spreading, and now has armed supports and nations including afghanistan, indonesia, libya, pakistan the philippines, nigeria, tunisia and yemen. many europeans have returned home to plot attacks. still the white house insists patience is the key. >> are we going to light our hair on fire every time there assetback in the campaign against isil or take very seriously or responsibility to evaluate those areas where we succeed. president obama's strategy is based on first beating isis on iraq and dealing with it in syria. why is isis still gaining ground in iraq? pat buchanan. >> let's talk about the obama strategy. he has done for syria. in iraq the policy of barack obama is failing and it is failing quite clearly because the iraqi government and army is simply insufficient to defend ramadi or take back mosul in and of itself. they have to rely on the only forces it can. but that would be a victory for iran. my feeling here is there is going to be a push and i hope the republicans don't get in on it to put american troops in there to take back ramadi and tpa hraourb i can't or mosul and lead the battl

the taliban in pakistan is claiming responsibility for shooting down a helicopter carrying foreign diplomats. seven people were killed in the incident friday, including the ambassadors to pakistan from the philippines and norway. today, the militant group posted this video online, which appeared to show taliban fighters with a surface-to-air missile of the kind it said brought down the chopper. the government says the chopper suffered a mechanical failure. and at the vatican today a meeting between the pope and the leader of communist cuba, raul castro. the two met for an hour to discuss the warming of relations between the united states and cuba, and the pope's planned visit to cuba this fall. afterwards, castro, who as a boy studied at jesuit schools, praised the pontiff and said his communist nation is easing its restrictions on religion. >> i said that if the pope continues to talk as he does sooner or later i will start praying again and return to the catholic church. i am not kidding. i am a communist, of the cuban communist party, and my party did not allow believers but now it is being allowed. it is a step forward. >> sreenivasan: two police officers were killed in mississippi last night d

the 70th anniversary of victory in europe day. >>> per following a developing story. a helicopter of foreign dignitaries has crashed in pakistan killing four people including the ambassadors to pakistan from the philippines and from norway. pakistan's air force has a technical glitch caused this crash. >> right now president obama is speaking at nike's world headquarters in portland oregon. later today the president will hit a milestone when he stops in south dakota. that visit secures his membership in the 50-state club. only three other presidents have visited all the states while in office -- richard nixon, george h.w. bush and bill clinton did it too. >>> well police are retracing the last-known steps of that missing howard university student. lance buckley's cell phone pinged near block house point conservation park in montgomery county on wednesday but they didn't find any trace of him there. family members say they dropped buckley off at a commuter lot in stafford on tuesday morning. buckley sent his wife a text message just a few hours later. he was near howard university at the time that he sent that message. his family has not heard from him since. >>> a discrimination policy is dividing parent

in pakistan, the philippine and norwegian ambassadors were killed today when their helicopter crashedurned in the northern part of the country. the wives of the malaysian and indonesian ambassadors and members of the crew also died and wreckage from the crash set a local school ablaze. the taliban claimed they shot down the helicopter, but the government denied it. and much of europe marked 70 years today since nazi germany's defeat in world war two. wreath-laying ceremonies took place in paris. and in london, where british political leaders joined in a tribute, hours after the country's election. russia holds its own victory parade tomorrow, but many western leaders are boycotting that event, due to moscow's actions in ukraine. still to come on the newshour: what great britain's election results mean for the country, and the rest of the e.u. the ugly side of nice nails in america; are we designing machines to be too smart? harsh evictions for americans who call trailer parks home; brooks and marcus on the week's news; and, paul beatty's new novel confronts the civil rights struggle w

on this news hour ambassadors from norway and the philippines among the dead as a helicopter carrying foreign dignitaries crashes in the north of pakistand the musicians in the philippines hoping that a new law will have fans at home singing to a different tune. >>> in sport, the baseball star alex rodriguez sets a new record for the yankees. but some aren't willing to celebrate. we'll tell you why. ♪ >> al jazeera america international news. >> people here are worried that this already serious situation may escalate. >> shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you might get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> feeling the real impact. >> separatists took control a few days ago. >> get closer to every story. >> how easy is it for a fighter to get in? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america

welcoming up on the news hour the ambassadors of norway and the philippines among the dead when a helicopter krach krach -- crashed in the north of pakistanwhy musicians in the philippines are hoping that a new law could have fans singing to a different tune. ♪ >>> and semifinal surprise not one, but two big names crash out in madrid. we have that and the rest of the sport. stay with us if you can. >> al jazeera america international news. >> people here are worried that this already serious situation may escalate. >> shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you might get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> feeling the real impact. >> separatists took control a few days ago. >> get closer to every story. >> how easy is it for a fighter to get in? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. >> ...as if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution. >> this goes to the heart of the argument >> to tell you t

