neave barker, al jazeera, paris. >> the most famous parissian landmark has been relit .he eiffel tower lit up with the red white and blue of the french flag. the 116-year-old monument reopened to visitors on monday afternoon, after dimming its lights as a mark of respect for the dead. jacky rowland, hi there jacky, a day of raids to speed up investigation. >> reporter: yes, indeed there have been a number of more details about the investigation. overnight from sunday into monday police around the country carried out 168 searches in towns and cities all over the country, from liles in the north to mar sai in the south account strassbourg, arrested 23 people and found 31 weapons. so certainly the investigation has been proceeding. we've had more details about the identities of some of the attackers. and of course, later in the day, a speech from president francois hollande to both houses of parliament. in which he detailed new anti-terrorism measures which he hopes they will vote on later this week. >> and jacky also within a change to the constitution to prevent more atta

. >>> rory was mentioning nato, now let go to neave barker live for us outside of the nato headquartersn brussels. neave obviously officially they haven't said anything yet. are you hearing anything about the kind of mood that there is? is there a focus on trying to calm the situation down? >> reporter: yes, you are right, we're about 15 minutes away from this extraordinary meeting. only six have been held in the past. that's how seriously nato is taking to hold this at the behest, of course, of turkey. it is being seen primarily as a chance to poor over the evidence and findings of the turkish military. so the permanent representative to nato, the turkish representative will present those findings to the 28-nation block. it's attended by all of those represented permanently here at nato headquarters and chaired by the nato secretary general. but already ahead of that meeting, we are getting a sense that the main thrust of this gathering will be on de-escalating things from getting any worse. the relay -- relationship already ever since the annexation of crimea last year, has been prett

neave barker, al jazeera, paris. >> jacky rowland live now in paris.ive us a sense in terms of the detail and tone of the speeches, thes. >> well, ye yes, franÇois hollande began by saying that the attackers targeted france because it's the country of liberty and human rights. but then he went on to describe the ways in which he's going to ask the parliament to vote on new security measures and anti-terror measures that would impact curb considerably in france. he wants them to extend the state of emergency for three months. he wants new measures put into place whereby under the state of emergency certain powers may be in certain circumstances transferred from civilian authorities to military authorities. he also went up to list various other powers he wants given to police, at the detentions, house arrests, obviously a lot more of power being given to the security forces and the intelligence services. as well as he's looking to increase the size of the police force and to have the power to strip people of their french citizenship even if they were bor

neave barker has more from london. >> reporter: since saturday search teams have been scouring the site flight 92 sick eight came down. and where 224 people were killed. it's a difficult task with a wreckage strewn across a wide area of desert. are you an investigators are using drone to his try to find anything can is "consider this" answer why the plane crashed. theres there are constant reminders this was a plane packepacked with tourists returg from holland day. the flight is thought to have broken up in midair. a sinai based arm group affiliated with isil said it shot down the plane: >> reporter: the owe description government denied that. but the u.k. government says the aircraft may have been brought down by an explosive device. it's now sending a team of aviation experts to sharm el-sheikh to assess the situation and british tourists saying there. the u.k. has also convened the cope bra committee the most senior security commit i have its kind in the united kingdom it's chaired by prime minister david cameron who on thursday will host the egyptian president app' del fatah el-sis

neave barker al jazeera, brussels. >>> there have been more protests in chicago after the release i'veng a white police officer shooting dead a black teenager last year. several hundred people have been hold being a largely peaceful demonstration. officer jason van dyke has been charged about first degree murder for killing the 17 year olds. the police said they were threatened by the 17-year-old who refuse today drop a knife. >>> a local opposition leader has been shot dead. luis manuel diaz was at an event ahead of next week's congressional elections. several activist have his been hurt by government support nurse recent days, a charge the government denies. >>> more than 85% of the world's most violent cities are located in the lat even america, according to a mexican think tank which tracks crime figures, brazil is home to some of the most dangerous yo urban mayors,e have a report where police brutality is blame today many deaths. >> reporter: murder in the streets of sao paulo. witnesses say 21-year-old died while trying to rob a passing car. his friends say he was a they've but d

