casualties are reported after a shooting in central moscow me the federal security service building. the news u.s. tech giants are being sued for allegedly abetting in the deaths of children in cobalt mines in the democratic republic of congo parents of those killed said the companies had all the means to prevent the deaths. and from the possibility of amending the russian constitution to the doping scandal for me you sanctions through impeachment proceedings stateside the russian president's annual q. and a session as wrapped up in moscow spanning more than 4 hours. of intense joining us here on r.t. to nashville where we start with breaking news from central moscow because numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal security service building or thought he's the shooter has been neutralized his identity that has yet to be confirmed here is video of the moment of the shooting. ok let's get an update from our correspondents who are on location in central moscow now remind. for us not far from where the shooting occurred 1st. no i like where you are. hello t

one would think now with the technology that the security services have that there's never been greater scrutiny of the communications that we have between each other as members of the public and that you know the greater security protocols are in place to try and prevent terrorist attacks yet they continue to happen is them. sees that we get that there's no stopping them. no it's very difficult i think if you talk to any head of any counterterrorism police or any head of security state security they will tell you it's virtually impossible to stop everyone especially you have an individual if they have not been on the system or that not been assessed as a great risk of the being on the system were acting on their own initiative it's very hard but what we are seeing what we are seeing is making it very very difficult for organized cells to operate i mean for example here. was the manchester bombing but he did not work on his own he had other individuals and it is getting harder and harder for them to operate so no not just in the u.k. and though in other states around europe a number of

the russian security service headquarters. around 3 were saying they opened fire with an automatic weapon likely they're saying to be a kalashnikov assault rifle they were 2 of those attackers were neutralized one of those attackers that managed to escape he played into the street where he basically shopped one traffic police officer that has been confirmed we are getting information from the ministry of health that at least 2 f.s.b. 2 russian security services offices have been wounded in a critical condition there saying they've been taken away to hospital now the danger from these attackers from the shooters has now passed their speed have been found they've been neutralized they're working to establish density but the danger as you again said jackie hasn't passed they are still looking for a device some sort of package or case that the attacker may have left inside the building the bomb squad in attendance they will be looking to find that package to see if it poses any danger to the public and of course public safety at t

security services police. health workers you know really life and limb at risk to help them to the public and we were speaking earlier what would have potentially happened had this assailant chosen a different target was an s.p. building if it was a transport hub a shop or a christmas market how. different this picture would have been and of course this picture would have also been different were not for the actions of police and security services on the on the on the scene very quickly evacuated that area and minimize those casualties and of course public security public safety is of paramount concern and mr putin was at that event marking national security services day that's tomorrow going to be officially 45 minutes time to $25.00 giving a speech on the importance of preventing radicalization you know terrorism and these sorts of ideas that could potentially lead to acts like this in future this is what you have to say. we need to be more active in. compromising leadership interested revocations who. it se

all the types of florens is where the security services can focus their. efforts in trying to obviously pick up the chatter and prevent you know any sort of terrorist attack again i can only speak for the united kingdom but i know we've been particularly successful in that regard assisted doing that bill walton makes it difficult as what you colleague mentioned some minutes ago is the fact what we call the low level attacks where people use the eccles all knives they're the ones which are almost very impromptu and they are very difficult in order to stop in trucks what's going on. but yes you're quite right and we are getting better i think at the monitoring although it must be pointed out that isis when they saw when they were forming they were able to evade the conventional monitoring methods of that particularly the west. particularly g c h q and the national security agency in maryland in the us. here today hawkins in the studio there a correspondent just in times of the the choice of target and the timing i know we've mentioned before that the mr burt

all the types of florens is where the security services can focus their. efforts in in trying to obviously pick up the chatter and prevent you know any sort of terrorist attack again i can only speak for the united kingdom but i know we've been particularly successful in that regard assisted doing that bill walton makes it difficult is the fact what we call the low level attacks where people use the eccles all knives they're the ones which are almost very impromptu and they are very difficult in order to stop when trucks see what's going on. to the sane or the attack this evening and remarkably it seems like things.

