the only person speaking on behalf of the libyan government has been ibrahim. he said that three people died and 150 injured. >> we have three my orders so far. the injuries have been taken to two different hospitals. some of them were treated and they have been home because of their light injuries. more serious injuries -- i have not seen. >> stay with us. more on this to come. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

earlier today i spoke with ibrahim. he said both imams went through security, twice.ere, you know, obviously upset to the extent that they were inconvenienced, but they understand what's going on in the world. and, particularly, in the heightened sensitivities after the death of osama bin laden. >> you mentioned, as well, these two were imams. where are they based? they were flying out of memphis? is that home to both of them? >> yes, they're imams in memphis. >> to ask, as well, not that it should make a difference if they're flying, but are these two muslim americans? >> you know, i didn't ask them that. that's one question i'll ask them. >> and would you believe something like this is actually happened before. it was nearly five years ago where several imams actually travelled to the same conference were taken off a usairways flight. >>> we have some history in the making today. the most prestigious horse race of the year. the derby is today. the kentucky derby. i want to introduce you to a man next who has filmed some of the most historic races ever filmed at chur

it was deliberately held for two hour, and we were taken there, and given a press conference which ibrahim spells out what he said they expect to have political capital on this as he can. we've seen already a very angry reaction from supporters in tripoli. reports of attacks on the u.s. embassy. i spoke to u.n. officials who said their offices were looted and attacks on the british and italian embassies in tripoli. the concern is what colonel gadhafi's response will be. we haven't heard from him yet and don't know what the international reaction will be to what unfolded here last night. >> a lot of question there's christian, we'll continue to monitor it. of course the u.s. embassy is empty because all of it has have been evacuated over the last weeks and moss. now we go to the other side of this conflict and abc's miguel marquez who is in the east in rebel-held benghazi. what is the reaction from the rebels? do they think this attack could end the stalemate and signify a new impetus for them? >> reporter: the rebels certainly aren't buying this attack. they think no one was killed in trip

trinidad native ibrahim faces life in prison for his hand in the plan.long with two others xrrds to blew up fuel tanks and a fuel pipeline at the airport in twefrp in a plot that authorities said was to try to outdo the 9/11 attacks. the plan was foiled after an informant recorded their conversations. his sentencing is set for october. >>> the cia hoping to uncover more of osama bin laden's terror files. pakistan is allowing a team of forensic specialists to search his compound in abbottbad. >> this time they're going to be combing this house with highly specialized equipment. cnn's pentagon correspondent chris lawrence joins us live to tell us about it. what's the cia team going to be looking for? we know they were in and out pretty quickly during the initial assault on the compound, some 38 minutes. what are they going to do now? >> exactly. they're going to be looking for anything that may have been embedded in the walls of the compound, anything that may have been buried under ground, things that assault team may have missed. you mentioned they were