neave barker, al jazeera, london. >> live now to london and al jazeera's charlie angela., it seems from what the foreign secretary was saying a few moments ago that britain's got some specific intelligence on what downed this aircraft. what more do we know? >> reporter: well, that is as much as we know at the moment. we do know that as of last night, britain hadn't shared that intelligence with their egyptian counterparts. and you heard that angry reaction from the egyptian official saying this decision to suspend the flights is premature and unwanted and the british official says to be fair he hasn't seen what i have seen. perhaps that's intelligence they'll share at today's meeting. just to update you on what has happened this morning the minister has come out and reiterated that the government has changed its security -- hat not changed its security rating for the sinai peninsula itself. he is stressing that holiday makers there are safe and nba their hotels and resorts. they have, however, changed the travel advice in and out of the airport. advising british nationals

neave barker has the story. >> another late night security briefing.fter three days on high alert a decision to keep the capital's emergency status at the maximum level for at least another week with some facilities returning to normal by wednesday. >> translator: we want to do everything we can to return as quickly as possible to normal life. it was decided that schools will be reopened as of wednesday, with additional security measures around schools, and that the metro would be opened also after wednesday, it's possible that the opening of the metro may be progressive. that everything will be done so that we can open it as extensively as possible. >> the level 4 emergency status here in brussels means that an attack is being viewed as imminent. in the rest of the country it's a level 3 meaning that an attack is probable. with this heightened level of alert lasting for several days now, the question is how long can people live like this? the security measures have seen the brussels underground metro system closed another day and the schools clos clos

. >> neave barker is there for us. what more do we know? >> that's right, well, the prime minister john michel who is expected to give a news conference any moment now, in which we should have a clear idea whether or not the highest level of security risk or threat level is likely to be sustained for any longer than it already has been in place. this is now third day here in brussels where threat level is been at level number 4. there's a level number 3 nationwide. that basically means that here in the capital, there is a security threat, the security threat rather is viewed as being imminent nationwide, is viewed as being probable. in the last 24 hours we've seen really a flurry of activity from personnel not only in brussels but two other towns cities in the country also. raids here in brussels have focused on the notorious mollenbeck district as being the sight of raids over the last ten days. described by if belgian media as an incubator of jihaddism. further raids of town of leige, and in charleois, $25,000 were seized by officials the

and as al jazeera's neave barker tells us, hollande also ordered more air strikes against i.s.i.l.trongholds. >> members of both the upper and lower house he of parliament stood to sing the french national anthem. [♪ singing ] >> a rare moment in french politics, extraordinary times. addressing lawmakers, president francois hollande called on the country to unite during one of france's darkest hours. >> translator: the terrorists believe that free societies will be affected by horror but they won't be at all. france has come through other tests. france is still here alive and kicking. and those who try challenge france is always history's losers. french are ardent valiant courageous, we don't engage in a war fence civilizations, we are in a war against jihadist terrorists. >> a change to the constitution given the government extra powers to prevent further attacks. the current state of emergency will be now extended for three months. paris is a changed city scarred by violence but you united in grief. a minute's silence to reflect on the worst attacks since the second world war. at

neave barker in central london on that story.f course, the rescue, the seven operation there in the sinai has been continuing with investigators on the scene. 33 victims have already been identified. rescue teams still combing the sinai desert for more remains. >> wreckage from the airbus was strewn across the desert. this image is being used to help establish why the plane came down. for days investigators are been searching the area. britain is concerned that the crash could have been caused by an explosive device. flights heading from the u.k. are being delayed. the plane seen here two weeks ago was being run by the russian airline metrojet. u.s. satellite i thinkry detected heat around the plain before the crash. egypt ministry said it did not receive a distress call from the pilot. egypts from egypt, russian, france and germany are investigating the crash. representatives where the plane was registered are also involved they finished inspecting the crash site and are now focused on the black box recorders. a sinai armed grou

