Fight overseas for the First Time Since world war ii. In explosions in pakistan in lahore in which 70 people were killed. We have more now from gerald tan. Lahore is the Political Power Base of pakistans Prime Minister sharif. After the sunday attack he traveled to the city and spoke with the people. I have a very idea that these terrorists are making these innocent people soft targets. My brothers and sisters, i promise that every ounce of blood that was lost will be accounted for. Pakistan is in mourning. Funerals are being head for the dead. Many of those killed were women and children. Sommany injured, some critically. I was standing there when the blast went off. It was very loud. As we rushed over we saw a pool of blood and people lying everywhere. The park was packed with families celebrating easter sunday. A Splinter Group from the Pakistani Taliban said it was targeting christians. No part of pakistan is safe from the taliban. They chose to target, the softest of the soft targ
Vehicles. They are not telling us how they got the tip but they is determined that the two recently reconnected and they were seen together the night she vanished the. We no that person over 20 years ago dated sandra coke very briefly and he reappeared in the bay area recently and reached out to sandra for help. Yesterday, cokes family announced 100,000 reward for information leading to her return. Her mini cooper was found in a parking lot not far from her home two days after she vanished. Two of her cell phones were found and one in emeryville near North Oakland and the other was found tossed off an exit ramp off i80 in richmond near mcdonalds and authorities overnight say they are hopeful she is still alive but hope this search will tell them if there is foul play involved in the disappearance. If there are any new developments during the morning news we will bring them to you much the coverage continues on twitter abcnews bay area. In San Francisco firefighters are investigating a
The idaho native was captured after two months on the battlefield in afghanistan. Since his capture only a few videos have proved he has been captured. Bowes father appealed directly to his sons captors in this youtube video. I personal appeal to general ha kwanny and we are counting on your professional integrity and honor to return the safe return of our son. Reporter in that video, robert sports a long beard and had learned arabic to better communicate with the taliban. They had become frustrated by the u. S. Government. They felt the government was foot dragging and decided to speak out themselves. Reporter an emails to his family obtained by the late Michael Hastings and published by Rolling Stone magazine, bergdahl made clear his disillusionment of the war. He wrote the following to his parents in his final email home. His first letters home, emails home were very positive but then he said he became the emails became much darker. His son seemed to feel that the military was not t
Bomber caught on surveillance video. It appears to have left his bomb and fled. The belgian government raised the death toll to 35. The number rose after four hospitalized victims died. Were waiting to learn their nationalities. Heres what we know right now. 16 of those killed were belgians, four americans, others included dutch, swedish, german, french, british, italian, indian and chinese. Three families are awaiting dna results. Cnns alexandra field is live from brussels. We have a lot of people detained or arrested since the brussels attack. They have been since released. What does that say about the state of investigation and how much hard evidence the police and investigators actually have . Well, we know that authorities are under extreme pressure here. They have two major manhunts going on. They are looking for the third possible suspect and a second possible in the attack in the metro station. These are people they want to find in order to prevent another possible attack from
Media safety and press freedom in Pakistan Journalists and media professionals in Pakistan work in an environment of fear filled with redlines, physical violence, threats of violence, and censorship. With Pakistan set to hold general elections in 2024 (February 2024), it is imperative for journalists to understand the media landscape and concerns regarding media safety