20/06/2017 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.

Bible goes straight to Belgium. Police in Brussels have shot a

suspected attacker after the small explosion in the Central Station.

Authorities say the situation is under control.

All eyes are on the US state of Georgia as voter heads

It's already the most expensive congressional race in US history.

It is seen as a referendum on the presidency of Donald Trump.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been accused

And we'll be looking at the issue of child bride's in Sri Lanka -

In case you are just joining us, a feud minutes ago, we started getting

information about the security and from -- incident in Brussels. And

explosion was heard at the train station prompting an evacuation of

the main square. . More information started coming in.

The Brussels news for the BBC told us that the train station had been

evacuated. The story started to develop. We were told by Reuters

that the Belgian police said they had neutralised someone, soldiers

carried out that action, it was soldiers guarding the central

station. The BBC spoke to the federal police directly and said

that a man triggered a small explosion in the central station and

has been neutralised, no one else is expected to be injured. The police

say the situation is under control. Let me show you where the station

is. It is right in the central of Brussels. It is a big station that

caters not just for Belgium but also for people travelling all over

Europe. These are the pictures coming into the BBC newsroom. Lots

of security presence. An area has been cordoned off. This is not an

ongoing situation and the police says it is under control. You are at

the scene, what can you see? The area has been completely cordoned.

There is military personnel and plenty of police and military

vehicles. The metro station, all the entrances have been closed. There

are more vehicles arriving whilst we are talking. And no one can get into

the area which has been completely isolated. So far, little is known

about the supposed attacker and the number of casualties. I spoke

earlier, one hour ago, to Belgian security services that said all that

they knew was that one person had been neutralised. There was a small

explosion but the central station and that they had no further

evidence of more casualties. They also told me they were about to

gather at the crisis centre which is a panel composed of the Prime

Minister and interior Minister, police and prosecutors to determine

what to do next, to raise the threat level or whether to conduct house

searches. We know very little at the moment. It is still ongoing. We are

trying to find out more but it is still very confusing. This incident

happened in the middle of the evening so presumably the station

was not that busy? Definitely not rush hour. Especially since the

Belgians go home quite early. Lots of people who work in the city do

not work -- do not live in the city. The star to leave about 5pm. The

explosion incident occurred roundabout named PM so it was not a

very crowded time of the day. -- named PM. Military personnel were

stationed inside the station neutralised this person immediately.

There was no other people injured. It is too early to assess the number

of casualties. I travelled to Brussels quite often to cover the

European Union and it has been striking and the last 12 months how

much more visible armed police are. It is a constant presence. We have

got used to it. There is military personnel in every train station and

in most metro stations. There are armoured vehicles often on the

streets. When the European leaders come to the city, which by the way

is going to happen Thursday and Friday, there is a bigger European

summit we are all prime ministers and presidents are expected to come

into town, the security is increased and you see even more military

personnel patrolling the streets. And people got used to it by now.

For people joining us, can you give us the size of the operation that is

happening at the station now? I am circling around and what I can see

is that the entire perimeter, I would say it is about 300-400 metres

all around the station area is cordoned off and nobody has access

to it. And more and more police cars are arriving and are cordoning the

entire area. You can probably hear them in the background. You can hear

them. SIRENS BLARE. They have also cordoned of a church so they are

blocking off the entire area. Thank you for joining us.

I understand you are also close to where the incident happened? We have

just left the perimeter on our way back home. About 20 minutes ago we

were let out of the restaurant where we had found shelter at the time of

the explosion. Where were you at the time, you would in this restaurant?

No, we were actually entering into the station to take a train, a

colleague and myself. Right at that moment we saw people running out of

the station and the security guards directed us in French away from the

train station and it was at that moment that the doors of the

restaurant were opened for us and we could enter through to find shelter.

How quickly did the emergency services and security services

arrived? That was really quickly. But those were found about 120

seconds. And when you were eventually released from this

restaurant where you had to spend a few minutes, where you given any

information by the people who were looking after you as to what

happened? Yes, after a while one of the restaurant personnel informed us

of explosions having occurred in the train station. The well briefed and

knew what was going on. In the meantime there was no signs of

panic. The situation seem to be pretty much contained at the

beginning. Thank you very much for speaking to us. We appreciate it.