neave barker. >> we have a deluge hitting the capital. ready or not. the massive dinosaur graveyard in china where they're unearthing secrets from a distant past. >>> and we have the golden state warriors making the nba history. and raul has the details in all the sports news. >> the u.s. commander in afghanistan was killed. it was reported to be human error. it was described as a tragedy, avoidable accident. >> these are examples of human and procedural airs. the report determined as the operation proceeded, the commander requested the aircraft to engage a building that the air crew mistakenly believed was the headquarters. >> let's go to rosalind in washington, d.c. they're saying that it was human error. they're not saying much more than that. >> that's because the actual report, which general campbell and his spokesperson were referring to, still has not been made public. that's because they're going through the reports to make sure that classified information is not released inadvertently before they make the report public. at the moment people ar

neav barker reports. >> circumstanlated on certainly media, damaged pylons.ing crimeea is cut off. >> a ukrainian flag, ukraine supplies the area with electrici electricity. thousands of homes left without power. at this city hospital, back-up generators were used to keep the lights on and keep vital equipment running. rescue teams have been put on high alert and a state of emergency declared. >> absolutely all services have been fully mobilized. all diesel generators have been checked. we have 217 in the cities. they are mostly located at social installations, schools, hospitals and kindergartens. with any scenario, these will have electricity >> two of the four pylons on curzon were first damaged odd friday. ukrainian activists including crimean tatars dropped to stop attempts to repair the lines but were pushed back by police. ukrainian officials believe the pylons were blown up. russia hasn't said who it thinks caused the damage. state media reported they had been attacked by ukrainian nationalists. >> if true, the blackout is likely to further increase t

neave barker reports. the government says the loss of privacy is necessary to keep people safe. >> the controversial bill is expect to give power to who, where, what everyone is doing online, allowing police and intelligence agencies to reach into the private life. the bill is yet to be published but will include measures requiring internet firms keeping web, phone, social media usage. it could see a ban on tech companies like apple and google from offering unbreak age encryption deciphered by private customers, police and security expect to see what websites people have visited but will need a warn to see individual web ages. what is unclear is who will issue such warrants. this lies with the government. civil liberties say authorities should be reserved for judges, not politicians. >> the ability to see every communication, see and read everything we say and do electronically, the ability to hack into our computers is not hysterical to be very concerned about giving the government those powers. >> the go

neave barker has the story now from paris. >> in the grand congress room of the palace of versailles,mbers of the upper and lower houses of parliament sing the national anthem. [singing] rare moment in french politics for extraordinary times. president franÇois hollande called on th france in one of its darkest hours. >> france has come through other tests. france is still here, alive and kicking. those who have tried to challenge france has always been the history's leaders. it will be the same this time around. the french people are ardent, valiant and courageous. they won't give up. these killers represent no one. we're in a war with jihadist terrorists who threaten the whole world not only france. >> hollande also called for a change to the constitution giving the government extra powers to prevent further attacks. the current state of emergency will now be extended for three months. paris is a changed city scared by violence but united in grief. a minute's silence to reflect on the worst attack since the second world war. a symbol of the nation's values of the many faces of moder

neave barker has more from paris. >> reporter: paris is a changed city. scarred by violence but united in grief. a minute's silence to reflect ton worst attack since the second world war. and then, quietly at first, the french national anthem. at the place de la republic, the many faces of modern france. >> i'm very touched, very upset and i wanted to pay tribute to these people, and yet i think it's important. we just want peace. >> the french government's treating the attacks as an act of war mobilizing all security and intelligence agencies, despite all the extra efforts the government is warning that future attacks could be imminent. it's difficult to make sense of what happened here in paris while the country still still rs at risk. >> translator: we have known for months that we're at war, that terrorism will hit france even though we've prevented many attacks. all intelligence services are on later, all preparations are being prepared, still being prepared not only against france but other european countries as well. >> overnight french police stag

neave barker, al jazeera, paris. >>> to belgium now and the search for the most wanted man in europe.es believe the eighth attacker may be hiding there. al jazeera's paul brennan has more now from brussels. >> reporter: the police swooped with overwhelming numbers. and they were taking no chances. [ dog barking ] >> reporter: their focus was number 47 in the trbrussels bru neighborhood. it was a massive show of force. >> translator: i saw the police rushing in. they put the barriers in place. i was wondering what was going on. they asked us not to go outside. >> reporter: this is the face of the most wanted man in europe right now. and police believe he is hiding in the district. specialsts units took up positions on roof tops. explosive charges were also used to clear the premises. but it was a false lead. news spread that the suspect had not been found. four hours after launching the raid, police units began to withdraw, leaving behind a sense of shock among the locals. >> translator: the word shock is too soft. i'm talking to you with a sense that we have one foot in reality, and t

