jaroslav as a city mourns and grieves of the loss of their stars. the u.s. prepares to memorialize the events of september eleventh a day that unleashed the war on terror now feared by some to have an even bigger threat to the youth of the world. a crowd of egyptian storms the israeli embassy in cairo in a rage by the deaths of five egyptian border guards last month. noon in moscow i'm not going to have you with us here on r t our top story families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team have gathered at the home stadium where the players who died in a plane crash on wednesday played their last game the sports world is mourning after most of the locomotion if you're asada or ice hockey team perished on wednesday a correspondent sean thomas has more. thousands of people are streaming to the locomotive stadium here in slidell to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in many ways the weather echoes the feeling in the air the very sad ahead. and somber tone because this was a much beloved teen. there were three time wor

this city so people from all over russia the hockey players officials as well as the entire city of jaroslav all is coming here to this a stadium people are streaming up by the fourteen caskets of people who perished in this plane crash there were forty three people confirmed dead two people survived it was a multinational team those who are not from. were sent to their home countries yesterday and today the fourteen who will be buried here after this a visitation. they are laid to rest so the people can pay their final respects as this three day mourning period starts coming to a close we know of one player who had just proposed to his girlfriend and was planning on getting married and this of course a very young team their lives tragically cut short we also know of another player who had said i've had enough of hockey but i'm going to play one more season just to give you one more go and of course the first game of the season on their way to . the plane crash and of course ending his career and is a life one other story of a flight attendant on board three months ago just got married and w

russian city and jaroslav all saying an emotional farewell to. the victims of wednesday's plane crash tragedy claimed the lives of almost all the local ice hockey team live pictures you're looking at here from lokomotiv stadium in jaroslav will as the commemoration proceedings continue. u.s. prepares to commemorate the september eleventh attacks with security stepped up to protect against a possible new attack and the war on terror unleashed that day now feared by some to be a bigger threat to global security. proud of the gyptian storm israel's embassy in cairo enraged by the deaths of gyptian border guards last month the israeli ambassador and his family have been flown out of the country. and you farmer up next with sport stay with us here on r.t. . thank you for watching the sports and these other headlines. final well paid our last respects to the locomotive ice hockey team killed in a plane crash. last sunday so when andy murray sets up a semi final clash with rafael nadal. heavyweight the tally clay show takes a fifteen kilogram advantage

thousands of people streaming into the stadium where a locomotive jaroslav all played i'm sean thomas in jaroslaw as a city mourns and grieves the loss of their starch. the u.s. prepares to remember september eleventh the day that unleashed the war on terror now feared by some to have been an even bigger threat to the world. and egypt declares a state of alert after a crowd storm the israeli embassy in cairo and reached by the killing of five egyptian border guards last month. just after two pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. the families and fans of russia's local motif ice hockey team gather at the home stadium where the players who died in wednesday's plane crash played their last game russian prime minister vladimir putin also attended to pay his respects to the team our correspondent sean thomas is witnessing the city's grief. thousands of people are streaming it to the locomotive stadium here in jaroslav to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in many ways the weather echoes the feeling in the air the very sad a heavy and somber to

the famous bells of jaroslav bring out for a community grieving a chilling reminder of the tragedy the country with the minds of some of the city's brightest stars. i knew many of the boys personally what can i say they were saints i can say this about many of them they were joyful people they loved life and they wanted to live they brought so much joy into our lives. thursday marked the start of a three day mourning period as fans of the locomotive gathered in one of the city's central cathedrals question i can't describe how i feel it's a very serious loss to me the only thing worse than that would be to lose my family they were like family to me. but as a support group of thousands work through their grief together one man maxime's is dark and is going through his own personal nightmare he is the only member of the team not on board the fateful flight his coach told him to take the rest and meet the team for the next game in moscow. this is very terrifying for me a hockey team is like a family i lost a family of forty people people i was close to for such a long time. now maxine is

