>> announcer: this is bbc america and now live from london "bbc world news." hello. james fernandez with bbc world news. our top story. more than 20 suspected jihadist militants were arrested in belgium, france and germany and raids targeting islamists returning from syria. they come after a day where two suspected jihadists were killed in belgium. police say explosives and weapons were going to be used in imminent attacks on police. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in paris to honor those killed by militants at kosher supermarket and the paris

offices of the "charlie hebdo" magazine. and a stressful day in the philippines. pope francis has called on political leaders to show more honesty and integrity in an effort to end widespread poverty and corruption. and a warm welcome to the program. in the past hour authorities in belgium have confirmed that islamist militants targeted in a major terrorist operation have been planning to kill policeman. 13 people were arrested and two others detained in france. there's no apparent link to last week's islamist attacks in paris. the identities of the two gunman killed during one of the raids in the eastern town of verde have yet to be confirmed. guns and explosives have been

recovered, along with police uniforms. >> this operation was meant to dismantle a terrorist cell but also the logistic network behind it. this identification for the time being has shown that these people had intention to kill several policemen in the street and at a police conference. the identification of the two suspects deceased last evening is still going on. >> well let's get more from the bbc's ana holgan who's in the belgium capital of brussels. ana, the authority, the prosecutor saying talking about an islamist cell an organized group, they were suggesting. >> yes, and an imminent threat as well. we've been hearing more disturbing details from that press conference. they said that inside this gee

hadi hive they found ak-47s fake police uniforms walkie talkies and cash. and they also talk about this suspected plot. that was to attack police officers on the streets and in police stations. and there were also some questions after that press conference. they said that they couldn't confirm reports that the terrorists had planned to capture and decapitate a prominent figure. and this of course was after the anti-terror raids across belgium yesterday. two suspected jihadis killed in a police shoot-out. and others taken into custody. >> did they talk about what led to these raids? was there specific intelligence? have they been monitoring some of these people? >> reporter: they had. and at least ten of these people have recently returned from syria, in fact as recently as last week.

and it just goes to show how seriously this threat must be taken, because we're hearing reports just now, unconfirmed reports at this stage, that the attacks they were plotting was due to happen on friday. it's also more of an indication about the danger that they pose. we know between 2,000 and 3,000 european citizens have traveled to join the conflict in iraq and syria, and this is what the authorities are monitoring now. the danger that they pose upon their return. >> yes. and quite a few of those 2,000 to 3,000 live in belgium. some of them still in syria, but i think, what about 100 have come back? >> reporter: a huge chunk. i think to be honest no one can be absolutely sure. and they've ruled out a link between the attack at the "charlie hebdo" headquarters in paris last week and the planned attacks here in belgium. but what perhaps, the

implications of that massacre at the newspaper had quoted is that the police are going in faster and they might follow on in the past. because this is a clear and present danger inside europe and it's one that they are having to monitor very closely, indeed. and also they say for now, we heard from the belgium foreign minister earlier. he said that this was the end of this part of the operation, and then they can move on to the next. and he didn't give anymore detail about what the next state of this operation may be. and also the prosecutors were saying today that they would tnt be releasing any further information about the suspect until the end of this inquiry. but you can already see lots of speculation on social media. >> many thanks to bbc's anna holligan live for us in brussels. let's talk now to the european counterterrorism coordinator.

i think he is on the line now. first of all if i could just ask you, what's your reaction to what's been happening in belgium. you're belgian yourself. >> yes, first, good morning. i'm not that much surprised, to be honest. because it's something i had feared for months if not more. and i've always thought that it was not if but when and where. and no surprise because belgium has suffered is in a way from the high number of people going to syria and iraq. and it seems, i don't have all the details, but it seems that it's linked to iraq or syria. >> does that mean then that you believe that there will be other attacks in europe? >> well i don't have a crystal ball, so i said some days ago after paris that i thought that it's serious when you listen to what andrew parker said. we have to take it very seriously.