neave barker with more now. >> reporter: the belgium prime minister's office another late night securityefing. after three days on high alert, a decision to keep the capitol's emergency status at the maximum level for at least another week, but some facilities returning to normal by wednesday. >> translator: we want to do everything we can to return as quickly as possible to normal life. it was decided that schools will be reopened as of wednesday, with additional security measures around schools, and that the metro would be opened also on wednesday. it is possible that the opening of the metro may be progressive. that everything will be done so we can open it as extensively as possible. >> reporter: an attack is being viewed as imminent. in the rest of the country, it's level number 3, meaning an tabb is probable. with this heightened state of alert, the question is how long can people live like this. the underground metro system has been closed for a third day, and schools shut across the capitol. at the main stations as people begin returning to work, staff try to direct people to alt

here with me to discuss this story a little bit more is al jazeera's neave barker. are we hearing from downing street at this hour? >> reporter: well, the information is that all flights going from the u.k. to the popular tourist destination on the red sea, have been suspended. the british government say they are sending investigators to the airport. we don't exactly know why -- the reasons behind why that decision were made. but the british prime minister david cameron is holding a high-level security meeting with the cobra group, which is the highest security group of senior ministers in the u.k. that can be organized or held at any moment in time. we gather also that, according to downing street, they cannot as yet say categorically why the russian jet crashed last weekend. they clearly have some information, and they are clearly working on building a bigger picture of what potential security risk there is behind the scenes. but the egyptian leader is here in the u.k. at the moment. which raises serious questions as to what security issues the government may be a

neave barker is at the nato headquarters there. e will be an emergency meeting later today, neave. >> reporter: yes, that's right. we're about an hour away from the start of that extraordinary north atlantic council meeting. only a handful have been called in the alliance's 66-year history, but it is a key chance for all 28-member states to consider the evidence that is being presented by turkey, by either their military attache or turkey's permanent ambassador to nato. from what we gather the meeting itself will be chaired by nato secretary general, it could last anywhere between an hour to three hours in length. at the end of that, there will be a joint statement. we have been told that the rhetoric of that is likely to focus on unity in this difficult time. unity between all 28 nato alliance members. the last time an extraordinary meeting of this kind was called, was also at the behest of turkey in july. back then, turkey asked nato to consider the implications of the threat posed by isil. now, though, a slightly different sen sa

neave barker in london. >> the popularity of anonymous has been growing globally in recent years, this demonstration there are thousands of people who have marched under this banner. it is the mask of gie guy forkeo tried the kill king james. different campaign groups from around the country, similar marches were also taking place globally as well. they're hoping that this will be a million man masked march around the world. they are representing lots of different things when it comes to so on so fort but in recent years anonymous has taken on the likes of the queue clu the ku k. >> it's the first time in 30 years that a cuban leader has visited the mexico. john holman has the story. >> under two consecutive conservative, very much aligned mexican government and it's a good point to start renewing that relationship for both countries. especially mexico is seeing this as a point where cuba can open up to mexican investment, and tourism which is strong between the two countries. also something going on between the two leaders, president enrique pena nieto and raul castro, as they sit dow

neave barker, al jazeera, brussels. >> now to germany. an anti islam group there is using paris attacks as a rallying cry against the refugees policy. the group has seen its popularity rise along with the surge in refugees in germany. carl penhall attended the weekly rally today in dresden. >> reporter: they have come in their thousands, self-described german patriots. they are protesting against the hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding into germany, especially muslims. our chancellor angela merkel is the most dangerous woman in europe. she incited this flood of refugees. she doesn't want to restore any control, she says. this is one of the senior organizers of a grassroots movement called european operate reats against the islamization of the west. this night it's bitterly cold, but it's a big crowd. the paris terror attacks seem to be fuelling fears. of course there are islamists hidden among the refugees. there's no more comfortable way of coming into the country. this mollsy is irresponsible, she says. supporters share her worri