certainly heavy feelings all around as people come to pay their respects and mourn the central part of jaroslav all the churches people coming out to show their respects be together as part of a community as this is a great loss locomotive was a three time a championship team the people here loved this team and they are grieving in mass in fact today marks the beginning of a three day period of mourning here in the city of god and in fact just a bit ago president get of himself came here to the accident site to lay a wreath and pay his own respects a very somber day in fact we had the opportunity to speak to some of the mourners and these are their words. but in the dream which unlike you we didn't fancy christine for many years who family including a little child went to all the games but for us is here operable los it's like losing a family member. that was the news. was that i knew one of the clear is he was my neighbor and he was a great person he's got two little kids left who could this happen when we saw the news on t.v. i just burst into tears i still can't grasp how it could happen the

the next generation if you will of the people who are training to hope to be conned part of the jaroslavlocomotive professional team as a city continues to mourn one very dedicated. to honor their heroes in a unique way by getting back on the ice with a group. of senators chris. for these players practicing for here is a special as it was from this very. skates for the final time. i met them on the fifth and sixth of september their training sessions before they were confident and quite optimistic and all of them are in very high spirits. one coach working with his team was supposed to be on the flight he's back now his thoughts are still strong for those affected by this tragic loss i think it's hard hearted. but really. really give. them. to. this everybody for the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city it's also about getting back on the ice as a form of therapy. to help them get through their grief. they also have a strong. cop know when to use championship and getting rich and my friends who aren't. an

forty three people confirmed dead after a plane carrying one of the country's top teams locomotive jaroslav all crashed just after takeoff it happened on the eve of the new season in the team's home city some two hundred seventy kilometers northeast of moscow of the forty five people on board only to survive to both now in the hospital fighting for their lives or he's john thomas has more from jaroslav. as we were coming in to. last night there to survey the scene we actually spoke to some people one woman broke out in tears. and they talked about how jovial the team was how excited they were for this first game of the season and that it was just such a tragic loss to see such a group of youth and vitality just cut short people wake up and realizing really and fully that this team is gone locomotive jaroslav all was a very beloved team it was a three time a championship team so this city took a great pride in their hockey champions but it's not just a great loss of four yards level it's a great loss for russia as well as well as for the international hockey community as this was a multinati

three people are confirmed dead after a plane carrying one of the country's top teams locomotive jaroslav all crashed in the city bearing its name the only two survivors are still in a critical condition tonight one being a team player the other a crew member both have been taken to moscow now for the treatment marty sean thomas is near the crash site. it's a somber day here in the city of jaroslav well as the community reels from the tragic incident that happened on that wednesday killing that locomotive team plane that did not make lift off at the end of the runway burst into a ball of flames after clipping an antenna and killing all but two on board there were forty three confirmed dead to me did it survive at this time one of them of course being alexander. played for the team as well as the national team he suffered burns over ninety percent of his body as well as he has gone under gone multiple surgeries including of his respiratory system another crew member of the plane that crashed. suffered a broken femur those two survivors have now been transported and have arrived in moscow s

absolutely artie's sean thomas live for us in jaroslav all acts by report. now this tragedy has touched not only russia but many other countries due to the hockey teams international lineup there jewels on memorial services have been held in the cities across europe as people gather to pay tribute to the crash victims seven former players from the world's top hockey league the n.h.l. and north america were among those killed in the crash they included stanley cup winner brad mccrimmon a canadian who is locomotives coach also on the team or players from sweden slovakia the czech republic loggia and dollars. wednesday's plane crash happened on the first day of the new season of the kontinental hockey league and many of the men who perished played for their countries and were real stars of the sport for more of this i'm joined by andrew farmer here in the studio thank you for being with us so this will be regarded as the worst tragedy in russian sports our recent history but not the first not the first you do have to go back some time for the last one of the ma

