>> thailand says it will ask interpol to seven for the suspects behind an attack at a bangkok shrine. you are watching al jazeera. coming up in the next half hour, israel's supreme court suspends the detention of a man who suffered brain damage after a prolonged hunger strike. more you a boos abuse allegatio. and fires continue to burn in several western states in the

united states. thai police will ask for interpol's help. people have been paying their respects to the 22 people that died in the blast. more than a hundred others were injured. a foreigner has been identified as the main suspect. police are also looking for two other men for questioning. the prime minister denies the blast was a terrorist attack. >> translator: let the police investigate this. why do we have to talk about this. last night the united states said this is not a terrorist attack, so don't talk about it. >> we have the latest in bangkok. >> reporter: the prime minister's office clarified what the prime minister meant to say on wednesday afternoon. when he was recorded as saying that this was not a terrorist attack at the shrine here in bangkok on monday evening.

they say whee meant to say, what he was trying to get across, there is no definitive evidence pointing to terrorism in these early stages of this investigation. we spoke with an administration official on wednesday afternoon and he said that there's physical evidence from that bombing that points to it being made here inside thailand. these are early stages. there is a lot of material that needs to be filtered through, the physical evidence from the blast and the bomb itself, the evidence that might be in the bodies and body parts. so that is ongoing. the prime minister's office saying there is no proof it was terrorism and they are investigating on the physical evidence as they move forward with this. also, what we do know is that they are searching for one key suspect. his face has been plastered across tv, newspapers and social media here they have offered a $28,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. but also seeking out two other

gentlemen identified in closed circuit television coverage. we are at the early stage of this investigation. something that could take weeks and months. they are not ruling out the government's possibilities. a car bomb exploded outside a national security building in cairo. six policemen were injured. the explosion was so strong, it shattered glass for several blocks. israel's supreme court suspended the detention of a man since hunger strike. doctors say the hunger strike has result in brain damage. >> reporter: this mother thanks god after her son is ordered to be released from detention.

he does not pose a security threat. the campaign by the palestinian lawyer's family made him the face of resistance against prolonged israeli captivity. his health deteriorated because he's been on a hunger strike. he sustained brain damage. on friday he lost consciousness and was placed on a respirator. >> his health condition is dangerous. the report shows brain damage. we hope he can recover soon. >> israeli accuses him with links with jihad. but his lawyer says he has been detained without charges since last year. they can be in prison without charge. israeli passed a law to force

feed. officials could not find a doctor willing to conduct the medical test to begin force feeding him. prolonged administrative detentions are incom incompatib. >> they amended the prisons act to prevent imminent death. while israel limits this means of enforcement to instances where a threat to life exists, numerous human rights and medical bodies have questioned whether force feeding matches ethics, safety and human rights. >> reporter: hundreds of palestinians remain under detention. it's important to detain anyone suspected of causing trouble. another 24 prisoners have began hunger strikes from tuesday.

they say it's their only option when they are held without charge by what they call an occupying force. a suicide bomb killed people in syria. these pictures reveal the extend of the damage. the area is controlled by the kurdish forces and syrian government. isil forces have killed a chief archaeologist. 82-year-old was beheaded. he had been held since may. he was in charge of the world heritage site for over four decades. >> he's been closely connected to the city. even though he could have escaped when they evacuated the museum contents, he was very much involved with, he chose to stay behind and as a result was

taken by isis and executed on tuesday. new rape allegations by u.n. peace keepers have emerged. three women say they were sexually assaulted. that's where peace keepers are stationed. our correspondent has more from the united nations. >> reporter: three new allegations of wrongdoing for a peacekeeping mission that has been plagued by accusations of misconduct. they involve three young women, one a min minor who say they wee raped in a town 350 kilometers outside of the capital. we have very few details about their situation, but we know that it was reported to the mission on the very same day that secretary general announced that he was firing the head of

the peacekeeping mission because there had been so many problems and reports of misconduct. he cited an incident of a 12-year-old allegedly being raped as well as two civilians who had allegedly been shot by peace keepers. and that after months of accumulating complaints against peace keepers in the central african republic. we don't have a lot he did detaildetails, but here's what e spokesperson had to say. >> these new allegations have a report that three females were raped. the allegations were reported to the missions human right division on the 12th of august. by the families of the three women. >> reporter: the u.n. has not said where the peace keepers have come from, but under rules, it give those countries three days to initiate investigation.

after that, the u.n. itself will step in. >> france and britain have announced a program to target human traffickers. they are vowing to share policing. teresa may will visit to survey of the security situation for herself. thousands of migrants have tried to get to britain through the channel tunnel. meanwhile, there have been protests on the greek island with hundreds of people demanding the government do more to help them. on wednesday greece chartered a ferry to carry thousands of rev refugees. tyler just returned from the greek island where many refugees have arrived. >> reporter: there is been an increase in the number of people

that are arriving to the greek island. the committee has been working on the island since july when i was there last, it was about a thousand people a day, was the estimate. that's gone up to 3,000 people a day with the last number that i have heard reported. the conditions are rather poor. the main transit camp, the international rescue committee is working to bring it to international standards. but it's still not where it needs to be for the number of people that are arriving every day. we need to find a solution to allow these people to continue their journeys. some more ferries need to come to allow people to continue further on into europe. we need to find safe and legal routes that will prevent people from taking such a dangerous journey in the first place. we need to find ways to address the conflicts in the countries of origin where these refugees are coming from.