it's not someone who talks very often to the media. so if he says so we have to take it seriously. i think there is still risk. and that's why we have to be vigilant and mobilize all the means we have. mainly member states but the eu can help. >> how good is the intelligence on those european citizens traveling to syria and coming back? i mean clearly the intelligence agencies can't follow everyone, can they? >> no true. when it comes to monitoring the returnees, it's a challenge, because you can't monitor someone 24/7 you have to mobilize between 20 and 30 members of the service, which is not feasible. but since some time but mainly the last two years, the secretary services together but especially a group of 9 to 12 member states are really very mobilized. and they share all the

intelligence they have. the question is can we optimize that even further, and that will be one of the points i think dispersed in 29 of january and the government on the 12 of february may want to discuss, can't we use, for instance the best that we have for the time being, and to a certain extent you hit more to discover matches and a link between people. but they do work pretty well. and what did happen in brussels shows that in fact the belgian service were not that bad. >> how many links are there, do you think, between the various groups of men returning from syria to different countries? i mean do you think it's pretty organized, or are these small groups of people operating alone? >> it is very difficult for me to answer but it is of course

i have to say, a question. and you may ask whether the paris attack was not sort of a signal sent by people in contact with isis or aqap. in order to trigger many more attacks in europe on steeper self. so sort of yeah the start of something. that's a question we have to ask ourselves, and i hope we would get some light from the secretary service. they've been asked to meet urgently, at least on the 29th of january. but in the belgian case, i don't know yet whether these people were operated on the direction of or inspired by paris. i don't know.

>> mr. kerchove, thank you very much. well the fallout from the attack on the offices of "charlie hebdo" has been felt around the world. police in pakistan has clashed with demonstrators angry at the french magazine's publication of cartoons of the prophet muhammad. well, let's speak to the bbc's shazad gilani. >> these students from the party gathered at the roundabout in the south. they wanted to march towards the french consulate. the police tried to stop them and that's when clashes started. now, local tv channels showing pictures of angry youth throwing stones at police.

the police then fired tear gas, water cannon pictures of some protesters getting weapons. it got really nasty. at least three people are wounded. one of them a photo journalist and a police man. but a while ago, there have been negotiations between the two sides. and it seems there's understanding and the sit-in is going to end anytime. >> how representative of why the sentiment in the city is this rally about the publication of these cartoons? >> well tens of thousands of people have marched today, across pakistan after friday prayers. and obviously, the feeling of hurt is quite deep about these caricatures depicting prophet muhammad. so the sentiment is widespread. but obviously not everyone agree s that it needs to be violent.

the pakistani parliament yesterday passed a resolution condemning the caricatures and believe there's no reason to mock any faith. but it marks one month since the attack where 150 people were killed mostly children. and there have also been -- that leaves obviously not at the scale as these protests. >> shazeb jillani, thank you. let's return now to security operations in europe. police in france say at least eight people have been taken into custody in connection with last week's attacks in paris. an official says they were being questioned about perhaps providing logistical support to the government in the form of weapons or vehicles. let's speak to our correspondent, christian frogger. he joins us live from paris. first, let's ask you about those

raids this morning. clearly, the investigation into what happened last week in paris, still very much a live issue, ongoing. >> reporter: yeah that's right, james. there was a bomb scare this morning, which quickly dissipated and people went to their ordinary life. but they've been watching in belgium and indeed there have been 12 arrests here in paris overnight. three women and nine men, we're told. suspected of providing logistical support to the three gunmen who were killed last week. so weapons and perhaps cars. remember, they're still looking for a man who might have dropped coulibaly off at the supermarket, and someone who used his to shoot a jogger. so security is still very tight here. in fact the interior minister this morning said they still have 120,000 police in place around the country. i should just explain are where

we are, because we're in the town hall. we're waiting for the secretary of state, john kerry, who is going to make a statement. there has been some criticism, actually, that the secretary of state wasn't here on sunday to march alongside a million people and president holland to show their solidarity. he's been explaining he was in india, ahead of president obama's visit there, so wasn't able to attend. but today made his first comments. but the cameras behind me are filming a man who is a 24-year-old from mali and he was the man who took some of the hostages in the supermarket to the cold storage room in the basement and he hid them and he sealed off the cold storage, sealed off the lights and then he escaped to provide police with a key. and it was that key that helped them get to the supermark soet so

quickly. he is the man that some of the hostages owe their lives to. and over the course in the last few days over 300,000 people have signed a petition asking for him to be given french nationality. and that will happen. and you can see just over here to our right, the sort of reception he's had. >> christian, many thanks. christian fraser. still to come this hour a visit to the philippines, pope france is facing criticism from the president of the country. do stay with us. push your enterprise and you can move the world. ♪ ♪ but to get from the old way to the new you'll need the right it infrastructure. from a partner who knows how to make your enterprise more agile, borderless and secure. hp helps business move

