a brutal machete murder in a london street is thought to be a terror attack inspired by radical islam reportedly carried out in revenge for the u.k.'s military actions in most of the country. riots ripped through immigrant suburbs of stockholm for the fourth night in a row raising tough questions about sweden's open immigration policies. and years in limbo and months of starvation the plight of the guantanamo bay prisoners might finally season change as president obama is expected to reassert his plans to close the facility during his forthcoming counter-terrorism address.

worldwide news live from moscow this is r t with me rule research show it is a pleasure to have you with us today. a murder that took place in broad daylight in southeast london has already caused a backlash hundreds of far right protesters flooded the streets near the scene of the killing and clashed with police they were chanting anti muslim slogans and accusing the british authorities of allowing the attack that's considered an act of terrorism and believed to be motivated by radical islam a man thought to be an off duty soldier was hacked to death by two assailants armed with meat cleavers let's get the latest now on a correspondent joining us live now from the british capital sara good to see you can you bring us up to speed about the investigation what we know so far. well the union flag flying at half mast today the weather after that brutal killing of the not to be thought if you just take

a look behind me of course the police investigation ongoing at the moment and we've had members at the local community laying flowers there obviously a deep sense of shock amongst the community the eyewitness accounts of that attack . describing a man being hacked to death now the two alleged kill is filmed by passers by and then they've all phones saying it's in this statement so we can take a listen now to some of what was it. that said your government. different from the state when we talk. about. that. so we've been showing footage here and nationalists clashing with the police in the area in the vicinity of where the killing happened on the other hand you're so if you've previously been reporting on the so-called shari'a law patrols how would you describe the mood in london when you've got two such outspoken but polar opposite

movements. well there is going to be a lot of concern about the possible ethnic tensions that could be sparked by that. obviously a huge amount of concern about the sort of statements that would being made and i think it's the sort of wider questioning now is what exactly can be done to prevent things like this in the future not much is known about the alleged killers themselves how they were radicalized if this is indeed an islamist attack because he said there is a lot of concern anyway before the attack about this sort of hasn't has been opening up in the way and concerns about whether or not this this type of radicalized behavior is being properly monitored the muslim community leaders said that they're aware that there could be a backlash after the attack i think everyone really calling for last night we saw the extremist english defense league turn up in the area and there were clashes

with the police but really i think the statements that we've heard from a lot of the leaders has been that they want to do a line at the moment between islam and terrorism and they don't want. this type of backlash that is he said there are huge amounts of questions still need to be answered we know that the government the prime minister in that paper merchant see a government meeting where he'll be getting his briefing they'll be pulling together all that intelligence and statements expected after that meeting from the prime minister servery quickly returning to to what's possibly behind the attack some people already and quite quickly to blame a london foreign policy for the attack can you explain that. this is a reference to the types of statements that you heard one of the alleged killers making in that video footage and in the eyewitness descriptions of what was said and the sort of phraseology that was. and they said that they carried out the

attack because ms lens is dying every day in the hands of british soldiers so obviously that is causing a huge amount of concern if it is indeed an islamist attack it would be the first al qaeda inspired attack to been carried out on british soil since the london bombings in two thousand and five so really right now we know that the counter terrorism unit is leading this investigation obviously all these things right now are being very closely investigated to try and come up with some answers and how this could happen whether there was any way a tool that this could have been prevented since he said it a truly big attack and one that really left the community here and the united kingdom as a whole right now in a deep sense of shock and surprise the camera right now having as a secret cobra meeting with emergency officials have to see what comes out of that to life in london or to serve thank you. well earlier we also spoke to r.t. contributor. he says the london attack resembles atrocities committed by some rebel

groups in syria. it is true that david cameron and hague are at the forefront along with francois hollande in paris trying to support the rebels that are to death christians muslims people of no faith at all in syria perhaps people would have seen how alike the events in woolwich were to the hacking we saw in the in the streets of i think it was homs but of course that kind of attack was occurring as been occurring all over syria except as i said the british government is supporting the people with the machetes i have to say. when i first heard about this at two o'clock our time and that it was a machete and then it was involving knives and then of course the inevitable there were islamists or there was some connection to islam one had to think was the machete being supplied by william egg in no way will they change their foreign

policy of any event a thing they won't change their foreign policy they will react completely wrongly just as they did after seven seven invent new m i five operations to infiltrate muslim communities create more untag in islam and inspire more events if the past is anything to go by more tragic terrible violence like the ones we saw today and will that. we've also got some reaction from across the atlantic brian becker from the anti war coalition he believes such violence could have been predicted ever since the u.k. first embraced america's military action support. this was a disgusting attack a terrible assault a murderous attack one that people are sickened by throughout the u.k. and all over the world but when we look into the broader context we have to i would say no to particular things one is there is an escalating cycle of violence that is

