r.t. america is. better than. the c. . heard of. the world bank. terrorist who killed fourteen people in spain were planning an even bigger attack according to police the country is in mourning after vehicles from driven into crags in barcelona on the town of cambridge. i was sitting next to it what. did you see behind me there were people people lying face down on. the terrorism is the latest in a series of attacks in which vehicles have been used to strike terror in europe echoing incidents in france germany and the u.k.

since last summer our daughter was in the bunker. she still destroys. the psychology behind the cia's so-called enhanced interrogation program agreed to settle a court case brought on behalf of torture victims. five o'clock here in moscow with r.t. and we start with some breaking news to you coming from finland because police there saying several people have been stabbed in the southwestern town of to who witnesses also claim to heard several gunshots that's what we know at the moment any further details we'll bring them straight to you. meanwhile our spanish police say that the suspects in the country's deadliest terror atrocity in over a decade were planning an even bigger attack on thursday night

a van was driven into crowds in the popular tourist area last that i'm last in barcelona killing thirteen people then hours later a car crashed into a group of people in the resort town of cam brill's leaving one dead there islamic state has claimed responsibility and word of warning the video we're about to show you is highly disturbing. to come down here the van was coming down the rambler and i was completely unaware of that. until it was pretty much alongside me and at this point i saw everyone from the. i just panicked like everyone everyone ran you know there was no economy i was just when it stopped and i didn't. know fifty fifty feet behind me there were people lying face down on the floor i i. i i i i

you just don't expect it to happen. like to you in a way you know you see on the t.v. like i saw them when it happened in london i saw what happened in france and t.v. but when it's right next to us it's a different. city from a different feeling. is how events unfolded in barcelona at around five pm local time a van was driven into the popular pedestrian a street of loud amber that was packed with tourists the van then drove on for another five hundred meters hazing people along the way before stopping at a magnet square where the driver then fled on foot and is still at large. behind me is when. they have right in the heart of that around that they started to lay a makeshift memorial has been candles that had been messages one was really really savvy written which was we remember the innocence and that summed up the mood of somber it was the people laying there tributes that teddy bears believes flowers

and candles. and i guess nothing like that ever happened to me i hope they'll find the perpetrators and everything will be all right unbelievable but if you go back to the rubble i'm so many people are here and it's like normal life but some put. some candles on this on this play is. everywhere but i feel incredibly lucky and we do consider that luck just continues shopping it's just so nice to be yeah but we just i don't know we'll go back and catch up with a lot of the friends in that decision was just crucial and just copley that we did that and we were in the system since but now that i'm there are starting to go back to how exactly it was before there is a normality is the was before police have taken away the tapes that was along the signs that we first saw over first came here and the businesses particularly all the cabin sort of always being here and now starting to open up people are coming

in all tourists are arriving weaving their suitcases almost in an act of defiance in many ways you can't believe that this actually was a crime scene and it was a scene of a terrible tragedy but barcelona is now trying to get back to some semblance of normality but with a slightly somber feeling out of respect for the dead and a memory for what happened here only a day ago. meanwhile four people are currently in police detention in relation to these attacks three of them are of moroccan origin and one is spanish media reports to suggest the seventeen year old brit was the main suspect however police have not. that is not the case and they haven't been able to identify the driver of the van in. the second incident as we mentioned to me took place in the resort town of cambria was about one hundred thirty kilometers south of. police opened fire on a car after it failed to stop for

a security check seven people were injured before five attackers inside the vehicle were shot dead one of the victims later died of injuries since the attacks took place it is a marriage that one family had already been affected by terror in europe and has more. of a tragic reality of the situation is that this is now such a cross border threat that even families who were vacationing on the consulate find themselves victims of terror attacks multiple times whichever country they travel to on the continent one such example scott atran his daughter was in the theater during the attack in paris twenty fifteen eighteen months on he finds himself in the middle of yet another terrorist atrocity bringing about some very painful memories take a listen to what he had to say because i was just bringing my. didn't know what was going to bring my daughter was in the but. she still she still is very.

very reconcile herself was staying in her room that we actually spoke to mr atran last year interviewing him his daughter was involved in the attacks and thoughts of how optimistic he was all of this threat being tackled effectively the threat of terror being utilized in the european very much was not optimistic saying that there was very little charts things could ever be the same again the big problem is that isis has a unitary message and a unitary and universal appeal and the forces opposing them do not and we don't know really how to handle such a movement now another example of. people being caught up in a double jeopardy if you like man just the resident chris paul he narrowly escaped being caught up in the magistrate arena bombings just a few months ago he actually left the area just seconds before the bomb was detonated he was nearby mowed down dozens of people on the boulevard these

attacks are something that we've sat down together and covered sadly many times over the last year to eighteen months or so they've become a pattern across the continent they all bear strikingly deadly similarities minimal planning preparation training equipment is required to carry out these attacks. now a lot of people have drawn

