no. no. no. there are so many people running recovered bodies of kids lying in the street this is a tragedy but i didn't see the van i just heard a boom boom boom sound and people screaming up. terror attacks in spain thirteen are dead after a van plowed into them in barcelona while several others are injured as police for oil a similar attack in a town to the south. is the latest in a series of atrocities in which vehicles have been used to strike terror in europe echoing attacks in france germany and the u.k. since last summer. my daughter was in the but. she's still here she

still is very. big linked to an explosion in a house earlier this week in a suspected bomb making facility leading to questions over whether more could have been done to prevent killings. good morning this is our international with me kevin owen it's eight am here in moscow seven in the morning there in spain this friday and spain is waking up after an evening of terror in multiple locations is our main story spain is injured its deadliest day in thirteen years and one of barcelona's most popular tourist streets thirteen died when a van was driven deliberately into pedestrians in a place called last to the south in the resort of three strains and three police officers were injured as security forces thwarted to similar attack we've been

speaking to witnesses of the deadly attack in the cattle and capital. i saw many people running i saw recovered bodies of kids lying in the street this is a tragedy. all the sudden we heard a loud noise we saw an avalanche of people running in every direction it was total chaos we had no idea what was going on i didn't see the band i just heard a boom boom boom sound and people screaming.

i was here at cole my balcony to give the alarm. i listened the noise of crack and people screaming then i went to the balcony and i saw the. desks and the form around the full of people in the floor i saw a lot of blood it was. terrible i don't know what kind of combat like injuries when . a lot of people died on the street like it's crazy it's going to be for us. is how events unfolded in barcelona than around five pm local time last evening a white van was driven into people on a popular pedestrian ice street called last ramblers a focal point normally for tourists in the city especially this time here the van was driven for about five hundred meters until it reached plaza book area where the driver then fled on foot the instant as we've been hearing it happened on the last rambla street you can check it out on the map there it's

a busy tourist area packed with a souvenir shops bars and cafes. it's also linked to catalonia square according to reports that van turned from the square onto a pedestrian area and then plowed that street horrifying video of the aftermath has been posted online i must warn you next the images were about to show you a very disturbing. ok partridges in barcelona for a she's been speaking to some of the victims of the less rambla stares. i'm here in barcelona outside the hospital del mar which is one of three hospitals where the injured have been taken after thursday's fatal attack on last round less thirteen

people have died so far and the death toll is expected to rise sadly as the authorities have informed us the driver he ran on and fled on foot in the still a manhunt underway to find him and in the meantime other events have also unfolded throughout the day there's also been income brill's which is a coastal town to the south of barcelona about a hundred kilometers south of barcelona there's also been a major police incident there where police have told terrorists if you want who are wearing suicide vests and also driving a van into predestines and the police said that they took out those terrorists those suspected terrorists because they didn't want another attack like barcelona to happen all over again so a tragic day here in barcelona history and for those people in the hospital behind me let's hope that they make a speedy recovery shortly after the attack on the car struck two police officers in another part of barcelona during a traffic check the car was later intercepted on the outskirts of the city the dead

body found inside a link to the earlier attack has not yet been ruled out since last summer europe suffered eight attacks involving vehicles as daniel hawkins reports next. this tactic using a commercial large vehicle to plow through crowds would have been used to devastating effect witnesses describe the vehicle traveling at speeds of sixty eighty kilometers an hour for around five hundred meters before coming to a stop terrifyingly weaving left and right to kill as many people as possible and this is a tactic which has not only affected multiple countries across the continent this was not a lone wolf attack because there were of course multiple attackers here some of which have been shot dead by police others have been arrested but they used devastatingly simple cruel methods minimal planning minimal equipment simply. to drive into those people and this tactic of course has been used in france in

germany in london twice a story that we've tragically seen far too often. i . think. you. know. now we can't separate this attack from events of course in the middle east i sill islamic states is losing ground very quickly in both iraq and syria they've lost most all they've pretty much lost rocka zor their last stronghold province in syria

is being rapidly advance the pawn by the syrian arab army so as a battlefield force there diminishing rapidly that means they'll focus their tactics on it on defenseless civilians or hitting soft targets across europe increasing these sorts of attacks as they have threatened to do so many times and the very fact that they've hit spain of all countries which has not had such a history of islamist terrorism as has france in recent times for example is also very telling many analysts have drawn a link between foreign policy and these terror incidents over recent times spain of course after two thousand and four the madrid metro bombings drew its troops from iraq and since then has had no successful attacks at least as france has seen very much the opposite but this very much goes to show that. islamic state has fulfilled its promise of striking at the very heart of every european city regardless of

their involvement or not in any middle east interventions or conflicts done hawkins reporting there the prevalence of terror recent years in europe's meant some families can even get caught up in different attacks here is the experience one man a barcelona shared with us. because i was just bringing my meter but you're not on your time and didn't know what was going to happen my daughter was in the bus when that one she's still here she still is you know. you can't reconcile herself with staying in her own eyes as the news of what happens overnight sinks in some of the experts we've been talking to describe the spate of vehicle attacks as a new reality for your of these days with people increasingly having to live with the threat of terrorism the u.k. has issued a statement saying they stand side by side with spain against terror this is not the first time the u.k. and spain have stood side by side they stood side by side in two thousand and three . alongside the u.s. with the invasion of iraq and it was that invasion that unleashed this process of