all the types of florens is where the security services can focus their. efforts in trying to obviously pick up the chatter and prevent you know any sort of terrorist attack again i can only speak for the united kingdom but i know we've been particularly successful in not regard to doing that bill walton makes it difficult it is the fact what we call the low level attacks where people use it calls all know used they're the ones which are almost very impromptu and they are very difficult in order to stop in trucks and see what's going on. because want to remind us close to the scene of the attack this evening and remarkably it seems like things a return to it's a relative nobody fairly quickly i believe that the authors of the sort of area cordoned off now are an airline people to go about their daily business. indeed the area behind me is a cordoned off that's where that attack gets a place of course this is the iconic. building which was also holds the k.g.b. tearing at some good times and this is where that tactic plays now this is the only area that's b

goff it's good to have you with us russia's security service the f.s.b. says that it has neutral state gunman who opened fire near its headquarters in central moscow today the f.s.b. also confirming that one of its employees was killed in the attack the country's health ministry says that 5 other people were injured. the sound of gunfire rips through the moscow night as pedestrians run for cover. police then quickly cordoned off the area and one of the most heavily secured parts of the city. stated by. gunshots of course i didn't get any closer because i wanted to live. but there's very little police officers ran up to the ambulance and loaded somebody into his quickly but apparently he was already dead. then they asked us to move further away. from us that. the russian intelligence service says there was only one attacker and that they had neutralized him a term used when an assailant is killed they haven't released the name or information about a motive it happened at about the same time that russian president vladimir putin was giving a speech celebrat

russia's security service the f.s.b. says it has neutralized a gunman who opened fire near its headquarters in central moscow and the f.s.b. also confirmed that one of its employees was killed in the attack the health ministry said 5 people injured moscow police have cordoned off the area and no motive has yet been established but the shooting took place soon after president putin at the end of the yet news conference. let's go straight to endeavor to show in moscow welcome back emily what more can you tell us. well phil there's been a huge flurry of information of course from the media but there have been some confirmations from the official side as well the f.s.b. the security service has confirmed that it was actually 3 shooters involved in this incident all of them have now been been neutralized as they put it that happened outside the f.s.b. headquarters in the center of moscow there has also been confirmation now that one traffic police officer was killed in the incident and one the f.s.b. officer was killed as wel

and of the media conference but also how the security services state the official security services day there was a celebration over they the kremlin and there were plenty of members of security services there and vladimir putin the russian president he was there to to congratulate them on their official on their official day so again plenty of details are missing right now no more official information as of yet we do know that the russian president is being kept in the loop of this attack right here in the heart of moscow charles shoebridge a security analyst and former british army officer gave us his appraisal of the situation and told us where things could go from here. well the police in the security services will be looking really to establish 2 aspects of this is an absolute priority the 1st of course is the identity of this person and they may well already know that and of course will give a very good and a very strong indication i think of what they were to vacation in this case was what it was political or personal or indeed some other aspect that was driving the motivation he

one person is killed and 5 are injured in a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses describe the attack. at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots that came in bursts you saw officers taking cover behind the cars. also this hour and a last minute attempt to disrupt russian gas supplies to europe and u.s. senators have borne a swiss company that are pulling sanctions will be putting it out of business if it doesn't stop working on the almost completed north through to pipeline. and the british government rejects scottish demands for another independence referendum after the scottish national party makes big gains in the u.k. as we said general election. you're watching are to international bring your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. there's still no official statement on the identity of the attacker who opened fire outside the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday night local media though have named a suspect he killed in f.s.b. officer before being shot

is the russian federal security service there an important security security organization the equivalent to the american f.b.i. this building is a very much central part of moscow in fact it was about. 7 to 8 minutes walk from the square about 1012 minutes walk from revolution square leading up to the kremlin so it's a very central area it's rush hour now safe to say in moscow this attack happened about 2535 minutes ago 630 people leaving work leaving their offices making their way to one of the tube stations very much nearby we saw some videos coming in earlier this is one of the videos from the scene you can see people running along the street in panic moving away from the sounds of gunfire. the attacker or attackers there was at least 2 attack as we understand began firing at the entrance to the f.s.b. building or just inside the lobby now from the sounds it sounds like there was automatic gunfire that has been confirmed by reports from the scene that the attacker or attackers were armed with automatic fire some reports saying it's a kalashnikov assault rifle other reports saying it's