. >> neave barker is live for us outside the prime minister's office in brussels. so neeive, wha neave, what elsef this news conference? >> translator: >> reporter: well finally the irnlings request that we were waiting for, security levels will remain at the maximum here in brussels until at least monday although he said that by wednesday, they hope that the metro and schools and universities will reopen. currently the threat level is at number 4, it's at number three in the rest of the country. in security terms, possibility of an astack is viewed as imminent here in brussels, here in the capital, and viewed as probable elsewhere in the country. there was of course still intelligence behind all of this. and the fact that salah abdeslam, one of the most wanted men in europe has added to these concerns as well. in the last 24 hours there's been a real flurry of activity by security personnel, different parts in the country, in the capital, the focus has been on the historic section of mollenbeck, and reports in leige towards germany and charleois, 25 kilometers from

neave barker reports from lond london. >> investigators are scouring the area where the flight came down and where 224 people were killed. it's a difficult task with wreckage strewn across a large area. there are constant reminders that this was a plane packed with tourists returning from their holiday. the flight is thought to have broken up in midair. the armed group affiliated with isil said that it shot down the plane. >> try to prove that it was not brought down. we are the one who is brought it down. we'll expose the way we brought it down at the time we choose and the way we like. >> the egyptian government denied that. but the u.k. government said that the aircraft may have been brought down by an explosive device. it is now senting a team of aviation experts to sharm el sheikh to investigate and to help those who are staying there. after that meeting the u.k. foreign minister gave this statement. >> we have concluded that there is a significant possibility that that crash was caused about that's device. earlier this evening we delayed the return of the u.k. of flights that were

neave barker reports. >>> a moment of desperate panic, reports of gunshots send hundreds of people running for their lives. taking cover in nearby restaurants. a false alarm but a telling sign in the climate of fear. the government banned large rallies. people tried to make sense of the mass murder that happens, that square became a place of mourning. since friday investigations have gained pace. in a paris suburb, broken glass is all that is left of a car, where police say they found several kalashnikovs. investigator are exploring the theory that it belongs to an attacker on the run. the public have been warned not to intervene with this man. at the bataclan concert haul many gather while forensics teams look for evidence. new dramatic video when the gunmen opened fire. many thought it was concert. >> we were enjoying the concert. i thought it was fire crackers. i turned around and saw them. >> seemed like they were hitting the stage, we knew that it was gunfire and needed to get out. >> reporter: in a video police prepare to storm the building. but a push back and a hail of bullets. it

neave barker, al jazeera, brussels. >> still to come on al jazeera.keeping the faith in kenya, thousands turn out to greet pope francis during his first visit to africa as head of the roman catholic church. >>> protests in chicago after a police video is released showing a white officer killing a black teenager. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> the top stories here on on al jazeera. >> russia has ordered the roll out defense missiles, the system will be based at the latakia air base. isil has claimed responsibility for bomb tack on a bus where 12 tunisian presidential guards were killed. ten kilograms of explosives wer

neave barker reports. >> since saturday seven teams have been scouring the site where flight 9268 came down. and where 224 people were killed. it's a difficult task, with the wreckage strewn across the wide area of desert. russian investigators are using drones to try to identify anything that could answer questions about why the airbus 8321 crashed. there are constant reminders that this was a plane packed with tourists returning from their holiday. the flight is thought to have been broken up in midair. >> try to prove we did not bring it down or how it was brought down. we are the one who is brought it down. we will expose the way we brought it down the time we choose and the way we like. >> the egyptian government denied that, but the u.k. government said the aircraft may have been grout down by an explosive device. it's now sending a team of aviation expert to sharm el sheikh to help british tourists staying there. >> we can't categorically say why the russian jets crashed, but the plane may well have brought down as a result of an explosive device. that's why the prime minister c

neave barker reports. >> reporter: outside downing street the first of what organizers say will be aave of protests. the for now the crowds are modest. but as parliament prepares for a crucial vote on syrian air strikes next wednesday, these demonstrators including politicians, musicians and film stars, want their say. >> in my lifetime, i have not seen violence promote peace. i don't think we accept it in your families, in our workplace. we don't accept it between a man and his dog, we don't accept it between parents and children. why are we even contemplating the idea that violence is the solution to this? >> we certainly should be tackling isis, but the way of doing it is not to go and are bomb them, which is exactly what they want and which would dignify their position. but to start trying to stifle the money that's going to them. >> reporter: the stop the war row coe lungs accused the government of having no clear strategy when it comes to syria. they say that 14 cumulative years of bombings in afghanistan, iraq and now what's happening in the middle east only threatens to infla

