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Children at kindergartens and at elementary schools and middle schools and theyre just self-targets, anderson. >> anything being done? are they putting police if all of the schools? probably dont have enough manpower for that. >> reporter: well, this country does have a lot of manpower and in recent weeks the central government has ordered a big ramp-up in security at all schools across mainland china. this was a privately run kindergarten so it appears no security guard in place. officials here...

Police say that they are treating the claim with some skepticism while they continue to hunt for suspects. and with the terror threat level here raised to critical, they are now seeing more armed officers on the streets of london. try and deter a copycat attack. >> thank you. meanwhile, back at home the disturbances continue in the heartland. hundreds of people protesting in st. louis after the white former police officer was acquitted in the deadly 2011 shooting of a black man. dispose violen...

The stairs. social media is circulating a picture of a white bucket users are saying was the genesis of this explosion was a white plastic bucket with wires sticking out of it in a padded plastic bag. this is nothing the police are discussing right now but this is getting traction on social media. london, city on edge, having had a history with terrorist incidents on public transportation. there were a number of terrorist attacks in this country in the last few months, many involving vehicles dr...

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Forces will be looking into whether this is potentially a copycat attack from what we saw most recently in berlin and nice. and to that effect, the police chief in jerusalem said that, and i quote again, "there is no doubt" in his words, that "attacks like this in europe have influence on this kind of attack." police have closed off roads in the area as they investigate the incident. and alex, obviously, israel no stranger to this kind of violence. authorities are looking into more details on th...

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That? >> no verification whether or not theyve been captured. it could be a copycat attack but in a city and country where nerves are on end, this is one more thing to worry about perhaps. >> a lot of these governors and resistance to refugees in this country saying they are afraid of women and children. this brings that point home. im told by lawyers, i dont know if youre one, im not, but ive watched a lot of legal shows so i think im an expert,

He surrounded himself as hostages using them as human shields and made one of them record a video message asking for a live televised phone call with the prime minister in exchange for the freedom of five hostages. eventually authorities cut power to the building and when they heard gun shots inside they made their move. the gunman ended up dead and very tragically so did two of the hostages the manager of the cafe 34 and katrina dawson 38 a lawyer and mother of three young children. >> peter do...

Spectators have been told to bring no backpacks, ruch sacks, strollers or costumes. david gould is running his first boston marathon. >> i think its a lot safer but theres still a bigger risk than last year because, you know, they knew it happened once, it could happen again. >> reporter: that is the worry here, a copycat attack. the potential target zone extended more than 26 miles through eight cities and towns >> somebody said it may be the safest place in america tomorrow. >> reporter: massa...

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