. >> the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in pakistan including those in the philippine and norwegian ambassador arrived in the capital of islamabad. military chiefs and government officials gather to pay their respects. the wives of the malaysian ambassadors were also killed. a technical failure caused the crash. >>> australian police detonated a bomb that they planned for sunday. they defused three homemade homemade devices and the suspect is due in court on monday. >>> the president of the philippines said it is important to uphold the right of the china sea on a trip to canada. >> we're hoping that everybody's obligations are gradfied so that there is theall governments in the area are afiring for. thank you. >> in the united states is calling on north korea to stop raising tensions in the region after it reports of a successful launch of a missile from an underwater submarine. images of kim jong-un preparing to watch a launch from a boat. but it's not clear when or where it took place. if true, it would violate sanctions banning it from missiles technology. >>> the

the united states and iran. >>> chopper went down in northern pakistan friday killing seven people including the ambassadors from norway and the philippines. pakistan's foreign secretary denied claims by the pakistani taliban that they shot down the helicopter. >> the technical failure and unfortunately accidents do happen. yes, we are very sad, very very sad and grieved but accidents are accidents and we would not allow any terrorists to make political mileage out of this. it is not in order. >> pakistan's prime minister noaz sharif has compressed condolences for be crash. >>> 800 people died when a boat went down in the mediterranean al jazeera stefanie dekker has more from sicily. >> reporter: you can still make out parts of the ship despite the murky waters what you can't see are the bloated drowned bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside. the italian navy has released these images. they won't release the footage of many dead. but all will be crucial in investigating what happened on april 18th. >> translator: we have found many bodies. it is impossible to say exactly how many. the majority are inside the bottom part of the boat b

arrested for plotting an attack on veterans day >>> the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in pakistan including those of the philippine and norwegian ambassadors arrived in the capital islamabad. military chiefs and government officials gathered to pay respects. the wives of indonesian and malaysian ambassadors were killed. the pakistani airport says a technical failure caused the crash. 15 fishermen arrived in myanmar after being arrested. a leading indonesian fishing company is accused of treating more than 300 menace slaves, forcing them to work long hours without pay, beating them, housing them in unsanitary conditions. florence louie met the family of two fishermen. >> it was poverty that drove her son away, first to thailand and then to indonesia. >> translation: we are a farming family, it is no longer profitable to work on the farm. on the other hand we don't have money to start another business. the farmers were losing money and he needed to find a job somewhere else. >> this man told his mother he was working on a boat and he would be back in three years. those years have come and gone, without a word from h

. >> four ambassadors killed in the helicopter crash in northern pakistan. ambassadors were norway and the philippines. the pirates all died. >> the motor aid in south arts of south africa is slowing down except for cape town. that's because of battles of drug gangs in just one area. the notorious cape flats community. we've been to cape flats to speak to the leader of one of those drugs gangs. >> 11 at night in lavender hill. smoking credit crystal meth in a portable toilet. these are members of the drug gang. rowland believes in taking and selling drugs is the only life possible here. >> they don't have money for school fees. they don't have money for college. there is no food at home. now they take drugs to escape. >> but there is a price to this drug-fueled world. nicole was hit by a stray bullet. these children are growing up in a battleground. >> you get killed just for witnessing? >> yes you get killed by just witnessing something. >> the gang leader believes the government doesn't care about the mixed race or colored communities as they call themselves. and have allowed their neighborhood to b