a clear foreign policy link between these attacks. and foreign policy spain whoever is very interesting because of course spain last fall victim back in two thousand and four two is the most terror of the two thousand and four madrid train bombings that the big impact on the election at the time the prime minister the ingoing prime minister withdrew spanish troops from iraq as a direct result since then they have been no attacks but this really goes to show why so fulfilled their pledge of targeting westerners in every major european city if you remember after the nice attacks of twenty sixteen the prime minister at the time and while viles he stated that terror is a new reality in france something people have to to learn. live with his comments at the time very much provoked controversy criticism but what we've seen today really proves that this is not only a view reality in france alone but on the whole of the continent just how safe do people feel though i think many in barcelona in spain indeed in europe will be

questioning that in the aftermath of this latest attack. we're joined now by david bowie's an anti terror expert so good afternoon to you david let's just start with that latest information the spanish police have given this saying that they believe that these suspects in the yesterday's terror attacks were actually planning a big one i mean it's alarming when you hear the police say that does it suggest that there's a big get terrorist cell in spain at the moment. i think of how to shoot it over the last eighteen months two years they've certainly had it in the suburbs of maine maine plenty of cities like boston love that. they have had some success the the spanish counterterrorism agencies on the security service have made no direct i'm prevented a number of tarkington do this this demonstrates the possibility that you know the there was a i sell operating but if there's an explosion from a few days ago it is linked to these attacks. obviously look at least arson case

that will be one of them was it was injured. in the issues they think sophistication to build improvised explosive devices could you must also first occasion train and know what you doing because you might you know if they did how about both the media types and barcelona how the result yesterday go for a bit of humor about what would have happened if they had not provide us but clearly there are signals maybe not not what highly trained maybe not directly in communication with groups like islamic states. who were influenced by the narrative around the operating very what we term we saw in the resort area was very said was what we saw approach come into the port of market region of loaded. again that they'd lose the. suicide bomb as

a textbook because they would tell me it's very similar to what we saw it looked so lacking sophistication because the other concern is islamic states being losing its territory certainly in the syria iraq region there are individuals who are it said he were phrases so that's another issue for the whole of europe north america of the states around the world yet david i mean this is the largest terror attack in a decade is it is it a surprise that terrorism is written to spank given pay. drawn links between foreign policy and terror attacks to spain isn't particularly involved. in conflict in broad at the moment as it surprised me that spain is being targeted. well in some ways and i think the foreign policy could be in part. a bit of a red herring no us especially when you look at this particular group yes i think we have the states like us u.k. france especially those three from western europe who have been possible coalition

. you cannot perhaps that could be a reason he said states like sperry. had a middle involvement. and what which group is one. don't forget reference book and globally so your approach to this group is not a program against sheer muslims they've killed more muslims than the group imbarked our lowest year over five thousand people who were muslim victims were killed by bombings by islamic state so we have to put these global aspects on to them this group anyone who doesn't agree with their very narrow so if it's solely. of islam is notably to. while i was in school you know it isn't just your north america where you see the elite here and in other states around the world ok david look we could talk a lot longer but no one at a time will have to leave it that was david life terrorism expert thank you. let's

go back to that breaking news coming from finland police there say that several people have been stabbed in a central square in the city of turku the perpetrator is said to have been detained after authorities shot him in the leg a warning has been a sheet people to avoid the area this is a picture that we perceived just in relation to that attack we'll bring you more information as we receive it. now police are also linking the attacks to a blast in spain on wednesday night as we mentioned with our guest in a house in a small town not far from barcelona it was initially thought to have been a gas leak but police now say it was a homemade explosive device that destroyed the building former british intelligence officer and on those says the authorities had all the necessary information but that attackers have again slipped through the net. how it's the capability and the

rule to goof up that it's in our nation of these two patients if they take the information i'm missing time time again pretty much everyone will see it's in north america across europe and in the strait is what these people always already doing when the includes radio but you know what happens is there's so much information on the streets the rules and say i'm taking flights not to the kind of . the glue to hold the notes during the clinton intelligence. operations to stop that's what they have it's just the big database stuff and that's how it's cooling to handle. but then they can find out because it's been six years that's just as most intelligent people want to be safe on the streets scrunch people don't want to give them wouldn't be safe space or of course

we are cross with the latest developments coming from spain and that breaking news has got to a mass stabbing in finland back containment. seems wrong why don't we just don't hold. any new world yet to shape out these days because as a kid and in the detroit equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. she still looks for common ground.

if. you will. according. to. follow again let's just update you on that breaking news from finland because police there say that several people have been stabbed in a central square in the city of turd who the perpetrator has been detained according to officials after he was shot in the leg this picture coming from the scene was posted on the internet authorities have issued a warning urging people to stay away from the area that's what we know so for far any more details we'll bring them straight to you. now r.t.

is campaigning to help orphans stranded in war torn iraq to find their relatives and returned home they were taken there by radicalized parents who joined islamic state we're appealing to family members who might recognize the youngsters to get in touch with us and we are pleased to say have already been found but many are still waiting. james closed the film on a little while all of the old people saw a big. step to just. that here boom boom boom boom boom boom boom it over no matter how to. get. me you.