The incident was contained almost the moment it happened. The Belgian

police have spoken to the BBC and said that they did do with an

incident at the Central train station in Brussels, and about a

person was neutralised. There have been multiple reports of a small

explosion. We await more details on what happened. We know that the area

has been cleared, the station was evacuated and the situation is under

control. You can see the live pictures coming in now, it does

remain cordoned off and the investigative work is ongoing. We

will keep our eyes on that story. We will switch away to America.

Huge attention in the US on a vote today in Georgia.

It's for a seat in Congress - that came free after Tom Price

was appointed US secretary of Health and Human Services.

His replacement will either be the Democrat Jon Ossoff

Republican Tom Cole sums it up neatly, "First and foremost,

this is a referendum on the Trump presidency."

And he's backed up by the money being spent.

That makes this the most expensive house race ever.

@RealDonaldTrump "Karen Handel for congress.

She will fight for lower taxes, great health

care strong security, a

As Anthony Zurcher points out "That's now six tweets in the past

Presidents with ratings as low as Trump's usually avoid injecting

let us be to Anthony in Washington, DC. This does not change the numbers

in the House of Representatives whatever way it goes, why are people

putting in so much money? It is because this particular seat, Donald

Trump won it by only just over 1%. It has been held by a Republican for

decades and they think it is a chance to pick up a seat, the

Democrats. It is a Sunbelt, southern state, educated. They have to win it

if they want to pick up enough seats to flip the House of Representatives

over to the side. There have been some special elections in the past,

Kansas and Montana, they came close on but did not go over the top.

Those seats Donald Trump won handily. They are focusing on the

elections in 2018, seats like this one. If they can flip it it is a

good sign if they cannot put that despite spending these resources,

Democrats will start to second-guess the strategy and wonder if they can

take the House of Representatives back next year. The Democrats have

the Donald Trump worked out but have they worked out what they worked out

what they're offering as an alternative? It is funny, this has

been billed as a referendum on Don -- Donald Trump, the Democrat

candidate has not spent a lot of time talking about a Donald Trump.

He is running as a fiscal moderate. He has been talking about health

care, making sure there is an affordable health care for

Americans. He talked about running good government and social spending.

As far as a cohesive strategy, they are going to need more than just, we

are not Donald Trump. Voters like to vote for something rather than

against. You saw Hillary Clinton last year run on an effectively,

Donald Trump will be full, campaign was that she did not set out clear

objectives and goals that she could campaign on. How long until we know

who has been victorious? It is about three hours until the polls closed,

if it is a fraction of percentages, it could go on for quite a long

time. 5-6 hours. We'll keep a close eye on the situation in Brussels.

This has been a security incident at Central Station. Police say that a

man has been neutralised and that the situation is under control.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral

of Olivia Campbell-Hardy, who was 15, and killed in

The teenager, from Bury, was called a "true friend

Olivia was one of 22 people, who lost their lives

Her parents asked that the service be a celebration and thanksgiving,

for her life, as Abbie Jones reports.

Outside the church where Olivia came for RE lessons they gathered

in solidarity, silently watching her blue coffin arrive.

Mourners were also wearing blue, the teenager's favourite colour.

Amongst them in a wheelchair, Olivia's friend Adam Lawler,

Some here have known Olivia since she was in primary school.

It is sickening, she is such a happy and bubbly girl.

She was happy, she was never causing any trouble.

She was the best person that anyone could ask for.

For others, it was a chance to show Olivia's family

It really affects me, it is like I have to be here.

Draped over the teenager's coffin, a flag with a B, the symbol

Unity was a key message of the service.

Running through every element in it, are the threads of hope and love.

The exact opposite of meaninglessness and hate.

She was a girl with character and vitality.

The order of service for Olivia's service says it all,

her family and parents wanted this to be a celebration of her life.

We want to give her a prom, the 16th, 18th, 21st,

everything that she is going to miss out and that is what

We want to give her the best sendoff that we can possibly give her.

Olivia was a talented singer and her school choir

A time for comfort for those who must live with their loss.