now out of the next security service f.s.b. is it an obvious target overflew a very well defended what is it an obvious target for anyone no it's not an obvious target and definitely this is a symbolic attack against one of the russians or most known institutions or the federal security service is growing as you said for the next t.v. building this is very well known place right in the center of moscow and become interesting when it's in the center. very known position and it is a symbol of the russian state so i think that for me of course we don't know who is the perpetrator of the attack and we have to be careful with any kind of speculation but definitely this is something i think we didn't choose that place and that building. by about hazard and there's difference and purpose or so maybe i do all that you can i'm speaking can think that is definitely. the case and this night shooting. you surprised to hear about someone with a. a rifle of this reportedly like a kalashnikov lot rifle taking all the shit. well defended build

celebration celebration of security service members. so that could have something to do with the timing of course and you know as you were mentioning the press conference with today there was almost 2000 journalists in this city just for that so another bunch of people and again as you mentioned likely more security services in the area it's unclear of course what exactly was behind this attack that's apparently ongoing indeed 3 casualties at least one of them media reports. is. a security officer possibly one of the ones targeted in the entrance to that. we do that and again very preliminary report reports here of course we are speculating on. the show as you will of the russian president is often kept very closely guarded by his personal security we don't know where he went off to the press conference what he attended but today there was meant to be celebrations of members of the security services whether that is linked or not in any way whether this attack is linked to the press conference in any way we just don't know at this stage

one person is killed and 5 are injured in a shooting near the federal security service building and sent from moscow witnesses have described the attack. at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots it came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars and a last minute attempt to disrupt russian gas transit to europe u.s. senators have formed a swiss company that crippling sanctions will put it out of business if it doesn't stop work on the almost completed north stream pipeline and scotland for we need to see another independence referendum after scottish national party made big gains in the u.k.'s recent general election. good morning just gone 10 o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now investigators are still trying to establish the identity of the attacker who opened fire outside the federal security service building in central moscow last night he killed and f.s.b. officer before being shot dead himself 5 other people were injured let's get more information after you don if you stand at the same of the shooting you go go

one person is killed and 5 are injured in a shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow. also to come this hour in the last minutes attempt to disrupt russian gas transit to europe u.s. senators who want to split the pipe playing company that crippling sanctions will put it out of business if the company does not stop work on the almost completed new treaty pipeline and a $100000000000.00 in donations is being held by the movement church according to a whistleblower who claims it has misled its members into parting with their money . oh good morning just clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now top story this hour an investigation is underway to find out the identity of the shooter who opened fire on thursday in the vicinity of the federal security service building in central moscow it has been confirmed that one officer was killed in the attack the gun battle happened in the very heart of the russian capital not far from the crime. the f.s.b. has confirmed the shooter was in and didn't enter its premises i've people. including a civilian my col

on person has been killed in a shooting the the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. at 5 to 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots that came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars. the newly released footage reportedly shows the shooter at the moment of the attack police say the assailant acted alone in the shooter's identity has still to be confirmed. joining me this is r.t. international where we start this hour with breaking news out of moscow numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal security service building one person has been confirmed at this video reportedly shows the shooter at the moment of the attack the shooters thought to be acting alone and is not yet been identified the area around the scene has been cordoned off and coming up next we have footage of the moment of the sheet. i was sitting with my friends the ball when the shooting began it was the sound of a kalashnikov assault rifle i know what it sounds like my friends were light. you know it must b

european union because we both face the same problems and intelligence service the russian state has already helped also to prevent security breaches terror attacks in the west and y.c. were so also western intelligence services also the russian government so i think in this respect we should work more closely together but if we look at the situation right now we are divided and this should not be accepted some of the security. attacks or threats that europe has been facing in the past years have emanated from the middle east conflict in iraq and syria and they are the west and russia was opposing each other instead of working together and so we conflict there so i think we are we need more unity we need more elaboration on that field to take us this great challenge of terrorism in our cities right i just want to pick up on what you said there for example syria one of the most obvious places where islamic state where we're fighting against well all sorts of different countries when there america were were present russia was there though with syrian national forces as well when you've got this common enemy why wasn't for ex