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the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry is visiting paris today, to offer american support, a week after slmist gunman killed 17 people in three separate attacks. now, pope francis has called on filipinos to reject the corruption that has plagued that country for years and work on democracy instead. thousands of people attended his first mass at the basilica of the immaculate conception but it's thought that millions of worshippers will attend another open air mass in the capital on sunday. our correspondent caroline white is there. >> reporter: there is a festival atmosphere here in the philippines, as people are turning out to watch the pope at the main cathedral and big screens, because the center of the town has been shut off to traffic so families can come here and gather together. this is a deeply catholic country.

some 80 million people in the philippines are catholic. and they watch the pope say mass and he paid tribute to the strength and resilience of the people in the philippines in dealing with the aftermath of the typhoon that destroyed much of the region in 2013. >> he loves filipinos and he knows that filipinos love christ more than anything else. >> but the pope hasn't shied away from social issues either. he's spoken of the need for the church to counter the causes of deeply rooted inequality. he said that they mar the faith of philippine society. and he said that political leaders as well must have honesty, integrity, and commitment to the common good. >> we are so happy that the pope is here. >> reporter: the pope's comments on the limits of free speech made on his journey to the philippines haven't been picked up as widely here as they have

been in paris, where the city is still dealing with the aftermath of the killings. but here all eyes will be on the pope when he visits cat la bann tomorrow to visit people who survived the typhoon, and then on sunday he'll hold perhaps the biggest open air mass ever here in manilla on sunday. >> caroline wyatt in manilla. let's talk to christopher, the assistant editor the catholic newspaper here in the uk. i guess it would be easy for pope francis to soak up the praise in a country like the philippines, but as ever he's prepared to be fairly outspoken to his hosts. >> yes, that's quite right. he said that the main purpose of his visit to the philippines is to rise questions about injustice and he's done that. and he did that he was in argentina argentina, as archbishop of buenos aires, he ran the

government there and he's spoken out about some of the corruption and the problems that face filipino society. i noted that the president of the philippines has not taken it very well and has criticized bishops who have criticized his government and said that they are, you know, making personal comments about him in public which are unhelpful, to do with his lack of hair. so i don't think this whole question of raising the problems in the country is going down particularly well with the president. >> will pope frances care about ruffling feathers in this way? >> no i don't think so. i think he sees himself as a man on a mission. he's particularly concerned about asia. last year he was in korea. he's recently named cardinal to a number of asian countries. as a young man, he wanted to be a missionary to japan. and that missionary impulse has not left him. and so in order to be a

missionary in asia though you need to have the philippines on your side the biggest catholic country. so i think that part of the reason of why he's visiting as well is because he really wants to bring the christian message to asian countries, a number of which are not at all christian, let's face it. and i think, ultimately i think he would like to make more visits to asia to japan, and possibly even to china. >> what did you make of what he said yesterday? i don't know whether you think this was a bit daft. he was asked about freedom of speech and the attacks in paris and he came out with this quote that his assistant, who was standing next to him, he would punch him, do you think he meant to say that? >> i don't think it was the most judicious use of language given what has happened. and it was probably not a great example. i think the point he was trying to make was that we have freedom

of speech and killing in the name of any religion is wrong. but there are some constraints to freedom of speech and if people insult what is dear to an individual, you may well get a negative reaction. you know he said that's normal. and i suppose he's right on that front. if you insult someone, you very well may find that that person doesn't react well. i didn't think the example he used wasn't the best. >> christopher, thank you very much, assistant editor of the catholic newspaper, "the tablet." the long-lost british space probe that disappeared without trace more than a decade ago has been spotted on the surface of mars. newly released photographs show what's thought to be beagle ii in tact on the planet's surface. scientists thought it had been destroyed on impact and a

