back hundred kilometers from leningrad to. see. the sea it says the flood has exploded from its job since nine hundred day siege that cost hundreds of thousands of civilian lives was. for those people the tram became a symbolic time machine. during the journey they remembered the nine hundred days that he broke them but made that friendship stronger.

recount of the stories that shaped the week russian republic of north a city of mourns the seventeen victims of thursday's terror attack that hit its capital's busy market. and as the u.s.

marks nine years since the deadliest terror has ever seen you look at the. tragedy has led to zero tolerance towards some people in american society. top minds to discuss a formula for democracy and the global policy. of the russian city which is its ability to meet. the pilots who became heroes on the pressure as they managed to crash land jet in a remote russian forest saving everyone on. the center of moscow this is our team with a round up of the main news from the past seven days and a look at today's top stories this is the weekly russia's republic of north the

city is reeling from the deadliest terror attack on its capital in a decade a car bomb exploded at the central market of the. capital on thursday morning killing seventeen injuring more than one hundred sixty. reports on how people are still coming to terms with what happened. cries louder than sirens but no fear just the time eleven twenty four on the watches of those who perished in the central market in logic of cause it was an sos day when a suicide bomber drove his silver car to its entrance gates he was said to become during a routine check of the car but reluctant to open the trunk but a security guard aslan big clear insisted. he put the key in the trunk lock turned it maybe once or twice the key broken his hands iceland big had the man turned to go around and move away from the crowded entrance a minute later a powerful explosion shook the area icelandic heard the cries and rushed to the

scene. i saw a lot of cars blown to pieces and a lot of bodies i had no real fear i just felt sorry for the people who died or got injured especially a young mother with her child i saw them just before the explosion a young girl was coming in with a kid a little kid as soon as she got inside the blasts happened. a little went to the market that day with his entire family it said he was quarreling with his brother bought riding their bike so his grandmother promised to buy him a new one but a moment later they were killed by the blast so. i went inside but they stayed at the entrance suddenly there was an explosion i lost one of my children and my mother my wife and another kid are in hospital there were many people there it was scary no we'll know and his grandmother yes i'm on lie side by side the government is closed they have so the survivors stricken by their loss. this is

a father and his one and a half year old son who died and this is his wife she was injured. and this is the one time right. candles commemorate the day in which he got because people here are mourning their loved ones and have been given blood to help the injured for tania who has arrived in the form of a new born son but before the birth she too had to leave through the tragedy. to the market and the brooch in the entrance a powerful explosion went off my ears were down right away honestly i didn't understand it was an act of terror or anything like that and then i looked down and i saw people covered by blonde and they ran right away i was afraid of a second blast. too scared for the last hope to get to the one son that she and i didn't notice that she herself was injured and it was not the piece of metal in her

knee that was on her mind. was afraid that nothing was moving inside me then after some time of his started moving when i was at the rate it home the one taken care of and baby sleeping beside her that jenna now is occupied will begin a name for the little one as with logic of course itself she still needs some time to get back to normal life the soul penetrating logic of cars is far deeper than this shell hole left by the deadly car blast as days parts people slowly start mending their lives for sun like that newborn baby it could be a bridge to life but for many this horrible attack will be engraved on their hearts forever. our own like of us the bombing in of logic of cause is part of a global terrorist war against a democracy that's according to political scientist dr weil. this attack

suicide attack in the northern caucuses is not just a local attack by a local terrorist we've seen this before it has a history at that by the hardest movement linked to al qaida worldwide inside russia in dagestan in chechnya in this part of the caucasus as we see around the world whatever you have suicide bombers you see also a threat against international democracy and freedom that was political scientist dr weil. of course it's new york that fell victim to the deadliest terror attack in history with the ninth anniversary of nine eleven being marked this weekend almost three thousand people were killed on that day and mistrust of all things islamic spread in the u.s. but despite that tens of thousands of americans decided to become a muslim after the tragedy. went to find out why. it's the call to prayer and it's answered by more than