according to the military the pilot as well as the ambassador of norway of the philippines the wife of the malaysian ambassador to pakistane killed in the crash along with the pilots. according to eyewitnesss, the helicopter came down on a school. the school was closed because the pakistani prime minister was all due to arrive to inaugurate several projects. according to the report the prime minister decided to come back to islamabad, he has declared a day of mourning here and instructed the authorities to bring back the injured and dead bodies back to islamabad. this is indeed a big tragedy, the military spokesman saying and confirming that at least two other diplomats that includes the polish ambassador and the dutch ambassador that were injured in this particular crash. >>> still to come here on al jazeera, a russian space rocket sent to resupply the international space station, the mission came crashing back to earth. we'll tell you why. >>> and thousands of nigerians forced out of their homes by boko haram have been forced out again, this time from refugee camps in niger. we'll tell you their story. ♪ just because i'

the union. it's even doubly so. >> good to talk with you. thanks so much. >> a helicopter crash in pakistan. ambassadors from norway and the philippines plus the wives of the malaysian and indonesian ambassadors and pilots died in the crash. >>> the u.s. department of justice has launched a u.s. civil rights investigation into police in baltimore are routinely racist. the death of a 25-year-old black man in custody led to six charges being charged in connection with his death. and a court in spain has ordered the detention of a man from the ivory coast who hid his son in a suit case trying to smuggle him into europe. they made the discovery when they found the eight-year-old curled up inside. he was found in a spanish enclave in north africa and borders morocco. >>> still to come on the program, inside south africa's gang culture an exclusive interview we speak with some gang members who say there is no way out of poverty. ♪ singing ♪ ♪ . >> 70 years after victory the victims and heroes of world war ii are remembered. >> well back. to our top stories here on al jazeera. a saudi foreign minister said he was willing to implement a five-

. >>> the pakistan taliban is claiming to have shot down a helicopter carrying foreign diplomats. ambassadors from norway and the philippines were among seven killed in the crash. a video was set to show fighters firing a missile that hit the tail of the helicopter >>> the pakistan taliban released a video showing members showing showing different components of a russian sam-7 missile used to bring down the helicopter in which several diplomats were travelling. now, according to the military and footage obtained by al jazeera showed that the helicopter was coming in for a landing and crashed. it shows the rescue on board, and talking to some of the survivors who said that they did not witness any missile hitting the aircraft. it was a technical fault that developed on the aircraft. everything was going smoothly. according to aviation experts, if the aircraft were hit in the air, it would have come down like a rock. however, it shows that this was an accident, and the crew members made an attempt to save lives after the helicopter caught fire >>> still ahead, the nepalese babies born early and struggling to survive after the

the fighting, at least 300,000 have fled their homes. >> a helicopter crash in pakistan killed seven people including several visiting diplomats. among the dead were the ambassadors of the philippines and norway, the wives of the ambassadors of malaysia and indonesia also died, ten others were also injured. the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility for crash but pakistan's foreign minister said it was caused by technical failure. >>> a week after six baltimore police officers were charged for the death of a black man in their custody loretta lynch has announced an investigation of the entire department. lynch says her decision came in part from serious concerns of the erosion of trust between police and the community. >> this investigation will begin immediately and will focus on allegations that baltimore police department officers used excessive force including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches seizures and arrests and engage in discriminatory policing. >>> also lawyers for the the accused officers called for state's attorney marilyn mosby to be replaced, alleging she has a conflict of interest in the case because her husband is on baltimore's city council. mosby says sh

the philippines and nor wear. it went down 185 miles from islamabad. pakistan's military said six people died in total including the pilots and wives the malaysian and andreas indonesia ambassadors. do we know why this helicopter went down? >> the military has just sent an investigation team to the site, however, the military is stressing that this was a technical fault as the helicopter came down to land at naltar 300 kilometers north of islamabad. the investigation team will be on the spot within the next half hour to an hour and they will of course start looking into this, but the military is ruling out shots being fired from the ground, saying that this was totally a technical issue. >> we understand the where, the why now but what about the who? the pakistani taliban issued a statement saying that they had shot down the helicopter. that this been verified? >> well, the pakistani taliban spokesman was very quick to send a note to all the media outlets saying that a samuel seven shoulder fired missile was fired on the kill hospitaller. the intended target was

