How can someone like that be entirely at large in the community. Australias Prime Minister asks why the attacker wasnt an a police watch les. And jeb bush announces a bid to run for president in 2016. In pakistan, 142 people have been killed in an attack on a school by the pakistani taliban. The dead include 132 children. Police have described how gunmen wearing suicide vests entered the classrooms and started shooting students where they sat. A siege lasting several hours, ended with the deaths of all of the attackers. Nick ole johnston reports. Reporter it was an attack many in pakistan had feared would eventually come, the blowback, as the taliban takes its revenge on the army for launching a military campaign against it. But no one thought the target would be a school, and that dozens of children would be killed in the shootout between soldiers and fighters. At least six armed men tomorrowed into the Peshawar School while senior students were sitting for exams. Translator we ran to
Plus how can someone like that be entirely at large in the community . Australias Prime Minister asks why the sydney siege attacker was not on a watch list despite being known to the authorities. At least 130 people, most of them children have been killed in an attack on an school by the Pakistani Taliban. Witnesses and police have described how gunmen wearing suicide vests entered the classrooms, and started shooting students where they sat. A siege lasting several hours, ended the deaths of all of the attackers. The Prime Minister has announced three days of mourning. The school is located near several government and military buildings. Nicole johnston has this report. Reporter it was an attack many people in pakistan has feared would eventually come. The blow back as the taliban takes its revenge on the army for launching a military campaign against it. But nobody thought the target would be a school, and dozens of children would be killed in the shootout. At least six armed men sto
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Will it be enough for now . Plus. Some of the 13,000 refugees crossing from myanmar into china. Beside me are chinese soldiers trying to prevent us filming. And in sport the boxing match made in money heaven. Floyd mayweather and Mani Pacquiao the most lucrative fight history hello, yemens former president Abdrabbu Mansour hadi has left the capital sanaa after being held for weeks by houthi rebels. They are reported to have ransacked the house, and he is now in southern yemen. We have on set Hashem Ahelbarra, who has reported extensively from yemen, and well go to sanaa to get the reaction. Hashem ahelbarra what are you hearing about how this operation was carried out. Well yemens political saga continues. We dont know how he managed to leave the house, its shrouded in mystery. This is something that has happened by everyone, the entourage, and the houthis are surprised the man left the house without consulting. Its a significant development, knowing that Abdrabbu Mansour hadi is now i
Crossed over to myanmar in to china and beside me are chinese joels trying to prevent us from filming. We begin with breaking news coming out of yemen where the former president hadi who 10 deader his resignation has now fled the capital sanaa we understand after being held for weeks under house arrest by Houthi Rebels there. And they are reported to have ransacked his house. Hadi has now arrived in the port city of aden in southern yemen. Joining us here on set he has covered yemen extensively to tell us how significant this latest development is. We are hearing hadi is now in aden and seems to have fled his house arrest. Exactly. Most likely he fled yesterday from the capital san all. Sansanaa hemanaged somehow to get out of the house and taken in a convoy towards a en, hes now in aden, we are expect to go see what hes likely to say. We know for sure his president ial plane has been moved to the airport of aden about three months ago and his aids are still based there in aid al jazer