a billion muslims all over the world including caitlin billons a twenty two year old american who was raised christian by converted last year my mother key was crying a lot to thought that i was returning her by changing my religion back track almost a decade ago to nine eleven today our fellow citizens our way of life are very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist attacks president bush waged a war on terror targeting extremists muslims who were labeled as terrorists you know i was fourteen when september eleventh happened so i didn't really know what was going on if that really was you know people thought it was so i believe just like everybody else but as billings got older she decided to find out for herself and her investigation led her to the mistah a center a mosque just outside of washington d.c. that has become a haven for many americans like billings who have found allah

a new poll found that almost forty percent of americans believe that muslims should carry identification cards despite that twenty thousand americans every year decide to convert to islam be a convert say they don't regret their decision at all around the world since nine eleven muslims have battled bands of their religious clothing profiling in airports and discrimination in their everyday lives after joining our class to learn more about islam carl dodge also decided to become a muslim one of the big jokes that i've always made is before i actually set down the class and open my career on everything i knew about islam i had learned from c.n.n. and when it comes to the mainstream media the depiction of converts can be somewhat extreme that pakistani officials have arrested adam gadahn this is the american born spokesman for al qaeda fox's work first there was john walker lindh the californian who convert. did join the taliban and then did up fighting with them in afghanistan and then more recently it was jihad jane the blond haired blue eyed

convert who allegedly recruited people to wage violent jihad and for many american muslims like dodge and billings the portrayal of converts is disturbing if those upset me a little bit because there's a lot of preconceptions people have and until i actually took the time to open a koran and see what was written you know that was my only impression of islam as what i had seen on t.v. and in the united states they say a culture of islamophobia just doesn't make sense it's a right to practice your religion that's what this country was founded on no matter what unfolds around her billing says she's proud to be a muslim if no one in the world wants to talk to me and my friend i so are granted a happiness that might not make sense to those around her. reassure either party annandale virginia. well it seems anti islam sentiment has been running high in the us on that anniversary of september eleventh attacks and set fire to pages of the

koran near ground zero two similar incidents are said to have happened in the state of tennessee that follows a threat by a florida pastor to burn islam telling book on the nine eleven anniversary although that was later there were also fresh protests against plans to build a mosque and islamic community center close to the site of the terror attack a muslim american activist. says that since nine eleven islam has been construed in the u.s. . really what this shows in the most disturbing part about this debate is it's become an us against them that is the most troubling aspect because we are all americans we're signing collective guilt on the one billion muslims on the acts of nineteen villains that basically defiled this and practiced a perverted version of islam for a political agenda and now to assign blame on all muslims is completely incorrect

and inaccurate but i think the great majority here islam because they don't understand it. this week's terror attack in russia's north caucuses and the nine eleven anniversary have heated up debate on whether it's possible to stop international terrorism and how and of course we're always interested in your opinion on the topics we cover you can have your say at our web site r t dot com we're asking what's the best way to eradicate international terrorist networks so far the majority of voters think ensuring a high living standards for all may be a solution twenty seven percent support a reversal of globalization another fifteen percent of viewers are quite radical is there simply requesting banning all religions and getting rid of fanatics thirteen percent of you are pessimistic and say there is no way to prevent the problem while a minority want more security forces are dot com is the place to cast your vote. a gathering of some of the finest minds from around the world has put the russian

city of jaroslav all firmly on the map this week it played host to the global policy forum a brainstorming session bringing together statesmen and strategists investors and innovators. has been following. young what you are in fact if solver and democracy as it turns out is different things to different states the title of these here is for many years slavic standards democracy and efficiency made it sound a little rain even for the crimean toughest critics gave some of them the chance to hit the presidents. to get each the satellites and i strongly disagree with those who say there's no democracy in russia and that there's authoritarian tendencies here it's not true that russia is a democracy beyond any doubt it's young it's immature it's still not perfect and experience but it's a democracy nonetheless there's a way to go but we're ready to work on it in some countries democracy is being imposed but it doesn't work that way thirty and we've seen many examples of that

but any talk of democracy in russia is a moot point if the country doesn't more denies itself the key message the president was sending in his speech another major topic was security but russia's been promoting a new vision for european security architecture that it says is vital to avoiding military conflicts similar to that in the south caucasus in two thousand and eight . the what we need to create an institution that will bring together nato and non nato members and other structures my u.s. counterpart president barack obama never avoids discussing this issue he does not say that is harmful or unnecessary but i would suggest that among our american partners a certain jealousy exists with regard to this idea however it is necessary to rise over this josee and try to look the truth in the eye without the creation of the system the world will not be able to survive we can help each other here one of the first posts of course of the idea of the new european security treaty was italian