let'let's go to neave barker. what are they telling you about this decision? >> well, you're right in saying that a few hours ago the decision was made to suspend flights between london and the busy tourist destination for many u.k. tourists. the government said that the reason behind this is to allow time for security officials to travel from britain to the airport to carry out their own security analyze. they say new information has come to light about the crash of russian airlines flight saturday. more than 200 russian holiday makers died. they traveled on their way to st. petersburg when the plane crashed on the sinai peninsula. investigators are now saying what they think is responsible for the crash, but they do believe an explosion may have been responsible. they're not currently saying whether or not this one was perhaps a fuel explosion or whether a device was, indeed, involved. the fact that they've convened the most cobra committee that can be held here in the u.k. is a sheer sign of how seriously they're taking any potential threat to u.k. systems

neave barker, al jazeera, brussels.ope francis has landed in nairobi on the first stop of his african tour. [ cheers and applause ] >> big crowds were there to welcome the head of the catholic church into the kenyan capitol. it's his first official trip to africa, where he is expected to push for reconciliation and unity. he is expected to travel on to uganda and the central african republic. catherine soi live for us in nairobi. i can see the weather is not too good where you are. he has got a pretty packed trip. >> reporter: absolutely. pretty packed trip. we're told -- a lot of people are saying his most [ inaudible ] trip yet, especially that trip to address the ongoing conflict between muslim and christian groups. but he does spend the night in a very chilly, very cold city. it has been raining very heavily in the last ten minutes also. and he did address the nation about 15 minutes ago, just focusing -- telling the nation about some of the issues that he is going to be focusing on, in the three days he is going to

neave barker reports from london. >> reporter: the controversial new bill is expected to give the governmentow who, where, and what everyone is doing online. allowing plus and intelligence agency to his reach deep in to people's private lives. the bill is yet to be published but it's expected to include measures requiring internet firms keep records of all customers' web, phone and social media usage for 12 months. the bill could also see a ban on tech companies like apple and google from offering unbreak am encryption that could only be deciphered by private customers. police and security services are expected to see what websites people have visited but need a warrant to see individual place, this power to issue those is with the government. it should be reserved only for judges not politicians these groups say. >> their ability to see every communication, see and read everything we say and do electronically, their ability to hack in to our computers, is not hysterical to be very concerned about giving the government those kind of powers. >> reporter: the government says the new bill will

neave barker, al jazeera, paris. >> so far, more than 100 of the people killed have been identified.of them are very young. amongest them was 23-year-old justin roulan at la petite. she later died in the hospital. 3t an aspiring writer, kristof lalush was one of the 89 killed at the bataclan hospital. he was a composer and guitarist. 23-year-old design student, also, at the bataclan theatre. davidcha chater is live. does it feel like the city is very much on edge? >> reporter: yes. just a few moments before you joined me, the police had cleared the whole area of the plaza de republic. kept the people away from the candles, the candles you see burning behind me. we asked them why they were doing that. they said they are keeping their radio communications open. they understand what is going on in this city. they might have received a tipoff. we don't know. the people have now gone back, but this is the state of paris at the moment. there are lots of rumors circulating. police are still very aware of the security problem, especially here in the plaza de republic because there are so man

it could be much longer before normality returns, neave barker, al jazeera, brussels. >> the united statesued a worldwide travel alert for its citizens. the state department isn't stopping americans from travel ago broad but does say they should, more individual lent warning groupings like al qaeda and isil don't plan attacks. >>> canada is expected to turn away single men as part of plans to resettle 25,000 syrian refugees. thethe plan to bring in refugees has faced growing criticism under a proposed resettlement plan, only well, children and families will be allowed in, an announcement setting up a new policy is expected right here tuesday. >>> some have gone on hunger strike, several se wing their lips together. last week baldiris balkan countriecountries said they wouy open ware borders to those fleeing war in places such as syria, iraq and afghanistan. >> we should go amman, german, we haven't any choice. we didn't came back to iran. we don't have any way to come back to iran. >> please help us. we need helpful we immediate ne. >> but with all that resistence, some places are holding