>> three firefighters have died battling wildfires in washington state. nearly a hundred fires are bur burke. they are scorched around 300-hectares of land. we have the latest from washington state. >> reporter: it's a tough time around here. people in town, including the firefighters at this fire station learning about the firefighting deathings and injury about an hour north of here in the twist and winthrop areas. we can tell you it's been quite gusty. winds have been picking up. there is a red flag warning in place until friday evening. they are concerned about the winds gusting, how it makes firefighting unpredictable. they have evacuated the towns about 4,000 people in all.

meantime, here in shalan, washington, a thousand people remain out of their homes. they are not allowed to go back yet. firefighters worried about the forecast, 400 to 500 homes still in harm's way. >> demonstrations in st. louis against the death of another black man shot and killed by police. two protesters have been arrested. police say they shot the suspect when he ran out of the house that officers were about to search. the shooting comes ten days after protesters marked the one year anniversary of the killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown. still ahead, spilling over, russia is under pressure to clean up its act as oil leaks across the country.

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>> you are watching al jazeera. a recap of top tires. police will ask for interpol's help to hunt down a man linked to the bombing. people have been paying their respects to the victims. a foreigner has been identified as the main suspect. a car bomb exploded outside a security building in cairo. 20 people, including several police officers were injured in

the blast. israel's supreme court suspended the detention of a palestinianan on a hunger strike. he hadn't eaten for 65 days. the u.n.'s humanitarian chief says the human suffering in yemen is incomprehensible. he made the comments while briefing the u.n. security council. >> i have just returned from yemen where the scale of human suffering is incomprehensible. i was shocked by what i saw. the civilian population is bearing the brunt of the conflict. four out of five require humanitarian assistance. more than 1,000 children have been killed or injured and a number of young people recruited or used as fighters is increasing. >> the world food program says a

fifth of yemen's population needs urgent help to survive. >> reporter: once their playground, these are now a battle ground. for the children of yemen, war means being forced to grow up quickly. >> translator: my sisters and i get so frightened when we hear the bullets. we are afraid we'll die. >> translator: i'm frightens when i hear war planes. i can't sleep. >> reporter: the statistics support their fears. >> it's unnecessary. the vast majority of the people in yemen have nothing do do with this. they want to live their lives, they want to educate their children, they want to see their children grow up. they don't want this. they are suffering

unnecessarily. >> it's not just about direct attacks. even before the conflict, access to food and water in this country was difficult. that situation is far more dire now. children who don't have enough to eat are turning up in hospitals. nearly 2 million expected to suffer from malnutrition this year. the u.n.'s world food program estimates 1 in every 5 is severely food insecure. >> between the lack of availability of food, the lack of access by humanitarians, the lack of access by those who can't buy food, the lack of people can move and mill grain and the lack of clean water, a perfect storm that is brewing inside yemen right now.

>> reporter: every facet of life has been disrupted. markets with limited food, hospitals strained to the limit. schools unable to stay open. the concern is that children will continue to bear the brunt of this war long after the fighting is over. new documents released by the u.s. state department appears to confirm that israel is the only country with nuclear weapons. papers showed u.s. was worried about israel's push to develop a nuclear arsenal. >> reporter: from the moment richard nixon entered the white house, getting israel and its neighbors to make peace was a priority. but that was difficult, even without another factor. nixon suspected israel was

developing nuclear weapons. if they complete the development of a nuclear weapon within the next three to six months, we'll be powerless to do more than invoke sanctions. at the same time, israel was trying to obtain missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. now the state department released hundreds of documents describing the arguments u.s. diplomats in general had about the situation. the documents show that the pentagon wanted to play tough. don't give the israelis the f-4 fighter jets unless the israelis abandon their nuclear weapons program. ultimately, the state department and national security adviser, henry kissinger, prevailed. they felt if they didn't pressure them too much, it would be easier to get them to make tough choices. >> it was better that they not

announce anything, they don't announce the fact that they have weapons, they don't test the weapon, to keep it concealed. >> reporter: another goal was to get the israelis to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. but when he met at the white house, they agreed to delay that step because she was facing elections at home. israel has never signed the mpt and never publicly confirmed that it has nuclear weapons. more insight into the military balance of power and how the u.s. government tried and failed to shape it. environmental alert has been issued for a lake in western mexico after thousands of dead fish washed up on shore. it's believed that waste from local treatment plants contaminated the lake, around 4n removed from the lake. russia has the worst record for spills and leaks.