predictable and was predicted the british along with the british meaning the british government not the people. joined george w. bush in the invasion of iraq support the war in afghanistan where principals and demanding the bombing of libya along with the united states and france and nato are arming the same rebels in syria so the british colonial past and its current legacy of intervention in war is undoubtedly a factor the other thing though that we have to think about is will this lead to the targeting of immigrant populations black populations muslim populations for a new round of universal type demonization or criminalization and that's something we have to also be on the lookout for and be against all right so let's get some reaction now to the moto from london's muslim community i'm now joined live by the . he's and mom of the oxford islamic congregation are joining us live here on r.t. thank you for coming on the program so

a big hello to you from all of us here in moscow do you do you agree with some of their allegations that the attack is actions may have been inspired by radical islam. yes i think the limit of that but be before the need we need firstly to condemn this this does not in strongest possible terms but we also have to send condolences to the victim's family and loved ones it's not just islamic fundamentalism there's also a linkage between i believe between what tony blair did with the legal war in iraq and subsequent slavish following following of u.s. policy i mean for example there was no muslim terrorism in the united kingdom until blair went illegally into iraq and i think we need to in mid and the knowledge of that fact so i think it's important not just to blame it on islamic fundamentalism here is that. there are already many allegations coming out from people saying that perhaps in some way or another as you suggested right there that london has brought it brought this on itself by as you said engaging in foreign wars and faraway

distant lands what do you see and hear about how widespread for example are radical radical sentiments among muslims in britain for example we we've seen at least one witness report saying that one of the meat cleaver killers was seen in a local community days before preaching hatred. i think most probably at least a no new muslim convert to a fundamentalist event but brian we still under tract of them i don't think they were born muslim these two people would be very surprised if they were but what's important to remember that they have been for breast fed the. extremism and radicalism that the only way to deal with this is a situation is by violence i think all integrated but it is much to know that we are against. british foreign policy but we can protest legitimately and through the democratic means you do not have to slaughter someone in the streets of london but

you you talk about this this muslim majority in the u.k. if i may when it comes to the muslim community in the united kingdom some refer to an outspoken minority but a silent majority isn't their responsibility for the majority to step up and perhaps do something about this absolute clearly and i think it's high time that the majority came out of the woodwork so to speak they have to put their head above the planet but we need to confront these that article to the extreme is always extremism coming from it's coming from philosophies like there will have been in saudi arabia and the taliban in afghanistan and elsewhere and the salafist in syria and so forth i think we need to do to tackle this that this type of imported virus coming from the muslim heartland it's got no place in western society or in the united kingdom so yes it's up to the majority to take on this minority that the minority of very few well i wouldn't put in more than one or two percent of the population and they. are a lot of it must be totally demolished and must be to be shown to not have anything

to do with islam now it's actually suggested a few moments ago perhaps it is london's foreign policy that in some way or another has a riled up perhaps as you mentioned a moment ago the outspoken minority what can you say or thorough teens do aid to protect its people but be to prevent future attacks such as this. i think what we need to do. a must look at the causes of this i think it for us just to deal with the after effects of the slaughter in london i think is nonsense i think we need to look at what is causing this yes clearly. u.k. forces in places like. afghanistan and elsewhere and you blind support for. blind support for u.s. policy whether somalia or yemen or wherever else i think all of that we need to take stock of that we can't just expect that we. blameless and i think one of the united kingdom to take stock of this and see how to be an impartial. actor on the

on the world stage dr holiday we have already we've already seen now anti muslim protests in london in the aftermath of this attack here do you think there's a danger of of a significant growth in anti muslim and anti immigrant sentiment for example it's fairly common knowledge that world leaders particularly british politicians are very fearful about losing points in their approval ratings and they delicately touch around these issues spouting basically empty rhetoric is there a fear of a groundswell in a home grown swelling of anti islam and anti immigration. absolutely and i think for example last week as you know we had this issue of the paedophilia and so little bit of paedophile gangs this was happening in my home city of oxford when they were convicted thankfully. last week of paedophilia this week is terrorism yes so there is a. tendency to lump all muslims are either as terrorists or paedophiles and and so the right wing the british national party and the english defense league