take them back can you. tell us a joke. it's not. my thing that you're rich for. a moment the use of clothes by the cloak room to blow up at the last not earlier that's going on here no more fun you know. and i am so 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. want to miss this church. says that her hands shook her hand actually yet most of us have a connection with maryam and her parents was completely lost for a while until the family got a phone call from an unknown number to me was she. chairs

five of those people that you know what i'm trying to chip is china trying to pull together to get off the stairs of since then only mysterious calls a few times a year at one point even a bit of video will you. get to listen and hear what you have to show they got a bright future ahead in the land of jihad. you now the mobs a garage just a step away from bringing her granddaughter back home after all the horrors we let her record a message to. come out. here voice their opinion or say ok those are. the steps he was married here is. what we've been contacted by a couple from tajikistan and they believe they have recognized their granddaughter who is also called marian gill says that she saw both her parents die and that she

is originally from them or continue to look for the relatives of binge children if you have any information that could help please contact us the e-mail address is at the bottom of your screen. now the american civil liberties union is hailed as a historic victory after a case involving the cia's torture program was settled it was filed against two psychologists considered to be the arche. to be agency so-called enhanced interrogation program the plaintiffs were to torture survivors and the family of a man who died in a secret cia prison is how a partially declassified cia report describes what happened to one of the victims over them and. treated rahman harshly because of rahman's alleged stature he's uncompromising reactions of didn't terry cation and lack of cooperation the pressure on to break him and the lack of experience with

a committed interrogation resister on november two thousand and two ordered or approved the guards placing rahman in the short chain position whereby he was compelled to sit on the concrete floor of his cell raman was only clothed in a sweat shirt the sack directly led to roman's death by hypothermia. the psychologist lawyers claim their clients were public servants whose actions were authorized by the u.s. government and they say the actions were legal and done in an effort to protect innocent lives from suspected terrorists the american civil liberties union attorney has said the case sets an important precedent. this is a historic victory for our clients and the rule of law this outcome shows that there are consequences for torture and that survivors can and will hold those responsible for torture accountable it is a clear warning for anyone who thinks they can torture with impunity well we discussed the implications of the settlement with a former cia analyst and whistleblower john kerry yacking. this is absolutely

a precedent for other victims to seek justice of course there are some who i think the cia would fight because their cases are very sensitive but there are so many other people who were sent to slee. torture for no reason people who had no ties to terrorism but were just in the wrong place in the wrong time it's going to enable them to seek justice and to seek monetary compensation frankly i think the cia dodged a bullet here now there is a second case the american civil liberties union has filed a case study after that was a beta arguing that the cia and mitchell ingests and tortured it was a beta that case is going to be more sensitive so the cia hasn't really put the issue in its entirety behind it yet we have to wait and see what happens with that was a bit of my guess is that because the opposite made a case is so much more serious because i was afraid it was the guinea pig of the

cia's torture program that the cia will seek to have that case dismissed. in other events in iraq the country's prime minister has acknowledged that security forces abuse prisoners during the operation to liberate mosul from islamic state many were suspected extremist militants who hadn't face trial please be aware that some very graphic images are back to shut.

i. think if anything. well an investigation was launched after a photographer released pictures of the torture suspects but raped and tortured to death we talked to the photographer earlier when the images first came to light and he described to us what he witnessed. i thought they were heroes yes they were 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 bad stuff it affected me my psychology i kept thinking about the torture of those people and their suffering it got worse and worse after five weeks it became sort of horrible they decided to publish everything. and. i. know it was unbearable but i made myself continue to film because they knew it

was important he tortured people and killed them over and over what we heard this morning that the foreign secretary the foreign minister jeffery has requested. assistance of the u.n. to look into the crimes committed in more so. than other positive steps because iraq do needs assistance from the u.n. and we can feel that maybe some of the pressure has been put on the government to take any. further and frustration internet or which is we find it very important to me that's what we're looking for from the government of iraq is to look into this kind of recede and to to to to see and also to take people into or hold people accountable about this incidence. ok let's just quickly return to that breaking news from finland police there say that several people have been stabbed in a central square in the city of turku the perpetrator those being detained according to officials after he was shot in the leg authorities have issued

a warning urging people though to stay away from the area security measures have been stepped up at airports or rare way stations in response according to police. that's how the news looks so far today here in our tale be back with the latest in half an. most people think to stand out in this business you need to be the first one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest raid in truth to stand down and lose business you just need to ask the right questions and demand the right answer. questions. about your sudden

passing i've only just learned you worry yourself and taken your last wrong turn. your out caught up to you as we all knew it would i tell you i'm sorry suddenly i could so i write these last words in hopes to put to rest these things that i never got off my chest. i remember when we first met my life turned on each breath. but then my feelings started to change you talked about war like it was again still some are fond of you those that didn't like to question our ark and i secretly promised to never again like it said one does not leave a funeral the same as one enters the mind it's consumed with death this one to. speak to now because there are no other takers. and that mainstream media has met its maker.

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