France says the attack on a Police Officer near Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday was an isolated incident from a man acting alone, this as the french president pushes through his plan to set up a task force to track the Islamic State group 24 hours a day. Also coming up in business, the fallout from claims of harassment at uber. They have fired more than 20 employees as a result of an internal investigation. More on that on the way, but first, our top story live from paris. Media says the attack at the parliament in tehran is now over and that all four assailants have been killed. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack and the second one at the mausoleum of the ayatollah khomeini. We are hearing from an official that at least 12 people died in those twin attacks in tehran and another 35 were hurt. To get more analysis on what happened today, lets bring in a iran expert who joins us from sweden. How surprising was the sort of attack in tehran . Have not seen anythin
They are looking for a way out of the chaos in libya. The french president met with rival libyan leaders at a chateau just outside paris tuesday. And with one grilling down, another to go for Donald Trumps soninlaw, Jared Kushner insisting he did not collude with russians to interfere in last years u. S. President ial election, as he prepares for his second session of questioning in congress today. Is 1 00 p. M. Here in paris, 7 00 a. M. In washington, d. C. Canng up, lovers among you reverses amicrosoft decision to phase out its rudimentary paint program. In our have details business update. And it is up and away on a mission to monitor climate change. The latest satellite heading into space from french territory this week. This is life from paris. Thanks very much for being with us. We will begin in the middle east. The contentious metal detectors at one of jerusalems holy sites are gone, but some of the officials who run the alaqsa mosque have been refusing to go inside this tuesday
The events, saying the attacks took place at 9 50. The individual enters the country on january 26 on a onemonth tourist visa. He bought the two military machetes he used in the attack in paris after his arrival. Latest onlard has the the investigation. Reporter an attack of a terrorist nature was prevented thanks to the bravery and determination of soldiers. Thats how the government described events that took place at the shopping mall. Pats rying two back act packs and wielding one machete threw himself on a soldier and shouted god is great in arabic. The closest soldiers fired several shots at the attacker to defend himself. One of the soldier suffered a minor head injury and the soldier that fired five shots seriously wounded the attacker. In hospitalker is receiving treatment and will be questioned when possible to do so. Of injured soldier was one thousands of troops deployed since the Charlie Hebdo attack. I would like to pay to be to the courage, the determination, and the reac
The events, saying the attacks took place at 9 50. The individual enters the country on january 26 on a onemonth tourist visa. He bought the two military machetes he used in the attack in paris after his arrival. Latest onlard has the the investigation. Reporter an attack of a terrorist nature was prevented thanks to the bravery and determination of soldiers. Thats how the government described events that took place at the shopping mall. Pats rying two back act packs and wielding one machete threw himself on a soldier and shouted god is great in arabic. The closest soldiers fired several shots at the attacker to defend himself. One of the soldier suffered a minor head injury and the soldier that fired five shots seriously wounded the attacker. In hospitalker is receiving treatment and will be questioned when possible to do so. Of injured soldier was one thousands of troops deployed since the Charlie Hebdo attack. I would like to pay to be to the courage, the determination, and the reac
Turkey has a german journalist in its prison now and i think berlin is raising this takes to get him released. Reporter relations with germany are getting worse and worse, as you say. Can president erdogan afford to let this happen, given that he has this referendum coming up in april . What concerns erdogan is what turks in germany are reading about turkey. He needs their votes in the referendum, and he will shrug off berlins protests, but he may have to take notice. Today the German Justice minister said that when it comes to turkish politicians visiting germany, those who want to benefit from free speech in germany must safeguard free speech at home. Yesterday, austria said it would not allow erdogan to campaign for the referendum among turks in austria, and i think marx was suggesting that germany might take a similar decision. And if it did, that would hurt erdogan. Jasper mortimer, thanks very much for that update from turkey. A major target in the offensive to kick the Islamic S