malfunction prevented it from sending images back to earth. beagle 2 rose piggyback to mars in 2003. it was the first european mission to explore another planet. now, scientists believe they've worked out how geese can fly over the himalayas as part of their annual migration. mountain nears have reported seeing geese at altitudes of more than 700 meters. the temperatures are freezing and there is very little oxygen. our science reporter has this report. >> reporter: these are truly high flyers. crossing the world's highest landmass flying for hours at temperatures far below freezing in altitudes that can be deadly for humans. even for trained mountaineers. their abilities have fascinated biologists, so much that scientists have trained the birds to fly in wind tunnels so they can study them up close. but this new study went further,

tracking seven of the birds throughout their himalayan migration. the team led by scientists from bangor university rounded up wild geese for their study at a field site in central mongolia. they implanted the birds with devices that measured their acceleration, and that monitored their heart rates. these trackers revealed that the birds' flight is a roller coaster ride as they rise and fall hugging the mountainous terrain. and while all this up and down might sound like a waste of hard-earned altitude the bird's heart rate shows that it actually saves energy by avoiding sustained flight up in the very thin air. researchers ultimately hope to reveal the genetic secrets of the humble goose that conquered everest long before any human. victoria gill, bbc news. let's recap now our main story this hour. in the past hour the authorities in belgium have confirmed that islamist militants targeted in a major

anti-terrorist operation had been planning to kill policeman. a bullelgian prosecutor says there's no apparent links to last week's attacks in paris. and some breaking news from pakistan. a photographer belonging to the french news agency has been seriously injured.

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i'm james menendez with bbc world news. our top stories. more than 20 suspected jihadist militants have been arrested in belgium, france and germany in raids targeting islamists returning from syria. the arrests come a day after two suspected jihadists were killed in belgium. police now say explosives and automatic weapons were going to be used in imminent attacks on police. there have been questions in pakistan between police and demonstrators, protesting against images of the prophet muhammad in the french magazine "charlie hebdo."

and no longer lost in space. the beagle 2 mars probe turns up in tact after 11 years. a very warm welcome to the program. now, security operations have been takening place in several european countries, amid heightened fears of attacks by islamist extremists. in the past few minutes, the head of the eu police agency has created a saying saying the terror threat is, quote, so significant, it's extremely difficult to foil every attack. in germany, police say they've arrested suspected members of terror cells after raids in the early hours, in and around the capital. the belgium authorities have just released more details about last night's anti-terror raids. a total of 13 people have been

detained. officials think the group was about to attack a police station. >> this operation was meant to dismantle a terrorist cell not only the terrorist cell but also the logistic network behind it. this investigation for the time being has shown that these people had intention to kill several policemen in the streets and at a police station. the identification of the two suspects deceased last evening is still going on. some breaking news now from france. french police, this is according to a website of one of the newspapers, the french police have launched a new anti-terror operation. this is in the town of hans. an eyewitness is quoted as saying that several gunshots have been heard on one street

there and that a gunman had barricaded himself in his home on the fifth floor of a house on the street. police have advised the public not to venture out on to the street. that news just breaking in the past few minutes. after raid in reims, several gunshots being heard according to one eyewitness. well, today it's exactly a week since a gunman killed four people at a kosher supermarket on the outskirts of paris. our correspondent, christian fraser has returned to the scene of that attack. >> reporter: it's a wet and windy day here at port de vincennes, but still plenty of people coming here to view the scene for themselves. and you can see the number of tributes that have been paid over the course of the last week to those who died here. photographs of the dead there are tributes there to the police

who fought their way through the doors. flowers here from the american ambassador. of course, on monday the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, was here to pay his respects. and since then thousands and thousands of bouquets have been laid around the supermarket by ordinary parisians, who have been so touched and saddened by the horrors of what happened here last week. and just over here you can see the glass sliding doors of the supermarket, with the bullet holes. the rounds that were fired by coulibaly, as the police tried to force their way in. let's just remind you of those events events as the siege was brought to an end. [ gunfire ]

by the time police had got into the supermarket four people, of course had been killed. but 15 hostages escaped alive, and many of them owe their lives to a 24-year-old muslim man from mali. he was a store worker and took them down to the basement to hide them in the dairy and the meat freezer. he turned the freezer off and the lights and told them to be quiet and then he came out, we think, via that door on the corner via the service elevator to bring police crucial intelligence and the key to the shop room which helped them get in so quickly. he's been talking to our correspondent, james reynolds. >> translator: first, i heard the gunshots. the gunmen entered the shop while i was in the basement. the customers started running down the steps. i knew something was wrong. there was screaming. they were shouting, there's terrorists in the shop, they're here!