neave barker are live in paris. what do we know? >> reporter: we've just learnt that the french prime minister has confirmed that these raids took place in different locations across the country and in a suburb of paris. six arrests were made. weapons and cash were seized. close to the french belgium border a similar raid. we know that according to the french government that friday's attacks were the results of a complex cross-border operation. that's what the french government say. that's why they're focusing in the north of france towards the border. also a raid where apparently three arrests were made there in taleuse. 200 police were on the scene. snipers also were seen taking up positions. it is of course no stranger to situations like we saw on friday. back in 2012 it was i city that produced a person who targeted a jewish school and killed several french muslim soldiers. also here in paris in the suburb of bobinee in the north-east. raids began soon after midnight and doors were smashed down. all of this, of course, as the fr

neave barker has more from london. >> reporter: for an organization with no discernible hierarchy, no' am leadership the popopularity of anonymous has grown globally. here there are thousands that have marched under that banner the mask of guy forbes who back in 1605 tried to blow up the houses of parliament and kill king james, but this has very much become a symbol of resistence, political resince tense. there are many peopler who representing different campaign groups from around the country. similar marches were also taking place globally as well. they are hoping that this will be a million man masked march around the world. they are representing lots of different things when it comes to animal rights, where it comes to being against digital surveillance and so on and so forth. but in recent years anonymous has take own the likes of the ku klux klan, the likes of isil, also and for all of those people here they are very much united very much under one banner, this one. >>> a new way of buildings schools in south africa is helping to ease the shortage of classrooms and save the ear

president vladimir putin has called for an picture of what happened as neave barker repor reports. >> russian plane carrying the victims of the disaster, all 224 passengers on board the aircraft died. most of them russian holiday makers. the bodies have been brought to a city mortuary where families are now tasked with identifying their loved ones. aviation experts have been searching for clues as to the cause of the disaster. an armed group linked to isil claims it shot down the plane in response to russian airstrikes in syria. russian officials say that the plane broke up at altitude. now the russian airline said that it believes that the plane was brought down by an external impact ruling out technical faults or pilot error. >> there are no such faults or engine failure or system failure. there is no combination of systems failure that could lead to the plane breaking up in the air. the only possible explanation in the air is a certain impact. a mechanical or physical impact. >> outside of st. petersburg main airport, expanding the memorial to the dead. a popular package holiday de

neave barker, al jazeera, bruce else. >> though chicago now where there have been protests after officialsreleased a video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in october last year. the officer has been charged with first-degree murder for killing the teen, who was 17. he refused to drop a knife. several hundred people held a largely peaceful demonstration in chicago with the crowd chanting 16 shots. we can talk now to allen fisher, who is in chicago for us. allen, give us better idea of the circumstances here. why did it takite so long for this video to emerge? >> well, that's certainly the question that has been asked by many of the community leaders here in chicago. this incident happened more than a year ago. the police viewed the circumstances around it. the investigation was carried out. the request for information request was release just released. it is what is bringing people out in protests on tuesday and on friday. now friday is the day after thanksgiving in the united states. one of the biggest shopping days in the country. and they're calling for a

. >> we have more on the story, neave barker. tell us more about what the u.k. government is planning to do on this. >> well, clearly lauren, the flights between the u.k. and the resort area are still suspend: this allows security experts and aviation experts to carry out their investigation. more information has come to light about the reasons behind the crash of the airlines on saturday. that caused the loose of more than two hundred rashes. many of them halladay maker make--holiday makers traveling to st. petersburg. they are not sure what caused that crash although there are big suspicions it was an explosion. they don't know if it was a fuel explosion or whether a device, a bomb was specifically involved. but while there remains a serious risk there is a real impetus to call for a special meeting of the cobra committee, the highest security committee here in the u.k. that is shared by david cameron, the british prime minister. they assessed all of the information coming in to them. but for the time being the decision has been made. the flights between londo