but have added that the entire industry must undergo some serious changes russia's leader is in jaroslav all taking part in the global policy forum that's currently underway he started his keynote speech at the forum by asking everyone to observe a moment of silence. like you can get us all citizens were killed and the citizens of seven other countries were also killed in the crash and i was to observe a minute of silence to look cool and then my memory. our correspondent is on our way is at the forum she'll join us live shortly with more on the russian president's keynote speech. wednesday's plane crash happened on the first day of the new season of the continental hockey league many of the men who perished played for their countries and were real stars of the sport our sports presenter andrew farmer says rebuilding the team will be a challenge but he thinks the lessons could be learned from a similar accident in the past. everybody who's involved in this game will be doing that best to ensure that something can continue and also a lot of people have been starting to pay tribute today a

hockey teams forty three people died as the plane crashed moments after takeoff near the city of jaroslav. president medvedev urges both sides of the conflict in syria to come to the negotiating table in the interview after the global policy forum in jaroslav all the russian leader also warned against a one sided approach and confirmed russia's willingness to help end the bloodshed. in libya fierce fighting resumes between rebels and the forces put it. addles raging near two of the few remaining strongholds of the fallen regime this just a day before saturday's deadline for gadhafi loyalists to surrender. next moscow out explores the nicest places in moscow for a gentle stroll where the indian summer of september provides a great time to visit. maundering. she's tired. friendly. dynamic. to friends but. must go. hello welcome to the must go out show on the program this week i'll be exploring the russian capital by foot one of the scariest neighborhoods can you take a stroll around but can you walk when the weather was bad and what. can you really see outside the busy city center and we st

very somber day here in it jaroslav well as thousands of people came to pay their final respects to the team members of the locomotive team today's events sall thousands of people from around russia from around the city of jaroslav all different teams from around the country as well coming to say there are a last goodbyes to these team members now the fourteen caskets that were viewed here today have been taken away so that they can have private ceremonies with their families and be laid to rest around the jaroslav area some of the stories of the people who were part of this team have come to light as these three days of mourning have been the past one hundred members opposed to his girlfriend just before this crash took place and was looking forward to starting a family another woman twenty nine years old and she was a flight attendant on the plane and had just gotten married three months prior to the crash and was planning on leaving the aviation industry so that should start a family with her new husband who also know of one team player who had decided to leave hockey that this was g

forty three people confirmed dead after a plane carrying one of the country's top teams locomotive jaroslav crashed just after takeoff only two survivors are now in the hospital fighting for their lives or he was john thomas any more. it certainly is a tragic day here in this city of the mood in the air is that very heavy and somber as people come here to pay their respects at one of the central churches along the river here in this city in fact hundreds of people have come here slowly in and out to pay their respects and just so that they can feel like they are part of the community a community that has lost one of their prizes one of their treasures the locomotive team was a championship team and very much loved by this community so one thing that we are getting a sense of is people here are mourning the loss of a group of young men who were so young in fact the youngest of them only twenty years old a group of people whose lives were cut short in their prime as they were on the way to do what they loved to do and we had the opportunity to speak to some of the mourners and this is what th

so many of the the team members came from other countries we have ten different nationalities new jaroslav aside so the reaction is global it starts we hear from the fans and also from the highest in the lowest and the greats in the goods and we can also hear from players themselves alexei actually used to play for long and he's not going to play for scar and we can hear from him. history of not only hockey it's all country and all of my friends going to the play because a couple years ago or because someone just just want to give my condolences to the families and. stuff for everybody what struck me with this story we're going to be. i'm speechless. that. we're going to be here another loss of ever since that again show you place the also a center says the idea that you get from the n.h.l. occasionally everybody coming together in shock and grief the example that's been used is the parts record example that we have which is a football example of a team that was a ridge it's you know snafus pakistan that was originally part of the soviet union and they were printed in one thousand sometime