premier corny but before he could make his point he had to find his words i like to say that i was not very well informed about the topics to be discussed at this forum. the section of my administration which has prepared the speech has prepared the room that's why i'm passing the stacks to the moderator of this portion of the plenary meeting this presentation doesn't correspond to the discussions here many that evening criticize the us corny for taking more stage time than the host but mitchum it that it didn't seem to mind these hellion prime minister before it was definitely spies stuff but it was a formal session over there for two days this study and turned into a lib or a tree where some of the world's best minds attempted to find a formula balancing three elements democracy modernization and efficiency did they come up with a single formula of course they didn't but what they agreed upon is no matter what

the proportion if a country wants to move forward it needs all three elements in the mix if the democrats are t. from. although a new european security framework will take years of discussion reforming the current structure is vital so says professor gregg calhoun from new york university . i don't think that there has been a resolution about the proposal for the new european security security treaty but i do think that there is now a relationship of mutual respect between president medvedev and president obama and between the two countries and that includes the other european countries that would have to be partners to any sort of agreement so in my view the discussion has to continue possibly for years before there is a resolution of the disaster would be if any country breaks off the discussion and refuses to keep this process moving forward because we do need to reach an agreement and a new framework. professor craig calhoun from new york university there speaking at

the global policy forum. a faulty plane but fearless pilots there was a miraculous escape this week for a packed a russian passenger jet when it crash landed in the middle of a forest in the country's northwest all eighty one people on board survived after a midair electrical failure while investigators are looking at what went wrong the pilots have been hailed as heroes artie's tom barr has the story of. the heroes of the tiger these are the men the managed to land a crippled jetliner in the middle of the forest and not injure a soul that passengers thankful to be in line we see the bulls willingly every street and ended up in the woods emergency crews arrived to find two week everything was organized very fast this time the fleet week it was not for the professionalism of the crew we would not be standing here. the tupolev one five

four was flying at ten thousand meters on its way to moscow from russia's far east when there was a massive electrical failure the plane lost all automatic navigation and communication its fuel supply and wing flaps were crippled meaning i had to learn quickly and at higher than normal speeds even the lights in the cabin and cockpit went out by sight alone the pilots found an abandoned their strip in the depths of the forest and managed to land on the third attempt. by plane was designed to land on a concrete airstrip and at first we chose a restaurant in decided to land there but during the maneuver by a miracle we caught a glimpse of a concrete strip and all the shorter it would be much safer going to get them despite overshooting and plowing through two hundred metres of woodland before stopping all eighty one people on board were evacuated to safety right in the rich can as a former pilot and actually train the heroes in question he says he's very proud of

his form across the jays. up in the clothes they couldn't even tell their how to. or where they were they only had enough fuel for ten minutes of flight in managing to land that plane he practically did the impossible as with the plane itself investigators are poring over interviews with the crew and witnesses black box recordings and evidence at the site that question what caused such a massive electrical failure or a widening that do believe what fifty four is not quite the brand new aircraft and i'm sure that that car was manufactured probably at least twenty years ago where you would more. i believe there is a chance that the gui point was just worn. now russell airlines which owns the plane says it wasn't aware of any issues before takeoff but added it would never fly again investigators are focusing on mechanical failure rather than pilot error or weather conditions but everyone is expecting the playlets to receive metal's their achievement. in time the technical details of this plane's malfunction will

join all of the others maybe ation history but one thing will always stand out coverage in resourcefulness of the two men who brought it safely to tamasin azzi hospital. and you can find more on that amazing landing and other stories we've been covering at our website r t dot com let's take a look at what's online right now. the true cost of luxury see how poachers searching for one of the world's most precious foods black caviar are pushing the sturgeon species to the brink of extinction. and the years of a clown a new exhibition at russia's top circus entertainer and finds out what makes him tick.