the pilot as well as the ambassador of norway the ambassador of the philippines, the wife of the malaysian ambassador to pakistanalso the indonesian ambassador to pakistan were killed in the crash along with the pilots. now according to eyewitnesss, the helicopter came down on a school. that school was closed because the pakistani prime minister was also due to arrive to inaugurate several projects. according to the report the prime minister then decided to come back to islamabad. he has declared a day of mourning here in islamabad, and instructed the authorities to bring back the injured as well as the dead bodies back to islamabad. this is indeed a big tragedy, the military spokesman saying and confirming that at least two other diplomats that includes the polish ambassador as well as a dutch ambassador were injured in this particular crash. >>> british prime minister david cameron is already planning to form his new government just hours after winning a national election. >> i have just been to see her imagine industry the queen, and i will now form a majority conservative government. i have been proud to lea

military, the pilot as well as the ambassador of norway, the ambassador of the philippines the wife of the malaysian ambassador to pakistan, alleges the crimean ambassador to pakistan were killed along with the pilots. according to eyewitnesses, the helicopter came down on a school. that school was closed, because the pakistani prime minister was also due to arrive to inaugurate several projects. now, according to the report, the prime minister then decided to come back to islamabad. he has declared a day of mourning here issue islamabad and instructed the authorities to bring back the injured, as well as the dead bodies, back to islamabad. this is in deed a big tragedy. the military spokesman saying and confirming that at least two other diplomats that includes the polish ambassador, as well as the dutch ambassador that were injured in this particular crash. >> italy's neighbor say hundreds of bodies were found in a vessel that sank off the coast of libya in april. 28 people survived. stephanie decker has more from sicily. >> the prosecutor gave details of the investigation. the ship wreck is that of the incident that ha

the philippines. people from india. pakistan. it's heartbreaking. these are de facto slaves. de facto slaves. e in qatar, you've backed slaver. the mistreatment of people. the way they treat -- and, by the way, the highest pe per capita in the world. matt: if america was really -- you know, it thinks it's this bad. we're not sending our team to qatar. just like the olympics. >> the rest of the world if the -- the rest of the world won't do it. charles: the same thing with jimmy carter. people start to say, you don't want to mix politicians with sports too much. >> it's broader than just the officials of all these different sports leagues. forget whether it's fifa or basketball or olympics or whatever else. the issue is really the vast amount of money that gets thrown at all these people. >> because it's so darn entertaining. >> from the athletes to the judges or officials to everything else. that's where this all comes from. it's just too much. charles: this is actually a big giant crime story. and it's one that involves every nation in the world. it's really intriguing. can't wait to see what

the dead diplomates that includes the ambassador of norway of the philippines also the wives of the malaysia and indonesia ambassador to pakistanring both the injured and dead back to islamabad. >> all right thanks so much kamal there. in burundi the government in opposition are planning to meet for peace talks, at least 18 people have been killed during demonstrations against the president's bid for a third term. and the move initially defied a two-term limit and this week a court cleared the way for him to run again and malcolm web reports from the capitol. >> reporter: soldiers have been out on the streets at the burundi capitol since the second day of protests against president president's bid for a third term. the army says it is supporting the police but soldiers have not joined in the violence and protesters like them. >> translator: the burundi soldiers are always protecting us when these policemen shoot at us. >> translator: we thank the soldiers and we thank their commander. he should deploy more soldiers the street. >> reporter: that protest was then broken up. police fired tear gas and guns. this time nobody was inj

seven people were killed when the chopper crashed in to a school in northern pakistan on friday. among the dead, the norwegian and philippine ambassadors, the wives of the top diplomates from indonesia and malaysia and three crew members. amazingly there were two survivors. listen as they describe what was happening right before the moment of impact. >> i remember that we got in -- i think i suppose i braced for impact. i think the moment afterwards i was actually opening my eyes, seeing the smoke and heard some explosions. so i was extremely lucky. because it went incredibly fast. >> everything went well except the last few minutes. the helicopter went spiral, down and down and down and down. and hit the ground. i saw the pilot was killed. i was in the middle. few minutes to escape but once the fire was very strong and the smoke, very much in the plane. nothing much we could do. >> it is unclear if that helicopter crashed because of mechanical problems or if it was shot down as the taliban claims. >>> a sea of moms are in this u.s. capitol demanding to be heard. what they want from the country's police straight ahead. >>>