the security services. because strong indications as to the motivation assuming that the government is a rational actor had this attack i think taken place against a more soft target which is usually the case with more explicit or overt terrorist acts then you would have expected i think far more casualties to have resulted. in european union and moscow has slammed the latest u.s. sanctions targeting companies involved in russia's north gas pipeline to germany the kremlin stresses that washington is broken diplomatic etiquette once again while berlin and brussels say that america should mind its own business. we're looking very closely at the us crossing a crucial edge of foreign policy as it starts imposing sanctions which russia has already become accustomed to against its own allies we can see the intention to make europe buy american liquefied gas and thus to slow the development of the continent's economy to undermine its capability of competing with the u.s. in the global markets washington has decide

one person is killed in a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. there that 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots it came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars and for ticha legislation the shooter at the moment of the attack police say the gunman acted alone in the shooter's identity has still not been confirmed. by the russian president was giving a 4 hour annual press conference in moscow covering a multitude of domestic and international topics. and u.s. tech giants are being sued for allegedly abetting in the deaths of children in cobalt mines in the democratic republic of the congo parents of those killed say the companies had all the means to prevent the deaths. hello you're watching r.t. international i'm rosana thank you for joining us. top story this hour numerous shots were fired by gunmen in the vicinity of the federal security service building in moscow security forces returned fire and one person has been confirmed dead the gun battle happened in the very c

one person is killed in a shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots that came in bursts you saw officers taking cover behind the cars. footage allegedly shows the shooter at the moment of the attack police say the gunman acted alone and his identity is still not been confirmed. earlier in moscow the russian president was giving a for a press conference covering a multitude of domestic and international topics. that u.s. tech giants are being sued for allegedly abetting in the deaths of children in cobalt winds in the democratic republic of congo parents of those killed say the companies had all the means to prevent the deaths. hello here watching r t international i'm rosana lockwood thank you for joining us. top story this hour numerous shots were fired by gunmen in the vicinity of the federal security service building in moscow security forces returned fire and one person has been confirmed that the gun battle happened in the very center of the rus

one person is killed in a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots it came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars meanwhile video has emerged allegedly showing the shooter the moment of the attack police say the gunman acted alone in the shooter's identity has still not been confirmed. earlier in the day in moscow the russian president was before our annual press conference covering a multitude of domestic and international topics. and u.s. tech giants are being sued for allegedly abetting in the deaths of children and cobalt lines in the democratic republic of congo parents of those killed say the companies had all the means to prevent the deaths. hello there you are watching r t international i'm rosana loquitur thank you for joining us. now our top story this hour numerous shots were fired by a gunman in the vicinity of the federal security service building in moscow security forces returned fire and one person has been confirmed

one person has been killed in a shooting incident near the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses describe what they saw. the 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots that came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cause of the newly released footage reportedly shows the shooter in the moments of the attack police say that he acted alone the shooters identity is still not being. earlier in the day the russian president was giving a 4 our annual press conference covering a multitude of domestic and international topics. and in other news u.s. tech giants are being sued for allegedly abetting in the deaths of children in cobalt mines in the democratic republic of congo parents of those killed say the companies had all the means to prevent. giving thanks for joining us this is r.t. international and we start with breaking news from central moscow numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal security service building one person has been confirmed that this video now reportedly shows the shooter at the m

one person is killed and 5 are injured in the shooting need the federal security service building in central moscow. also this hour in the last minutes attempt to disrupt russian gas transit say your u.s. senators have warned a swiss company that crippling sanctions would put it out of business if it doesn't stop almost completed stream saying pipeline and scotland for many moves to seek another independence referendum after the scottish national party made big gains in the u.k.'s recent general election plus $100000000000.00 in donations is being held by the mormon church according to a whistleblower who claims it is misled its members into parting with their money people in new york tell us it's high time the church pay taxes. i'm not terribly surprised we should pay something but they just don't especially would be the guys who those big houses in the jetson tax free it's not for. clothes are you watching r t international where she's gone 9 in the morning hey. man vesta gate is still trying to establish the identity of the attacker who opened fire at side the federal security ser

one person is killed in a shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. very wide the 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots that came in bursts we saw this is taking cover behind the car as the newly released footage reportedly shows the shooter at the moment of the attack police say the attacker acted alone in the shooter's identity has still not been confirmed. 9 from moscow where it's just past 2 in the morning you're watching r t international welcome to the program and we start with that breaking news from central moscow numerous shots have been find in the immediate vicinity of the federal security service building one person has been confirmed at this rate is reportedly showing the shoes at the moment of the attack on the shooter is thought to have been acting alone and is identity has not yet been confirmed the area around the scene have been cordoned off the following is footage of the moment of the shooting. but this is i was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began and it