>> reporter: what was your first decision? >> translator: i noticed the cold storage room was open. i told them to come in with me. then i switched off the fridge and the lights. i told the customers to stay calm. if the terrorist comes down here, he mustn't hear you. >> and when you got out, you saw the police. how did the police react? >> translator: i rushed out and saw the police everywhere. they told me to put my hands up. but then they asked me for some help. >> were you able to help them understand what was happening inside? >> translator: i told them a lot of hostages were hidden in the basement. they asked me to draw a map of the shop to help with their assault.

>> when you hear people talking about the difficulties in france between people of different religions and worries about the future, what do you think? >> translator: there are mosques, synagogues, and churches in france. it's a secular country with all sorts of religions. the terrorists just didn't get that. they were just criminals, who want to make people suffer. >> well let's show you some pictures now from paris, live pictures of the u.s. secretary of state. he's been in the french capital all morning meeting with french officials and he's due to take part in a news conference at the mayor's offices in paris. we're just waiting for that news

conference to take place. between the secretary of state john kerry and hidalgo, we would of course bring you that when it does begin. now, the fallout from the attack on the offices of "charlie hebdo" has been felt around the world. police in pakistan have clashed with demonstrators, angry at the french magazine's publication of cartoons of the prophet muhammad. police forces used water cannons to hold back a surge of students that converged oen the french consulate following friday's prayers in the southern city of karachi. what more details can you give us about the rally and the clashes that followed? >> reporter: well, the latest update james, that we have is that three people were injured in those clashes. one of them a policeman and the other is a photographer in the ap news agency. they have confirmed the he was injured in those clashes and right now we just got news that he's out of danger.

but as you say these injuries happened in the clashes between the student wing of the political party, outside the french consulate, between them and the security forces who used water cannon and gas sensors so disperse the crowd. they were angry, of course and this was in reaction to the publication of the latest edition of "charlie hebdo," depicting the prophet muhammad. they say that these cartoons are blasphemous, they're insulting to the prophet, and they've been called across the country really for people to come out after friday prayers. and i must say that so far, we didn't hear of any other clashes. there were numbers of people who were out on the streets, but not as big as expected. having said that there are calls for more protests in the city of lahore on sunday. who are expecting people to come out and respond. there has been more response for the "charlie hebdo" cartoons to come out in pakistan.

>> yeah, shaimaa, even if people aren't taking to the streets in huge numbers, is there still a lot of anger about the publication of those cartoons? >> reporter: oh, indeed. the anger is there, the condemnation is there. we saw for example, the parliamentarian of pakistan standing outside parliament yesterday, and they passed a resolution condemning what they said were insulting cartoons blasphemous cartoons. remember in pakistan, bles feasphemy is a capital crime. being accused of insulting the prophet in any way is enough to get the death sentence. it's a very very serious and sensitive issue here. there is anger among people who some, of course will say by no means is this an excuse for the killing of the journalists and the cartoonists of "charlie hebdo," but by the same toneken, they say insulting the prophet is extremely hurtful and does

antagonize millions of muslims across the world and especially here in pakistan. so there are tensions among people that we haven't seen a large numbers on the streets, as we may have been expected. we're still yet to see this maybe, in the next coming few days. >> shaimaa khalil, live for us in islamabad. more on that breaking news this hour. french police have launched a new anti-terror operation. this time in the town of reims. this is according to the website of la bah. several gunshots have been heard on one street in reims and a gunman has barricaded himself on the sixth floor of a house on the street. police have advised the public not to venture out on to the street. that breaking news just in the last ten minutes or so. more details when we get it. moving on. pope francis has called on filipinos to reject the corruption that has plagued