and other fascist groups obviously taking advantage of that so it is incumbent on the mainstream majority muslims to tackle this he said firstly we disassociate ourselves totally from all forms of paedophilia and secondly terrorism is not part of islam and we have. engage in violent bloodshed and terrorist activities we disown you and we can do that in our name for example apparently yesterday one of the culprits and i called him of the culprit. killed as the young man. this is the slogan of. god is great i mean you don't kill someone in the name of god does not condone that in fact it condemns that you cannot use god's name in vain that's pure blasphemy and as far as we know as we know our prime minister cameron is now having his a secret emergency meeting with cobra will keep everybody posted here will not see a doctor charge card again and a mom from the oxford islamic congregation joining us live here thank you for sharing your thoughts with us on our say thank you thank you well we've got much

more on the story including a more pictures of videos of live updates from london all to be found on our web site it's all to talk. today. these are the images of. the day i. come to you live from moscow armory sushi smashed windows cars on fire one of europe's most peaceful capitals stockholm now witnessing its worst outbreak of violence in years hundreds of youths mostly immigrants of ripped through the city suburbs and four nights of on rest of the violence has shocked the country famous

for its attractive immigration policies and very generous welfare system. reports from stock. see the fourth night of violence here in stockholm wednesday had been relatively quiet we've seen community leaders out on the streets trying to stop young people from rioting from setting fire to cars than other things you can see promotes going on just behind me once they've gone in for the evening. because of the people have started setting foot. on it at the police and journalists as well and this is all continuing from what we've seen start on sunday here in stocco now it's being claimed this was all started following a police shooting of a sixty nine year old man he was killed by police officers in his apartment apparently holding a machete while he was slain by police that started the first night of violence not continued throughout the week here talking to community leaders they say that one

of the reasons for this is being down to unemployment here. particular areas i'm in the suburb of who speak which is the. not too far from the center of stockholm is be one of the worst hit areas by violence in recent nights. the same it's although sweden's unemployment figures are actually below the e.u. average when you look at youth unemployment we're talking about the under twenty five's nearly a quarter of the swedish population are out of work and if you look at the people who are taking part in the violence that we've seen they are all very very young people in the that's one of the reasons why on wednesday evening it seems like things were under control when we saw parents. religious leaders out on the streets it seems though that once they have gone to bed then the trouble has started again as violence continues to rock the swedish city course want to talk about that now sweden has for years been accepting immigrants who fail to integrate and are only

there to get money for nothing is the view of swedish journalist and critical. the problem is not from the government or from the swedish people the last twenty years or so we have we have seen so many immigrants coming to sweden bedmate really doesn't like sweden they don't want to integrate they don't want to live in the society we paint taxes and so on the people that come here now they come here because they know that sweden will give them money for nothing they don't have to work they don't have to pay taxes they can just stay here and get a lot of money and back east you know really the problem the police could do so much they have told the public that they mean to do as little as possible but they could go in there they could use you know water cannons they could do. not letting people out in the streets at night there are so many things they could do within

the law but they don't do it. this is r.t. and still to come for you a bit later in the program. off the shock there are storms of reaction in front of the suicide of an award winning historian who shot himself in the famous cathedral all in protest against gay marriage and immigration were put on that and the other headlines after a very short break. we

speak your language. programs and documentaries in spanish what matters to you. a little turn to angle stories. here. the spanish find out more visit i. paid for now they're here on the program president obama's years old promise to close the guantanamo bay prison might finally get reenergized in a major counterterrorism address to later on thursday the u.s. lead is expected to announce the transfer of detainees from the war on terror

facility will. these sped up and this comes as more than one hundred prisoners have been on a hunger strike for more than three and a half months now or in protest over the so-called indefinite detention artie's garniture can has more on this and what else to expect from the forthcoming speech . we have a major national security speech coming up and we have a word trickling down from the administration through various news outlets that the president is going to announce the resumption of transfers of some guantanamo detainees now these sources say that in the speech we're probably not going to hear details as to when these transfers will start happening but we will presumably hear about the administration's plans to lift the ban on sending detainees to yemen the yemenis are the largest single group of prisoners at guantanamo bay and you have saudi and afghan nationals there as well as others there one hundred sixty six detainees now held at guantanamo it is six have been cleared who would be seen putting fifty six who are from yemen after years of this and indifference and after

more than three months of starvation the detainees have finally got the president's attention last week the president said he was going to remain u.s. close the prison something that he probably promised to do four years ago the hunger strike certainly served as a push for these statements but one would argue he said that the detainees had to subject themselves to so much physical suffering to be heard after all this march and by then the hunger strike had already started critics argue that all this time did mr a should have the tools to release many of these men especially those who've been cleared for release but it seems that the fear is that even those who had nothing done nothing wrong and who were wrongfully captured after all they've been through at guantanamo all the humiliation they've seen the u.s. may have created enemies there so many of these men have fallen victim not just to