sco is the home of russia's federal security service the f.s.b. and its communist era pre-disaster the k.g.b. . but the attacker then reportedly fled to a neighboring building barricaded himself inside security services then shot him dead a 1000000 says were on scene to help several casualties stated by your games least don't believe there were gunshots so of course i didn't get any closer because i wanted to live my head around the corner and watch from there the emergency services came a bit later on. before the police officers ran up to number and loaded somebody onto it quickly i don't know for sure but apparently he was already dead. the russian president was informed about the shootings the same day was holding his annual showcase press conference. russian television putin was formally in f.s.b. chief before entering politics. it's unclear. whether he was. trying to establish his identity. and who's at the scene tell us more about what we know. you can see this whole area here in the heart still. everyone is wondering how this could happen h

could happen how these people would answer this very and secure building in the heart of costco the f.s.b. is of course the old k.g.b. the services soviet times and it was one of the most secure buildings in the country and in this city so it is still a lot of questions president puts it was actually attending a conference to members to commemorate the tories of the f.s.b. at the same time the shooting was taking place the spokesman for president putin that has said that he has been briefed on the situation but hasn't made any comment so far from any government officials except that we also saw that the health ministry has said that there has been some for seriously injured the people as well i'm saying now reports that a source close to the f.s.b. says that the shooting incident could be linked to persian speech today do we have any idea about the motivations that might have been behind this this attack and i imagine the security services to taking the investigation incredibly incredibly seriously. well it's not very clear what the motivation has been and there's no 6 space so far about this but yes it was 2 days annual press co

one person is killed in a shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. why the 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots at the image bursts we saw this is taking cover behind because. this footage reportedly shows the shooter out of moments of the attack and police say the attacker acted alone in the shooter's identity has still not been confirmed. as are you watching r t international i'm rosana not quit thank you for joining us and we start with breaking news from central moscow this hour new merced shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal security service building one person has been confirmed dead this video is reportedly showing the shooter at the moment of the attack the shooter is thought to been acting alone and its identity has not yet been confirmed the area around the scene is being cordoned off from the following is footage of the moment of the shooting. yes he's a thug but he said i was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began and it was the sound of

russian officials have identified the suspect shooting at near the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the a time. and in other news of the week moscow and you lash out at u.s. sanctions targeting russia's nord stream to gas pipeline to germany with berlin saying it amounts to interference in domestic affairs. and another inspector breaks ranks from the global chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. saying its final report on the alleged attack in the syrian city of goma distorts the facts. from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program says. russia's investigative committee has released to the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening it was shooter was 39 year old to give any man year old who lives in moscow region he killed and f.s.b. officer before being shot and killed himself another officer later died in the hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured and the investigation

one person is killed in a shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow witnesses have described the attack. there to the 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire and it was not just a few shots at the image bursts we saw this is taking cover behind because. nearly released footage allegedly shows the shooter out of moments who did attack and police say the gunman acted alone in the shooter's identity has still not been confirmed. as the russian president was giving a for a press conference covering a multitude of domestic and international topics. when live from moscow where it's just past 4 o'clock in the morning you're watching our international welcome to the program the top story this hour numerous shots were fired by a gunman in the vicinity of the federal security service building in moscow security forces returned fire and one person has been confirmed dead the gun battle happened in the very center of the russian capital only about a kilometer from the kremlin this video reportedly shows the shooter at the moment of the attack his thoughts have been acting alone and

russia's federal security service that is the f.s.b. announced on friday 2 russian citizens who were planning on committing terrorist attacks on home soil was arrested it is said that the incident was going to take place in st petersburg widely called the country's 2nd capital often called the venice of the north because of it and it was going to take place which is of course now just one day away at this point in time we don't have any thought of the details on the individuals apprehended but what i can say of course is that new hair in russia is one of the biggest holidays on the night of the thought you have to sound this is tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in every single city stream out onto the streets meaning that if this had not been stopped the consequences could have been truly tragic now it is absolutely vital to know this attack was foiled in no small part thanks to a tip off from the american intelligence services marking a very positive very encouraging moment of cooperation between the u.s. and russia the kreml