handing over ever larger swathes of territory to al-qaeda and isis a process that's continued right up today in libya syria and now yemen for folks in their eyes each week these two weeks ago it was john you asked me france this week spain or i think no country and we're talking about europe but there are similar attacks elsewhere in the mcgrath in the middle east and no country can say it's safe from such an attack today so this is widespread unfortunately each month we're discovering that this can happen in a new country in a new place in a new town so this is. the london mayor said the chance that we have to get used to this french president no macros that the same thing and unfortunately bit he seems to be right. so as it stands at the moment two men the been arrested in connection with the barcelona attack although the driver is still at large this morning earlier police released

a photograph of one of the men dressed cab is documents it seems we used to rent the vehicle used in the attack he's described as being twenty eight years old and was born in morocco he was reportedly known to police and spent a month in prison as it was feared that he might carry out a sexual assault he turned himself in to police after the atrocity in barcelona saying his id papers had been stolen. police are also investigating the blast that took place on wednesday night in a small town not far from barcelona initially it was thought that the entire house collapsed because of a gas leak but now police say it was a homemade explosive device that destroyed the building. that. we have arrested two people related to the attack or its preparation they are also related to an incident that happened in the region of al konar where there was an explosion in a flat resulting in one person dead and a few others injured but. we spoke with any musharraf or british intelligence

officer who told us authorities possessed all the necessary information but once again it seems failed to act. how its capability and the rule to who fought for intelligence information of these new patients if they take food information and we see time and time again pretty much everyone will see it's mark in north america across europe and in the strait is what these people always already being woman commiserating but you know what happens is there's so much information on base you exclude words and say i'm taking flutes no actually they kind of weed out the people who hold the notes during the present intelligence what . operations to stop at sites what they have is just a big database stuff and it happens calling up all these different kendall. but then they can find out the partners have been successful that's just as it's

not intelligent for people who want to be safe on the streets even sponge people don't want to give them didn't say the space which. the condolences of floated in from around the world over the tragic events in spain overnight the pray for bus load has been trending on social media and the suit looks at the international reaction. to catch on president has declared a three day mourning period over what happened in barcelona today as far as world reaction well we'll start with right here where i am in germany germany of course has seen a number of terrorist attacks and vehicle attacks over recent years and the office of the chancellor angela merkel has tweeted about this today the spokesman of angela merkel has said we are thinking with profound sadness of the victims of the revolting attack in barcelona of solidarity and friendship alongside the spanish people other countries that have come out to condemn this attack includes to u.k. which saw a number of vehicle attacks by islamist terrorists this year alone the u.k.

prime minister theresa may in the beginning tweeted the u.k. stands with spain against terror but later on she issued a longer and more detailed statement where she said she sickened by the senseless loss of life in barcelona today adding that the u.k. is in close contact with the authorities in spain who have our full support tonight britain stands with spain against an evil of terrorism that's what she said in a longer statement issued later her foreign secretary boris johnson also tweeted that he is concerned and saddened by a barcelona attack our thoughts are with those affected doing all we can to identify whether brits need help over in france the french president emmanuel mccraw and said this in a tweet all my thoughts and solidarity our friends for the victims of the tragic attack in barcelona we were made united and determined meanwhile the european commission president younker also tweeted about this saying that this cowardly attack has deliberately targeted those enjoying life and sharing time with family

and friends will never be cowed by such barbarism at the same time do you will poll which is to e.u. law enforcement agency tweeted condemning the terrible attack in barcelona our thoughts are with those affected we stand united in the fight against terrorism but of course the condemnation and also expression of solidarity and the expression of condone. and says doesn't come just within the e.u. and outside the e.u. as well world leaders happen reacting to this including the russian president vladimir putin he the scrap the barcelona attack as a cruel and cynical crime committed against civilians he added that this terrorist attack shows that there must be a united international effort to fight terrorism the prime minister dimitri medvedev echoed putin sentiments saying that terrorism will only put defeated if there is a joint effort from the entire international community over in the u.s. the president donald trump he was one of the first world leaders to come out and condemn this he tweet is saying the u.s.

will do whatever is necessary to help be tough and strong we love you and last but not least the secretary of state of the u.s. rex tillerson he also commented on this barcelona attack expressing his condolences for those who were affected adding that issue ting a warning to quote terrorists all around the world should know we are resolved to find you and bring you to justice so you sixty you know the morning moscow some sixty in the morning over there and spain will have lot more reaction from some of the ongoing police and for the driver in the coming hours here on r.t. international.