their country for years. and to work to end poverty instead. the pontiff received a hugely enthusiastic reception at the start of his visit to the philippines, which is asia's largest catholic nation. thousands of people attended his first mass at the basilica of the immaculate conception but it's thought that millions of worshippers will attend another open air mass. that's in the capital on sunday. our religious correspondent, caroline wyatt, is there. >> reporter: there is a festival atmosphere here in the philippines, with people turning out to watch the pope say mass at the main cathedral and big screams, because the center of the town has been shut off to traffic, so that families can come here and gather together. and this is a deeply catholic country. some 80 million people in the philippines are catholic. and they've watched the pope say mass, and he paid tribute to the strength and the resilience of the people of the philippines, in dealing with the aftermath of the typhoon that destroyed much of the region in 2013.

>> he loves filipinos and he knows that fill peeipinos love christ more than anything else. >> reporter: but the pope hasn't shied away from difficult social issues either. he's spoken about the need of the church to counter issues of deeply rooted inequality. he say they mar the faith of philippine society. and he says their political leaders as well must show honesty, integrity, and commitment to the common good. >> we are so happy that the pope is here. we can easily relate to him. >> reporter: the pope's comments on the limits of free speech made on his journey to the philippines haven't been picked up as widely here as they have in paris, where the city is still dealing with the aftermath of the killings. but here all eyes will be on the pope, when he visits people

who survived the typhoon tomorrow. and on sunday, he'll hold perhaps the biggest open air mass ever here in manilla on sunday. stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come experts in the british and u.s. will be staging their own attempts to hack into financial institutions in order to test security. thanks. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] fedex® has solutions to enable global commerce that can help your company grow steadily and quickly. great job. (mandarin) ♪ ♪

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this is "bbc world news." i'm james menendez. our headlines so far. a number of suspected islamist militants have been arrested overnight in police operations in several european countries. and there have been clashes in pakistan between police and demonstrators protesting against a cartoon of the prophet muhammad published in the french magazine, "charlie hebdo." and just to update you on that breaking news this hour from france police have told

our bureau in paris that that anti-terror operation in reims is now over. they weren't able to say whether or not it had been a false alarm. a french magazine had been reporting one eyewitness as saying that several gunshots had been heard in the city and that a gunman had barricaded himself in his home on the fifth floor of a house. so details still coming in but that operation in reims srkss now over. the uk and the united states are to carry out war games cyberattacks on each other as part of a new joint defense against online criminals. it will simulate an attack on banks and the financial centers of london and new york. the plans have been announced as david cameron, the british prime minister continues his visit to washington, to where naiomi grimly sent us this report. >> reporter: inside gchq these are rare glimpses of life of the government eavesdropping.

in the age of gun attacks on paris and cyberattacks like the recent one on sony pictures, this place is very much at the front line. on his visit to washington, d.c., david cameron wants to make cybersecurity a number one priority for transatlantic cooperation. he wants the two countries to simulate how they cope with cyberattacks on key institutions like the bank of england. but he also wants the president to get tough with social media giants like facebook and twitter, now that they seem to be how jihadists communicate and inspire each other. the prime minister thinks these companies should be made to flag up dangerous material to the authorities and there should also be limits to message encryption on that site. >> we need to be able in extremists, to interrupt the contacts between terrorists whether they're using fixed

phones, mobile phones or the internet. we all face the same challenge and we need to work with these big companies. we have good relationships with them, to make sure that we can keep people safe. >> the prime minister may not have much luck on this. after all, america's big tech companies jealousy guard their privacy, especially after edward snowden revealed the extent of u.s. government surveillance. but this visit also has an unspoken aim for david cameron. his very presence in washington, d.c. helps him to polish his credentials as the global statesman. barack obama may not have sky-high approval ratings here in the u.s. but in europe he is regarded as something of a political rock star perhaps with a british general election just around the corner david cameron is hoping some of that star dust rubs off on him. naomi grimly bbc news

washington. one of our top stories, anti-terror raids in europe. we're just going to cross over to brussels. the belgian prime minister has just emerged from a meeting. he's briefing the media now. let's have a listen to what he's saying. >> -- against a number of citizens, and also i would like to tell you that we would like to thank the french authorities, who have helped in a particular way within the framework of the operation that would carry out the interior military which officially attacks you. and on behalf of the whole of the cabinet, i would like to thank you. these events have led us to consider that it was necessary to rise the security level from