a major leak occurred in a siberian city. we report on how the cleanup operation is coming along. >> reporter: as any detective will tell you, the work is often far from glamorous. she's an environmental activist for greenpeace. she's on the hunt for evidence and she's finding it. the coverup hasn't been particularly thorough. >> company brings the fresh sand or soil and just cover the entire oil spill under the layer of the fresh soil. >> reporter: on june 23rd an unknown amount of crude oil flooded into a river in western siberia. >> they announced they spilled 450. >> caller: s ospill asmall amou.

we see that it cannot pollute such a great, such a big area. >> reporter: as the oil spread across the landscape, residents posted picture of black water from their taps. a month and a half later, they are still tallying up the damage. >> translator: we lost everything that was here. carrots, onions. we were promised they were going to replace the soil. but what about the food? there is a winter to live through. >> reporter: we just don't know how bad this spill is compared to other russian spills. the data isn't published. not the amount of oil that's leaked or the amount of land polluted. we have a number of pipeline ruptures. 12,000 in 2013, that's an average of 32 every day.

russia's environmental watchdog has moved to investigate this leak and several executives at a state oil giant have lost their jobs. but the root of the problem is the aging oil infrastructure. modernizing it is costly. every year millions of tons of crude are spilled largely unpunished, and fines, if they are given, are small. >> translator: it was blown out of proportion by environmental organizations which, as we know, often pursue unrelated to ecology, they played on human emotions, all oil companies have to deal with it because oil companies are considered to be rich. >> reporter: the cleanup work goes on. but these diggers removing floating booms were the only efforts we could see. the story of this oil spill is still written all over this

landscape in black ink. police in bolivia clash with protesters demonstrating against oil exploration near santa cruz. the community say they haven't been consulted about the exploration project and they worry their land and water will be contaminated. the government announced development in half of the country's national parks. in bangladesh the use of piece at a sides isn't just an environmental problem. they don't use protective gear because they are unaware of the dangers. >> reporter: once a week he goes into his field to spray his crops. he uses no protective equipment, no masks, no gloves, no shoes. he steps on the poison barefoot, but doesn't think it's a bad

idea. >> of course i don't wear shoes on my feet. that would ruin my crops when i step on them. i couldn't work at all. >> reporter: he doesn't think there is any dangers associated with the way he uses pesticides. most farmers get their information from pesticide traders who rarely use protection themselves. >> translator: if you follow the rules, you won't have any side effects. you need to avoid spraying the pesticide into the wind. >> reporter: more than half of the traders report frequent health symptoms associated with accuse pesticide poisoning. the air is cleaner here, but farmers develop breathing problems. we got this list of ten farmers just in this neighborhood who are suffering from respiratory illnesses that are possibly linked to pesticide at a side

exposure. he can't walk properrably because of his breathing problems. he pauses between sentences to gulp in air. >> translator: it's because of pesticides. i used to spray a gas to inhale insects. >> reporter: he's had to give up work. with safety information scarce, some farmers are gambling away their future without realizing it. smokers in the u.k. may soon be able to get a prescription for ecigarettes to help them quit the habit. britain's public health body criticized the cigarettes saying it encouraged tobacco use. it's now proven as a healthy alternative. >> to vape or not to v.i.p. that's the question that smokers ask themselves.

until now, no one knew if they were an appropriate alternate i.t. but on wednesday the public health body came out in favor of vapeing to help them stamp out their tobacco addiction. >> public health wants to encourage all smokers to quit and quit for good. there are a range of tools that are available. they are an effective way of helping smokers to quit. what we do know is that they provide an opportunity for many smokers to reduce the harm from smoking. >> reporter: the study suggests they could be less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. but the studies have only take taken place over a two year period. the long term effects of vapeing are still unknown. there is an urgency to tackle the addiction to smoking. 1 billion people around the

world smoke tobacco. half die from smoke can related causes. another 600,000 nonsmokers die as a result of being exposed to secondhand smoke. >> we are not recommending this. it doesn't seem to be any appetite for using them. these products are aimed at cigarette smokers, who are struggling to quit. what we are seeing is that ecigarettes are helping people to stop smoking successfully. >> reporter: now there is a plan to fast track a cigarette approved by the regulatory agency. if it gets the go ahead, doctors may prescribe ecigarettes to those trying to quit. treasure hunters discovered a $4.5 million in rare spanish coins. the bounty was found off the

coast of florida, 300 years since the shippings sank during a hurricane. it was delivering the kinds from cuba tcoins fromcuba to the kin. you can get more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. goodnight. i'm ali velshi "on target", harsh reality growing up in black in america. what some parents feel they have to do to protect their kids. black votes matter, why so many african-american men are missing at the polls. black lives matter, it's a phrase and a movement aimed at raising awareness at what the group's founders call antiblack racism perm yalting our society -- permeating our society.