their wrongful capture but also to u.s. politicians assumptions of what they may or may not do in the future now apart from going tunnel which the administration always pointed out it inherited from the previous administration the president is going to talk about his own counterterrorism strategy his secret drone wars. this wednesday the u.s. attorney general for the first time officially confirmed a strike killed four american citizens including the sixteen year old son of the yemen there was no mentioning of other countries citizens killed by u.s. drone strikes in his state of the union address president obama said he would get more transparent on drone operations we haven't really seen but we expect to hear more from him this thursday. you can i watch the live coverage of president obama's speech here on r.c. that will be zero seven hundred thirty g.m.t. but as a frustration in guantanamo grows one man's decided to take his plight into his own hands by using twitter in

a desperate move to make his voice heard over closely following this story on our twitter page at the london school called. back up call to the people of france to a gesture of a marginalized french politicians of clashed in a fierce debate over a shocking suicide in not cathedral in paris an elderly award winning historian shot himself dead at the altar of one of france's major landmarks the seventy eight year old had been a fierce opponent of france's decision to allow gay marriage and also strongly condemned a rise in islamist influence in the country reporting from powers. here already we can see the clash in the words of the positions of politicians but this is also reflected on the ground when it comes to the ordinary french citizens but the story does not end there when we talk about what happened in not another protest followed after after that a feminist activist from the theme and group had gone into the church as well into

the very same place and staged her own a protest this time against a that she was not a mock suicide she has put a gun in her mouth and had a message on her chest which essentially was calling for quote unquote the death of fascism now where we've also seen massive protest a stunning from this those opposing of the bill we've seen them continuing to protest still planned in the future as well it's interesting to point out the social cohesion in europe is very very volatile right now considering the economic situation and even supporters of francois hollande here in france leftists who had voted for him say that the political elite here are focusing on the wrong issues and therefore at this again the social cohesion is so important and the fact that there are still a substantial number of people who are voicing their opposition going into very extreme measures such as suicide it will be very hard for francois hollande and the ruling government to continue to ignore that voice of the french population are spread to pakistan now to kick off. where a bomb planted on

a rickshaw exploded near a security vehicle killing at least thirteen more than twenty others were wounded in the attack this point no one's claimed responsibility though it's possible that the movement fighting for autonomy could have been behind. the head of the international monetary fund is being questioned over public funds misused during her time as france's finance minister christine lagarde is in court to explain her role in an arbitration deal of two thousand and eight resulted in the french tycoon. being handed more than four hundred million euros to pay was believed to have been close to the then president nicolas sarkozy the payout is. seen by critics as unfair and illegal. and early estimates following monday's huge tornado which ripped through oklahoma with the damage caused at around two billion dollars and nearly thirteen thousand homes were damaged by the storm which at its highest category that destroyed the suburban town of moore oklahoma city the

disaster claimed as many as twenty four lives thousands of those who fled and now homeless. or are they just a moment here on our c it's going to be our program prime interest live from moscow this is our t. thank you for watching today. paranoia and zero tolerance policies strike yet again the latest in a string of children being punished for making gun noises or playing with toy guns involves the son of a u.s. marine who had the audacity as a child to use his imagination and p. pretended his pencil was a gun banger children imitate what they see on every t.v. channel and in many video games kids are going to see a lot of guns in fact the boy at that moment was admirably pretending to be just

like his father a u.s. marine you know guns kind of come with that job description rather than complain you all again about the obvious idiocy of zero tolerance policies against children playing let me give one suggestion to actually help fix the problem there are so many teachers and school administrators across america that i bet many of you know one of them try talking them about the madness of zero tolerance a lot of people do things just because they were told to or they never thought about it before so please dear friends try to get teachers you know to actually think about it i can complain on t.v. all day long but one conversation from a friend or relative really could change many people's minds maybe but that's just my opinion.

good afternoon welcome to prime interest i'm terry and boring here in washington d.c. and here's the story that i'm keeping up with today. bubbles bubbles everywhere financial markets are becoming too buoyant according to some members of the federal open market committee as expressed in today's at the mc minutes it seems junk bonds are on the rise as investors are chasing mules beyond the zero point two percent offered by their local banks but wasn't that the point mr chairman careful what you wish for and speaking of chairman bernanke you spoke today in front of congress it didn't take much to move the market when he softball the possibility of so-called tapering later in the year this would be the much anticipated wind down of quantitative easing.