three and the highest is four with regard to the threats that are facing the country. [ speaking foreign language ] >> that is the belgian prime minister charles, speaking in flemish. the terror threat in the country has moved up to three and the highest is four. now, moving on. the lone wolf british space probe that disappeared without trace more than a decade ago has been spotted on the surface of mars. newly released photographs show

what's thought to be beagle 2, in tact on the planet's surface. scientists have assumed that it had been destroyed on impact and that a malfunction had kept it from sending images back to earth. it ran piggyback aboard mars express back in 2003. it was the first european mission to explore another planet. rebecca rebecca morales is at the scientific institution in london. rebecca, how did they find it? >> reporter: yes, well this has been a mystery that's been going on for more than ten years. this is a british-led mission to mars. it didn't cost a lot of money, the probe was put together very quickly, but on christmas day, 2003, they were waiting for the signal to come back saying it was a successful landing and that signal never came. and a few months later, the mission was declared a failure. there have been loads of speculation about what happened

to it. maybe the atmosphere was too thin so it crash landed into the surface, but today we finally have an answer. it and looks like they came tantalizingly close for this to be a success. the images were captured by a mars orbiter and it spotted beagle 2 and it looks to be in tact. it looks like it landed successfully. you can see the parachute lying there, you can see the rear cover lying there, and you can see beagle 2 lying there. so it got down that's great. however, the little solar panels which were supposed to unfurl a bit like a sort of flower opening, well it only looks like one or perhaps two of them unfurled. and the other two stayed kind of cradled over the top, and that kind of blocked the radio transmission, which was supposed to be sending a message back to earth. so we finally know what happened to beagle 2. and it's pretty frustrating for the scientists here because it came so closing to being a success, but it wasn't. >> thank you very much, indeed.

rebecca morrell live for us in central london. now, for the past four months, the pbbc's first mobile bureau has been crossing the united states asking americans what local stories they want to share with a global audience. at each stop benjamin zine has also been looking at the sport of futbolsoccer, or football, as americans calling it. and he's also been spending time on a reservation, and what native americans think of the beautiful came. >> turn right. >> i was staying for a few days on a ranch with shane on a reservation. but quickly, what exactly is a reservation? an indian reservation is a legal designation for an area of land managed by a native american tribe. the reservation is consistently rank as some of america's poorest countries. but as with anywhere else people love sport. well, a sport, basketball.

>> around here the number one sport is basketball. >> basketball has been like the main sport and the main focus of athletics. >> reporter: football, on the other hand is basically nonexistent. >> does anyone play football around here? >> not that i know of. but some do learn, yeah. >> you ever play football? >> i did, once. >> i watched the world cup one time. >> none of our high schools here have soccer as a sport. >> as basketball is the biggest sport here i tried to get them interested in soccer. >> this is how easy soccer is. first to two actually. >> i don't know what to do! >> this is a very simple game. >> it didn't really work. it seems i'm not the best ambassador out there. but the people even want soccer to be on the reservation. >> i think soccer should be bigger here definitely. there's a lot of basketball players who have like a lot of

stamina. >> soccer on reservations is very rare but there's so many children that would love to play soccer. >> if a person has good eye/hand coordination, they could definitely adapt it to good eye/feet coordination. >> there's a really fluid, athletic presence with native american children. >> yeah i would have loved to play. >> i used to do the tricks but there was never a team here. >> at my school there is an indian teacher from india, and he is trying to get a soccer team together. >> i think if only like soccer or other sports were introduced you know, i think our people would do well with soccer. >> soccer in south dakota. let's just recap our main story this hour. a series of anti-terror raids have taken place in germany, france and also belgian. police in france say at least eight people have been taken

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welcome to become "gmt" on b "bbc world news"." i'm steven sacker. raids and arrests across europe as police intensify efforts to thwart jihadists said to be planning more violent attacks. following a shoot-out which killed two suspects in belgian, there are new arrests in paris and berlin as europe remains on high alert. we'll be speaking to our correspondents across the continent, asking what can be done to stop terror attacks on european soil?