neave barker has more. >>> a moment of desperate panic, reports of gunshots send hundreds of people running their lives. taking cover in nearby restaurants. a false alarm but a telling sign of the climate of fear gripping the french capital. the government banned large rallies. people tried to make sense of the mass murder that happens, that square became a place of mourning. since friday investigations have gained pace. in a paris suburb, broken glass is all that is left of an abandoned car, where police say they found several kalashnikovs. investigator are exploring the theory that it belongs to an attacker who is still on the run. police launched a major manhunt and issued a notice for 26-year-old salah abdeslam, warning the public not to intervene, saying he's dangerous. at the bataclan concert hall where more than 80 people died, forensic teams continue to gather evidence. new amateur video captured the moment when the gunman opened fire on the concert goers. many thought the gun fire was fireworks. >> we were enjoying the concert. i thought it was fire crackers. i turned around and sa

neave barker joining us from london just outside of the british prime minister's residence in london,ew moments ago they held a press conference at the foreign office. what did they have to say? >> reporter: that's right. both leaders left number 10 downing street behind me, and headed to the -- the foreign office which is only next door just behind the camera position here. so also did the protesters they moved a little bit further down, and phat -- gathered outside of the square. representing a whole different group of organizations from muslim groups, sikh organizations, a group calling for the independence of kashmir, and when that journey was made by both prime ministers, the roar from the protesters was incredibly loud incurred. such are the mixed feelings about modi's presence here in the u.k. on friday he will be addressing a crowd of 60,000 people at wimbley stadium. david cameron was keen to stress that this is about forging ahead in a new relationship. a modern relationship that really exploits all possibilities of building new financial relationships between the two countr

. >> al jazeera's neave barker is in al jazeera in brussels. >> an exceptional meeting of the north atlanticuncil for highly unusual times. it's been 50 years since nato members shot down an russian aircraft, and they've had to scramble to put together a coherent statement of what it believes may have happened. turkey presented its findings in front of all permanent representatives of the nato alliance. we believe a video was played during that meeting as well. nato secretary general made it clear that it is nato's belief now that, indeed, that russian jet had incurred into turkish air space when after a series of warnings the decision was made by the turkish authorities to shoot the jet down. the response at the same time for nato is one of calm, a call for de-escalation between nato and russia. the relations between the two were already extremely low, ever since russia's annexation of crimea last year. we know that for the time being that diplomatic channels between nato and russia are closed for the time being. we assume that that may well change in the coming days. the clearcut message n

neave barker. >> reporter: french military on patrol in the streets of paris. the second day of mourning. the treat outside the bataclan concert hall where more than 8 on people die remain sealed off as forensic teams gather evidence. newspaper amateur video tap toured the moment the killers opened fire on concert goers. in another video police prepare to storm the building. they are pushed back in a hail of bullets. one of the killers left a vital clue, a severed finger that has identified him as a 29-year-old french national. six members of his family, including his brother and father have been arrested. >> translation: he caught the attention of police due to a violation of public power from 2004 to 20 so he was pronounced guilty eight times but was never imprisoned. in 2010 he was black lifted to the police due to extreme about behaviour but was never classified as part of an extremist group. >> reporter: police say they have also found a syrian passport at the site of the stade de france. it was used by someone claiming rev fudge on the greek island of ler

neave barker, al jazeera, london. >>> still ahead, defying a travel ban, the coptic pope's trip to israels outrage on social media. >>> could before keena faso be about to enter a new era? we speak to the candidates ahead of sunday's election. >>> barcelona continue their rich vein of form in la liga. we'll have a round up of all the big leagues in europe coming up. >>> saudi-led coalition has carried out airstrikes on boats they say were smuggling surprise to houthi rebels in yemen. weapons were being unloaded from two fishing vessel when they were hit killing three smugglers. the coalition has imposed a blockade on yemen to stop weapons reaching the houthis and troops loyal to the ousted president saleh. we have this update from the yemeni city. >> translator: the saudi-led coalition jets have carried out eight raids in the province targeting a number of boats allegedly carrying arms, ammunition and fuel for the houthi rebels. the smugglers are alleged to be india and asian sailors. the operation was carried out in the port part of the long coastal strip stretching more than 200-kilomet