now the first steps have been taken to rebuild locomotive jaroslav or ice hockey club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty seven players and coaching staff bosses at the continental hockey league have asked teams to give up place to help reform the side former russian captain alexei yashin has said he will join the team along with la cosa former coach people to be of who has agreed to retake the reins yashin had played for a lot go for a total of three years to move to scarf and pay to split in two thousand and nine before retiring last year but now he says he will come out of retirement to play for his former club also offering to help its former locker coach yorker. who has agreed to manage the club once again their support follows an appeal by the heads of the kontinental hockey league they asked for each team in the league to offer place to create a new lockout side to ensure the club has a future it's hoped a team can be formed in time to take part in the new season which has been suspended until next week in the meantime rocket stadium has been turned into a shrine for the

thousands of people streaming into the stadium where the locomotive played i'm sure thomas jaroslav all as a city mourns and grieved the loss of their stars. a nation on guard a new security threats emerge on the eve of the tenth anniversary of nine eleven some fear that the u.s. war on terror has created more enemies than it's destroyed. plus television a caro's strike a new sour note in relations as an angry mob in the egyptian capital storms the israeli embassy forcing its staff to leave the country. it's just after seven pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. it's have you with us now the studio where russians lokomotiv ice hockey team play their last game has been transformed into a venue of mourning and tears more than one hundred thousand people have attended the ceremony in memory of the team and all others the parish on board the yak forty two in a crash on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is missing the city's grief. the tone inside the stadium where the locomotive players played their games is very somber and quiet and respectful as thousands of people from all over ru

a lot of good plays and jaroslav so we will do everything to find out the causes of the tragedy to support the families and help the sport leave on in dallas lovel to honor those who died in the disaster. also to aviation expert mark weiss is a former american airlines pilot tells me he thinks the crash investigation will take some time but its results should help hopefully prevent future tragedy. first thing they're going to start with you going to get investigators and. typically speaking you bring investigators who have expertise in all of the various systems and aircraft components and engines. airworthiness. you bring them all together and you start with the records of the aircraft the maintenance records of the aircraft the history of the aircraft the history of the crew the weather at the time any problems that were encountered by aircraft taking off for them it's a long tedious process but these people who do this job and here we have the

affecting russian sports in the country's recent history and deadly plane crash near the city of jaroslav will deprive the world of ice hockey the ice hockey world of some of its most promising players. forty three people confirmed dead after the aircraft carrier and one of the country's top look on the t.v. crash just after takeoff it happened on the eve of the new season in the team's home city two hundred seventy seventy kilometers northeast of moscow of the forty five people aboard only to survive both are in the hospital fighting for their lives or keyshawn thomas has more from yourself. as we were coming into. last night or to survey the scene we actually spoke to some people one woman broke out in tears telling us her personal experiences one of her family members actually was part of the crew that saw the team off and had a last meal with them and they talked about how jovial the team was how excited they were for this first game of the season and that it was just such a tragic loss to see such a group of youth and vitality just cut short people wake up and are realizing really an

thousands of people streaming into the studio where the locomotive jaroslav all played on showtime as n.p.r.'s level as a city mourns any grieves the loss of their stars. the u.s. prepares to remember september eleventh the day that it reached the war on terror now feared by some to have been on the go threat to the world. and egypt declares a state of alert after a crowd strong the israeli embassy in cairo enraged by the killing of five egyptian border guards last march. it's just after three pm here in the russian capital and this is r t for the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gather at the home stadium where the players who died of wednesday's plane crash claimed their lasting russian a prime minister vladimir putin also attended to pay his respects to the team our correspondent sean thomas is witnessing the city's grief. very somber day here in slidell as of thousands of people came to pay their final respects to the team members of the locomotive yes level team today's events saw thousands of people from around russia from around the city of jaroslav all d