a former u.s. soldier has found himself at the center of a scandal after posting a controversial video on you tube sergeant dunson was discharged after planting grenades in the cars of iraqis at checkpoints then filming the reaction of drivers all this was supposed to be a prank but as our t's'pol asli reports most iraqis fail to see the funny side. manning a checkpoint all day must get boring which is perhaps why sergeant dunson and his partner admit they pass the time playing jokes on unsuspecting drivers in the posting dunson describes how they planted a grenade in the car a few seconds of confusion was explained and the perplexed but very relieved driver is same time his way. you know because. our our it was just one of those you know it happened. on a guy like that. but for most iraqis this is not fun and life here is very far from

being a joke. i think it's only for them to laugh through us it's not funny but very scary . we're used to par bombs as you know uses the searches happening every day but if someone did this to me i would be so scared. as would most people in a country where a checkpoint often mean the difference between life and death it's not uncommon to have your car take at least a dozen times a day if you're found to have illegal weapons what you will see the city of britain they will be arrested on the soft and hard for terrorism. and some american military personnel are not seeing the funny side of sergeant dunstan's antics i would not tolerate that in my organization. i don't think that's conducive to gaining. you know into the partnership with with the federal police or certainly and trusting their confidence in us or the people for that matter and trusting the

. trusting in the federal police but i want to a local t.v. stations you know picked up on the idea. that it takes well known local celebrities to iraqi checkpoints and plays pranks on them in much the same way as dunson and his colleagues produce a national will by a says it's a way to lighten the situation. we're not making fun of the iraqi forces they're very brave and fight and we wanted to present them and then you can defend wait on that we also want to present weapons is something people can laugh about even if. there's mixed reaction to the iraqi shows but still iraqis making fun of iraqis is very different according to most people here to americans get on him on that and with people still being killed in iraq every day it was a constant reminder that terrorism is no laughing matter. r.t.

back to. still ahead for you this hour dangerous and on the run the famous russian martial artist became and. ultra nationalist criminal in an asylum but managed to escape. this week serbia decided not to challenge kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence at the united nations under pressure from the european union belgrade finally agreed to withdraw its initial draft resolution which had called on the succession of kosovo to be denounced a consensus resolution it was a unanimously adopted by the un general assembly although belgrade it does not recognize kosovo's independence as a legitimate problem if you hold it in direct talks with kosovo as on all unresolved matters this is a concession and followed a push from the e.u. making it clear that serbia is that wish to join the union would be jeopardized if it failed to soften its stance on a possible political writer diana johnstone calls the new un resolution an

unconditional surrender by serbia to the e.u. . the present text that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country voted through rounded and sort of occupied and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they look at having to go is live to me

it's a word the united city use had already get rid of most of it but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded an extreme nationalist and sidelined. russian police are hunting for a martial arts fighter who escaped from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg the suspect may be on the run in moscow before being placed in an asylum. disqualified for being too violent in the ring got involved in crime and joined an ultra nationalist movement artie's surf earth has more. the six extreme aggression in the ring base his opponents and the public outside the ring murder threats assault robbery and large psychotic breakdown. placed in high security psychiatric care but during that time he was able to establish links with an extremist political movement the now banned slavic union. jews are enemies for me and now

he's on the run after receiving a transfer to a new facility that sent him to the draft in a psychiatric hospital just outside st petersburg those from hit his state they can say the air is sealed off and there's barbed wire around the perimeter of assessing not high security this time in psychiatric care with far from the strict rehabilitation that might be expected visits from friends and access to mobile phones and they want him to strengthen relations with nationalist party members and he says sporting nature to gain them follow is. not actively participated in campaigning for us he helped establish contacts with sportsmen and with the organization to sporting events. from or is head of the unit that monitored datsik he tells us that he was no longer considered high risk when he was transferred so

what actually happened on the day that he. but he wintered for a walk with you. he took control of the washing line and used the water for. our staff were cautious about those they just tore through the wall yes just really serious questions and now being raised as to how this was able to happen in the first place. or failing with the security issues here to enable him to have a skate. time special guards or any police security system and our hospital perhaps the police or the courts didn't know the conditions here before they sent him whether the courts the police or the doctors who are to blame for the a.v. that six has received strong support from his new friends. we were amused i wouldn't tell you where he was even if i knew anything i'm not going to help look for him is his high praise.