken to hospital lets go straight to laurie chat will reach shallow and sees on the phone for us from Central London warry walking you tell us about this incident. From what we know that about 3 oclock am say a couple of hours ago. A man came into the mosque and try to understand it to the image of the mosque and he wasnt successful in doing that because someone else try to get in the way and stop that stabbing and it was that person that ended up being stabbed himself several times in the neck from what witnesses have said now only on the side of the moment its not absolutely now that im going to serve it this might be in the
Nearly half of the population has fled their homes. The u. N. s top agency say that world powers must put aside their differences to find a solution, and today the u. S. Increased the aid that it is sending to rebel forces, promising 70 million in nonlethal assistance. The opposition has been losing ground to hard line elements within syria. Rebels want the u. S. To take more direct action against president Bashar Alassad. Lets go to the white house where Mike Viqueira is there for us. So far the president has been reluctant to take more direct action. Well, its certainly true, and of all the Foreign Policy problems nat president has faced, syria is the most vexing and gained the most critics towards president obama and his policies. In the most violent year yet in a conflict of four years. Millions forced from their homes, 220,000 dead. What can the president do to stop it. So far many experts agree what hes trying isnt working. Mr. Obamas approach to stay out of the area with troops
The use of force against syria. As a photograph that is riveted in my mind, as a father and grandfather of the children on the floor in shrouds, victims of this chemical agent and gas attack. What the administration is asking us for is military authority to launch additional attacks. What have you been charged with in terms of the issue of Collateral Damage from the attacks as it would affect incident people and civilians in the nation of syria . Senator, the guidance that we have received on targetting is to maintain a Collateral Damage estimate of lull. I briefly, on how we come up with our assessments of Collateral Damage its based on how much we know about a target through intelligence, its proximity to civilian structures and weapons effects as we decide what weapons to use against it. Collateral damage estimate of low is that, well keep Collateral Damage lower than a certain number wii id which i would rather share in a constrained setting. It is a separate issue damage to regime
Extended his overall lead. We begin with the latest of elements in the syrian crisis. Member ofut unnamed the Obama Administration says the u. S. Believes there is very little doubt that the regime used chemical weapons against civilians last week. The u. S. Defense secretary says americas military is ready to take action if the president orders. Meanwhile, the Syrian Government said it would allow u. N. Inspectors to access the site of the alleged attack. The announcement came as the foreign minister met with the un disarmament chief. The regime said it would allow chemicals inspectors to investigate the suspected gas attack. At the same time, the Syrian Government warned the u. S. Against military intervention, saying it would create a ball of fire that would engulf the region. But washington is not ruling out out. Chuckisit to malaysia, hagel says the u. S. Is ready for all eventualities. The president has asked the Defense Department to prepare options for all contingencies. We hav