the ice of their home stadium the sports world is in mourning after nearly the entire lokomotiv jaroslav team perished on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is out in front of the stadium he joins us live with more so sean it must be a very somber morning in your office level tell us more. well matt it certainly is a very somber tone in the air as hundreds of people are gathering here at the locomotive stadium in. where they will view. fourteen caskets most of them close caskets on the ice at their home state of the team members and crew people who were killed in this fateful ill fated flight in fact you can tell it is raining out here but it's not stopping the crowds of people and judging from the police presence officials tell us they're expecting the entire city to come and show up between twelve thirty and excuse me eight thirty and twelve thirty they will have the opportunity to pay their respects and bring flowers on the ice and actually say their last goodbyes following this there will be private ceremonies for these fourteen caskets here in the area where only friends and cl

and at their home stadium rush's city of jaroslav is honoring the players of its locomotive ice hockey team who died in that plane crash on wednesday this is live video that you're looking at from the memorial ceremony where the team last train before boarding the plane four minutes families are joined by the club's many fans as more than thirty thousand are gathering for this heartfelt farewell burials for the crash victims begin later today there remains of the foreign players have already been returned to their home countries that is prime minister vladimir putin there laying flowers in this commemoration ceremony. on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the september eleventh attacks security is being beefed up across the u.s. to protect against what's being called the credible threat of a new terror attack ever many people who still feel no sense of safety the cloud of that dreadful anniversary has no silver lining as artie's were in a port and i reports in our special coverage from new york. ten years ago america was rocked by unprecedented terror. nearly three thousand innocent l

first funerals take place today of those who perished in a plane crash near russia's jaroslav hole that took the lives of almost all the local ice hockey team. crowds gather in the rain outside the locomotive stay. stadium. preparing to say their final goodbyes the city mourns john thomas and coming up we'll have all the details. from the u.s. prepares to commemorate the nine eleven attacks the day that unleashed the war on terror now feared by some to be a bigger threat to international security. and hundreds of egyptians stormed the israeli embassy in cairo in a raid by the deaths of five egyptian border guards last month. it's eight am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team prepare to honor victims of the plane crash on the ice and their home stadium a sports world is in mourning after nearly the entire local much jaroslav old team perished on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is out in front of the stating he joins us live with more so sean it must be a very somber morning in euro sa

tributes pouring in from around the world in the locker motif jaroslav all air disaster which killed thirty seven ice hockey star. plus a moscow will appeal against riker ballots and six game ban for a challenge on a two year scar can put hugo i think yes. and it's a washout at the u.s. open is rain holds play for second day. the start of the new coachella season has been perspired indefinitely following the tragic air crash which killed practically the whole of the locomotive jaroslav ice hockey team thirty seven players are among the forty three people who died when the plane came down just after takeoff only one player survived russian alexander gleam of but he's in a serious condition with ninety percent burns the smalling k h l chiefs decided to cancel all games until further notice locomotive were heading to minsk to play their season opener when their plane came down just outside paris travel shortly after takeoff yesterday the russian built forty two crashing into the river volga two hundred fifty kilometers northeast of moscow those that died included russia even take a chun

the plane crash played their final game the sports world is mourning after most of the lokomotiv jaroslav team perished wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is following the ceremony he joins us live with more sean it is a somber morning and people have gathered to remember the team's last players tell us more about what's going on where you are. it is an incredibly sad day here mad as thousands of people are streaming to the locomotive stadium here to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in many ways the weather echoes the feeling in the air the very sad a heavy and somber tone because this was a much beloved team. they were there were three time world champion or champion ship team rather and if they were the stars of this city so people from all over russia hockey players officials as well as the entire city of you are sol bill is coming here to say stadium inside the stadium you can see live pictures of what's happening people are streaming up by the fourteen caskets of people who perished in this plane crash there were forty three people confirmed dead t