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news this friday morning starting is campaigning to help orphans stranded in war torn iraq to try to find their relatives and return back home again to some so the safety they were taken over there by radicalized parents who joined islamic state we're appealing still for family members who might recognize the youngsters to get in touch with us and some relatives may indeed we're pleased to say have been found although of course many are still waiting. this little. steps are just.

clicking. through. the. roof. so first off we can tell you want to positive note a relative of one of the little girls we reported on yesterday may have been found

merriam's plight touched a lot of people and it seems a grandmother recognized her from our coverage yesterday sees being to meet her as a pretty tranquil reports. imagine being a grandmother who strolled in and grandchildren once vanished and never came back home at least you hope they're ok thanks to a couple videos sent from unknown phone numbers. yes. they did they aborted a deluded fool yes it was you then someone shows you a t.v. report. where your main granddaughter says her mother's been shot dead this could turn out to be the exact speed of the mobs they grew up the question to which. it that if you move and i think there's. a moment use of the. body yet right to look at the last

that were reviewed as to what it soon hero was doing out. and i am sure she's desperate to prove the girl we filmed in baghdad is indeed her granddaughter having lost her once and being in the dark about merriam's whereabouts for over three years. she didn't stand up going down this is sure. that her hands should try and ensure that i get most of us have a connection with mariam and her parents was completely lost for a while until the family got a phone call from an unknown number that you wish me. chairs people that have not forgotten to shoot you it's an attention getter to get off the stairs of since then only mysterious calls a few times a year at one point even a bit of video. to do in this area here. to show they

got a bright future ahead in the land of jihad but we already know that wasn't the case . now that put the mobs a grise just a step away from bringing her granddaughter back home after all the horrors we let her record a message to. my i am my. mommy am i a. mother to a little scared feelings larry you know. we've also been contacted by a couple from to take a stand who believe they've recognized their granddaughter was also called. he really. can be more. modest to others for the. local good of the.

person who opposes the former sort. of washed up over your philosophy if you can hear the river from. here we'll do a super fit with heels rick it's not working. still with stories concerning iraq the iraqi prime minister's ignored age that the country's security forces abused civilians during the operation to oust isolate insurgents from mosul please be aware that some graphic images are about to be shown.

i. think. it was launched after a photographer released pictures of the torture suspected members of his let me stay were beaten raped and tortured to death. a caddy explains what he witnessed. i thought they were heroes yes it was so brave fighting on the frontlines every day but then i saw the other side the torture the raping the killing first they didn't want me to film the torture and other padstow it affected me i say colleges and i kept thinking about the torture of those people and their

suffering it got worse and worse and after five weeks it became so horrible that they decided to publish everything. and it. was time there i know it was unbearable but i made myself continue to film because i knew it was important to torture people and kill them over and over when we heard this morning that the foreign secretary the foreign minister has requested. assistant of the un to look into. this committee and more so and that is given all the positive steps because iraq do need to system from the un and we can feel that maybe some of the pressure has been put on the government to take and take further and frustration into a matter which is we find it very can form the government of iraq is to look into this kind of receded to to to to assume and also to take people into people accountable about this incidence and watching the news are up so far this morning

and the main story of course this friday morning the horror that unfolded last evening in barcelona and elsewhere in spain as well to recap thirteen schools are injured the driver that run into them still on the run our correspondent in barcelona will be crossing over to head to update across the coming hours i'm kevin i thank you again for watching out international stay safe. north korea and the united states back down from a military standoff what happens next we'll get perspective from the former secretary of defense william cohen on this. in the politics. of politicking on larry king for nearly a week north korea and the united states stood on the brink of military action

punctuated by a bellicose rhetoric from president trump and kim jong un north korea has since backed down from the standoff but for how long what happens next we'll talk about that with an old friend william cohen the former secretary of defense and under president bill clinton former senator from maine long before that one of the first republicans to speak out against richard nixon but also get his perspective on the controversies involving the current occupant of the white house he joins us from washington d.c. william last time you're with us you talked about donald trump and about you know being a little uncomfortable with him making decisions for we talk about north korea based on the events of charlottesville in the last few days how do you feel. well obviously i was just appointed i wasn't terribly surprised to tell you the truth and i think what you saw of most recently was president trump speaking from his

heart what he really thinks and what he would be feels and not by reading it from a script i think whenever he's reading from a script or a teleprompter that those don't necessary reflect his true feelings and i think he that is true feelings come out just yesterday and unfortunately he failed to distinguish between the neo nazis or the nazis of the white supremacists and put them on the same level as the anti-fascists i don't know anybody on the left who is pro fascist but nonetheless i think a failure to condemn anyone who's carrying hitler's flag as being un-american i think is a failure of leadership and you know these people who are promoting hitlerism and anti-semitism anti black and anti minority anti-gay they can't be considered be part of of middle america as such not they're not mainstream they're radical

they're french but unfortunately they've had a platform as mr bennett has said formally at least on the bright part and that's something the president has to take into account you can see that a number of the c.e.o.'s left his counsel as such now they've been disbanded to save him from further embarrassment by c.e.o.'s the same we can't afford to be on this council because our constituents our employees our shareholders are speaking out against what we're doing so we have to step aside if you were secretary of defense do you know marine general john kelly. not really well i knew him when i was at the pentagon. certainly and i think he's he's the right man to be chief of staff right now and he has his work cut out for me but he's trying to bring the kind of discipline to the office which every president has to have and i think the difficulty is that.