. >> the taliban fighters in pakistan claimed they shot down a helicopter carrying foreign diplomats. ambassadors from nor wear and the philippines were among those killed in the crash which the pakistani government blamed on technical failure. a taliban video is said to show fighters firing a missile. >> police in macedonia are continuing to battle an armed group in a town in the north where ethnic albanians are the majority. the interior ministry said eight police officers and 14 fighters were killed on saturday. we have more. >> sporadic gunfire can still be heard on the streets. police say the main operation ended sunday night but some refuse to surrender. the fighting emptied the streets in the mainly albanian neighborhood. the police action began early on saturday morning in the city about 40 kilometers north of the capitol. it's an area that saw fighting during an ethnic albanian insurgency in 2001. >> we are sending a message to those who want to divide us. leave us alone. let people carry on with their lives. they do not know how to run the state, the least they can do is let us so we can live in peace. >> the government

the norwegian and philippine ambassadors to pakistan they have just been killed. pakistani helicopter crashed. also killed in the crash the wives of the ambassadors from malaysia and indonesia and two pilots and a crew member. the ambassadors of poland and netherlands they were among those that have been hurt. the pakistani taliban is claiming they shut down that helicopter. that is not yet been confirmed by pakistan's government. >>> san rafael police are warning women who walk along the bay trail of two sexual attacks. one happened five months ago. the second happened three months ago but officers say they just learned about the attacks after the victims told a health and human services employee. >> the male forced them down to the ground and is sexually assaulted them. in one of the occasions the suspect grabbed the victims hand and placed it on a handgun that was in his waistband. >> they were afraid to report the attacks because of fear of deportation. police are encouraging any other victims to come forward. immigration will not be called and officers are als

seven people including the ambassadors of norway and the philippines have been killed in an unexplained helicopter crash in pakistanwe have this report from karachi. reporter: this is a major aviation disaster for the pakistani military, involving so many foreign diplomats. these diplomats and senior officials were going to northern pakistan in three helicopters. one of these helicopters, it a russian mi-17, developed a fault. the tale called on fire and eventually a crash landed on to an empty school building. this happened in a remote part of north pakistan. more than 50 people were going there because the inauguration by the prime minister of a new chairlift project. the prime minister was also on his way, separately, and when he found out about the crash he was taken back to his mama bob. this part of pakistan is mountainous, scenic, beautiful. many of these people are going there to enjoy the scenery. it is not known for military activities. it's very different from the tribal areas, which are known for the taliban militancy. this part of northern pakistan, it's relatively peaceful. having said that, there has

palestinian authority has a role to play at all >>> the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in pakistan ind clues those of philippine norwegian ambassadors arrived in the capital islamabad. military chiefs and government officials gathered to pay the respects. the wives of the indonesian and malaysian ambassadors were also kill. pakistan says a technical problem caused the crash. >> calls from the president to quit. a top aid had been linked to a corruption scandal. victoria gatenby reports much >> reporter: thousand of guatemalans celebrated the vice president's resignation in the capital guatemala city. it was the culmination of weeks of progress. anger and frustration that had been directed to the ruling party was replaced by chants and cheers. it was called a victory for the people. it was announced and said to be a praised decision. >> after talks, i reiterate courageously made the decision. what i think is everything had its time. their are processes that i insist should be struggled. and the secretary is adelaide to be a leader of a scam. investigators issued a warned for his arrest when he was on a strip. wh

the philippines. a helicopter carrying dignitaries crashes in pakistan. >>> also details of an eight-year-old child found in a suit case in spain. and in sport the baseball star alex rodriguez sets a new record recordrecord with the new york yankees. we will have more in sport. but first it was an incident in which finally made the world sit up and take notice. after 800 people lost their lives as they tried to cross the mediterranean to north africa last month. stephanie dekker reports. >> you can still make out parts of the ship despite the murky water, what you can't see are the bloated drowned bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside. the italian navy has released these images. it won't release the footage of the many dead but all crucial in the investigation in what happened on april 18th. >> we have found many bodies. it's impossible to say how many. the majority are inside the bottom part of the boat, but it does add up to what the survivors have told us, that there were around 800 people on the boat. >> only 28 people survived the accident. two of them are in custody. a tunisian man is alleged