sight hundreds if not thousands of people out on the streets of the center of the city in their jaroslav will look for more to scarves. and. carrying candles flowers screaming we love you will miss you and this is just an awful tragedy and you can feel that on the streets of yours level to see people going to try to make our way into the center within the next couple of hours and see what's happening but from what we're seeing in the pictures that we've been filming there just hundreds if not thousands of people to. steroid here in your assault by this tragedy which by the way is certainly not just a russian tragedy we know several embassies have confirmed including the swedish slovakian as well as the czech republic and that their nationals were on that flight the head coach a canadian brad mccrimmon on that plane fifty two he is confirmed to have died as well and of course such a double blow in such a tragedy these old young men do. you know who are it's an awful it's an awful thing memorials and tributes been pouring in it is just can you outline for people maybe just tuning in to us

jaroslav as a city mourns and grieves of the loss of their stars. the u.s. prepares to commemorate the september eleventh attacks the day that unleashed the war on terror but now feared by some to be an even bigger threat to global security . and a crowd of egyptians storms the israeli embassy in cairo in a rage by the deaths of five egyptian border guards last month. eleven am in moscow i met a good to have you with a.

three people died on the plane forty two crashed after the take after taking off near the city of jaroslav all it's believed the aircraft failed to gain proper height and clipped an antenna near the runway two people survived the tragedy now being treated for serious burns and other injuries one player did manage to escape the ill fated ill fated flight because he wasn't on more the plane artie's sean thomas spoke to. the famous bells of ring out for a community grieving a chilling reminder of the tragedy of the country at the lives of some of the city's brightest stars. i knew many of the boys personally what can i say they were saints i can say this about many of them they were joyful people they loved life and they wanted to live so they brought so much joy into our lives. thursday marked the start of a three day mourning period as fans of the locomotive gathered and one of the city's central cathedrals watched i can't describe how i feel it's a very serious loss to me the only thing worse than that would be to lose my family they were like family to me. but as a support group of thousa

a playful locomotive jaroslav will this idea came from another child judy sporting tragedy in russian history back in one nine hundred seventy nine a packed the court football team were involved in their accident seventeen plays died and all not the case in the teams that were playing in the soviet championship is it won't stand decided to give a player the practical so they could continue to play football that team success that i expect you stand. that is a suggestion and i believe that it is now being considered seriously by the k h l laws as being felt not only in russia but other countries because of the hockey teams international lineup visuals and memorial services held in cities across europe including prague where people gathered to pray tribute to the victims of a crowd here the thoughts and emotions of people outside russia reflect on the tragedy by clicking on our team dot com. president dmitry medvedev visited the crash site and laid flowers in tribute to the victims of the plane disaster in the jaroslava region at the site russia's president said he's taking the investiga

so to a russian city of jaroslav all turning into a global think tank this week with a third global policy forum inviting some of the best minds to come up with solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems this year it's multiculturalism among the main talking points a concept that's recently received severe blows in europe global security traditionally on the table with debate on syria and libya and the question of of to keep the region safe after nato withdraws from afghanistan or he's a nice in a way isn't jaroslav and she joins us live with more aloni so so so major security issues being hashed out in the forum but is there any consensus or there are some divisions to. well there's going to be some intense debate here at this first day of the global policy forum where like you said security is going to top part of the agenda a lot of working sessions on that today and of course what is going to be debated most likely it's fair to say is the situation in libya and in syria and the arab spring in general those uprisings how to deal with the aftermath of that and the debate on

away so that they can have a private ceremonies with their families and be laid to rest around the jaroslav area some of the stories of the people who were part of this team have come to light as these three days of mourning have a cast member proposed to his girlfriend just before this crash took place and was looking forward to starting a family another woman twenty nine years old and she was a flight attendant on the plane and had just gotten married three months prior to the crash and was planning on leaving the aviation industry so that she could start a family with her new husband we also know of one team player who had decided to leave hockey that this was going to be his last season and of course unfortunately passing away on the way to the first game of his final season one of the tragedies of this entire incident is that this team was so young the young this person being only twenty years old many lives cut short in such a tragic event and now the community looks to move forward to rebuild if you will there is some comfort in the fact that the investigation is starting to group du