and security services were forced to fire back and defend themselves so this report was very much a kind of defense of the security forces in the country saying that they had to act to defend people and save people's lives accusing protesters of rioting and targeting petrochemical plants which could have risked many lives and what's the reaction been inside iran. well like i said the spokesman of the judiciary has been speaking this morning he's rejected the number by in amnesty international the death toll is said that 'd there's a big difference and that the opposition or the outside forces are giving these numbers to international organizations but there's still a lot a lot of anger and frustration inside iran in fact a popular opposition leader hussein mousavi who has been under house arrest since 2007 he likened the crackdown on demonstrations to the time of the shah where peaceful protesters were gunned down and led to dislike revolution so there's still a lot of anger and frustration here and we don't really know how many people have been killed and right now as a big

russia's federal security service detain 2 people that were allegedly planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the city of st petersburg according to the security service these people in question were planning terrorist attacks in crowded places during the new year celebrations it was also reported that avid and shedding light on some of their intentions was also found the scene well they were being detained russian federal security service a mage's these the rest on the 27th of december following information that was received from their american colleagues now some may say that it was a significant step in the relationships between the 2 countries and in a telephone conversation the russian president vladimir putin thanked his american counterpart donald trump for this piece of data that helped prevent these attacks they prevented what could have been a tragic catastrophe as the city of san petersburg russia's northland capital is packed with people during new year holidays so this piece of information how to prevent a horrible situation indeed both presidents discussed a range of

russian officials have identified the suspect in a shooting at a federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the attack. and other stories that shape the week mosconi you lash out at u.s. sanctions targeting russia's north stream to gas pipeline to germany berlin saying it about state interference in domestic affairs. and another inspector breaks ranks from the global chemical weapons watchdog the o p c w saying its final report on the alleged attack in the syrian city of duma distorts the fact. that joining as you're watching the weekly here are not internet. russia's investigative committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was 39 year old you have guinea minute off who lived in the moscow region he killed an f.s.b. officer before being shot dead him self another officer later died in hospital 5 of the people including one civilian were injured investigation into possible motives is the long going here

the security services day . because strong indications as to the motivation assuming that the government is a rational actor this attack i think taken place against a more soft target which is usually the case with more explicit or overt terrorist acts then you would have expected i think far more casualties to have resulted. both the e.u. and moscow have slammed the latest u.s. sanctions targeting companies involved in russia's nord stream to a gas pipeline to germany rohan and brussels say that america should mind its own business foreign minister sergey lavrov added that russia will respond to washington's move. unconvince the north stream too as well as took stream will be completed to extremists that for launching just 2 or 3 weeks will respond to sanctions but in a way in which we will not homo cells but we will definitely respond of course we will keep in mind when developing our relations i'm surprised the politicians reach such decisions which give no credit to high profile political figures the german

russian officials have identified the suspect in a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the attack. stories that shape the week moscow and the u.s. sanctions targeting. germany with berlin saying it amounts to interference in domestic affairs. another inspector breaks ranks of chemical weapons. report on the alleged attack in the syrian city of distorts the facts. recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program. russia's investigative committee has released to the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building on central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was 39 year old. who lived in the moscow region he killed an officer before being shot and killed himself another officer later died in the hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured the investigation into possible motives is still ongoing here's a quick reminder though of what happened. because usually when you get to the end with her it's 3 sounds we needed to realize that we

building that the russian security service the victim seem to be either members of the security service itself or of the fs though that the security services protect the president and numbers they are very we don't have confirmation but they could be between one and 3 people but again at the moment i don't know that security services have now surrounded the area and people who are approaching the area. also being taken out of buses getting off of buses nearby the timing of course of this is important and relevant to mention because today. today there was a press conference of the russian president vladimir putin. it may be that those shooters or that shooter. that that might have been relevant to the consideration of what happened today in the planning that. no official confirmation that some russian or forces it is not what we would expect. usually it does take a while for their official confirmation in attacks like these natural disasters in explosions in russia so this isn't unusual in that sense but what we are getting is a lot of reports from eyewitnesses at the scene people sharin