. >>> ambassadors from norway and philippines among the dead as a helicopter crashes in pakistan's north>>> and victory in europe countries across the continent mark the 70th anniversary of defeating nazi germany in world war ii. ♪ >>> well any saudi-lead coalition has been launching waves of air strikes on yemen, targeting once again the houthi strong hold of sa'dah. it has dropped leaflets telling civilians they have until sunset to get out. and that is around about now. the air strikes are in retaliation of houthi strikes on saudi villages. >> reporter: hours after offering a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in yemen. the saudi-lead coalition as launched more air strikes against the houthis. saudi army officers say the decision was in response to houthi shelling of saudi villages. >> translator: now the equation has changed. we will target those who carried out the attacks against our people, their bases, the city where houthi commanders are operating. it will go after all of the houthi commanders. >> reporter: these are some of the areas that were hit in sa'dah the power base of the h

where scam artists take >>> the ambassadors of norway in the philippines are among seven people killed when an army helicopter crashed in pakistanoday. wives of malaysian are among the dead. a technical failure caused that crash. >>> tomorrow liberia plans to declare itself free of e bowl la. nearly 5 --ebola. >>> in a few minutes family and friends and members of community will say good-bye to dr. paul vance. vance was the superintendent of the d.c. and montgomery county school districts. the viewing is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at christ episcopal church in rockville. funeral services will be saturday at noon at the same location. >>> mother's day is sunday. a lot of you are looking for that last minute gift online, but this this is the time of year when scam artists try to take advantage of unsuspecting shoppers. >> reporter: flowers are one of the most popular gifts for mother's day, but christopher brown from the federal trade commission has a warning. >> scammers are trying to obtain consumers' personal and financial information. >> reporter: scam artists have set up phoney florist sites hoping to attract unsuspect users and g

pakistan military says six people have been killed when one of the helicopters crashed in the country's north. it happened in the town here two ambassadors from norway and philippineswives of malaysia and indonesia and two pilots killed and they were travelling to the area on a separate aircraft to launch two projects. yemen's northern sanaa province hit by the heaviest strikes since the saudi-led bombing began and this is on the border of saudi arabia and hit houthi positions. the coalition say they also targeted a houthi command center west of sada. in other news the u.s. defense secretary says american troops started training syrian fighters to combat, the islamic state of iraq and the levante and a few months before the first group of 90 fighters will be deployed. >> these trainees are recruited, they are vetted and only then are they put into training so they have been in the program for quite a while. and then the training takes some time and they would be inserted into operations and the trainees behind them and the previous question we hope though be an ever expanding program once it proves itself which i think it will. >>> battles intensifying in the mount

the investigation. norah? >> all right, elaine thank you. >>> breaking news this morning from pakistan where a military helicopter packed with foreign dignitaries crashed early today, killing seven people. among the dead ambassadors from norway and the philippines and the wives of two other ambassadors. the taliban says it shot down the chopper. about a dozen others including the dutch and polish ambassadors survived the crash. >> the head of the fbi is asking local police for help identifying potential terror suspects. the bureau confirms it alerted texas police about one of the gunmen who opened fire outside a draw mohammed contest. jeff pegues is in washington with how the message did not include crucial information. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fbi says it sent a bulletin to garland, texas, police just three hours before the attack. the notice included a license plate number photographs of one of the shooters elton simpson, and said he may have interest in the contest but the fbi acknowledges it did not know simpson and his accomplice nadir soofi were on their way to texas and on thursday garland police said it had no information at all that simpson and soofi were headed their way. simpson had apparently received guida

: pakistan is observing a day of mourning following the crash of a military helicopter carrying foreign diplomats. seven people died in the crash, including ambassadors from norway and the philippinesves of of ambassadors from malaysia and three crew members. bodies of the deceased were transported to a pakstani base. senior cabinet officials have accompanied them back to their countries of origin. those injured will be returned to their home countries. now looking at the cause behind the crash, the pakistani military denies a claim by the pakistani taliban of responsibility for the crash. in a statement, the pakstani taliban said they downed the aircraft surface-to-air missile. at the team of the crash, the prime minister was not a part out convoy. he had been due to join the diplomats later on in the day at a hotel as the trip itinerary. >> this is a disaster for pakistan. this trip one of good bill to promote tourism. show off pakistan's crown jewels, instead a dave tragedy at a time that pakistan is struggling to rehabilitate its image on the national stage. >> in australia, authorities have charged a 17-year-old with terrorism offenses. during this news conference, the officia