There has been a security incident in the central train station in

Brussels. Police say they have neutralised a man and that the

situation is under control. Jose Mourniho has been accused

of multi-million dollar The alleged fraud took place

between 2011 and 2012 when Mourinho Can you give us more information on

what Jose Mourinho is accused of? It all comes back to image rights from

2011-12. B $.6 million for Jose Mourinho. This is ongoing in Spain

with the few other players, Lyondell messy and his father who has also

been accused. -- Lionel Messi. If in Spain if that is less than two years

for the non-violent crime, they do not go to jail. Jose Mourinho, this

$3.6 million. He has said that the government ratify his tax payers and

he paid around $29 million in tax at a rate of about 41% until May 20 13.

He entered into a settlement agreement with the Spanish tax

authorities after the change of rules in 2015. There will be more to

come on that. Cristiano Ronaldo has also been accused of defrauding the

Spanish government to do with image rights. He has denied these

accusations and has threatened to leave Spain. He gave evidence on

this on the 31st of July. Lionel Messi and his father have been found

guilty. Javier Mascherano accepted he had been found guilty and had a

one-year suspended sentence. And the Brazilian Neymar will stand trial

after moving from Santos and Brazil. Jose Mourinho has hit back at these

details on what has came out through his agent, Jorge Benitez, who also

looks after Cristiano Ronaldo. -- Mendez.

Let us go to Portugal. They are still recovering from the wildfires.

64 people have died since Saturday. He is the latest report from James

Reynolds. This afternoon, Portugal

despatched more planes The government is yet

to make this region safe. The relief effort is too late

for the village of Varzeas, it's lost one in five

of its residents. Sisile Tina told me

she knew all the victims. On Saturday afternoon, the village

watched the forest catch fire. "There was a massive

noise", Amal told us, "We'd never seen anything like it",

said Valdemar, "it all happened Residents were then forced

to take an immediate, terrifying decision -

stay here and risk getting caught by the flames or drive off

in search of safety. Many drove, it proved

to be a fatal mistake. On this road, flames

engulfed many in their cars. Mario Pinhal told Portuguese TV

that his family tried His wife, Suzanna and their

daughters Joanna and Margarita drove Everyone has been kind,

but I just want my wife Mario and his parents barely

escaped in the car behind. "We should have died",

Mario mother's cries, Mario Pinhal's home remains

standing, it is a shattering monument to his family's

decision to flee. If they'd simply stayed put,

they would have all survived. James Reynolds, BBC

News, central Portugal. You can also find the report from

James online on BBC News. A security incident at the Central Railway

station in Brussels. We can bring any colleague from the BBC, Adam

Fleming, who is live from the Brussels newsroom. Four people

joining us, can you start the beginning? This security incident

started a couple of years ago at the Brussels Central Station which is a

stones throw from the Grand Place, the historic centre of Brussels. A

couple of miles from the EU headquarters weird I am speaking to

you from. This is the home to many European institutions. A man was

seen at the Central Station carrying a rucksack. And reports are stating

they could've been an explosive vest on his body. The let of a small

explosion that caused panic in the train station. A few moments later,

the man was shot by the Belgian military because the city is still

filled with armed soldiers guarding key points after a series of

terrorist attacks in the past few years. Belgian security sources

stating that the suspect has been neutralised. We do not know if that

means he has been arrested and detained, or he has been shot and

killed. We will get more details in the next few minutes because the

Belgian federal prosecutors office will do a press conference at the

scene in the centre of Brussels. Thank you very much. To reiterate,

the level of security that we would see around the Central Station now

would already be reasonably significant? Yes, think back to the

terrorist attack in London a few weeks ago and they flooded the

streets were soldiers and that was a surprise to people in London because

you do not get armed soldiers guarding places like Parliament or

major train stations. In Belgium, it is a fact of life for people that

live in Brussels after the series of attacks a few years ago. They come

out of the train station and you will see an army vehicle, and you

will see some stationary soldiers and some patrolling soldiers. When

you take the Eurostar train and arrived from London, the first thing

that you see your soldiers. The European Commission and Parliament,

the embassies of member states of the EU, they have got soldiers

posted outside. On my walk here to our office is a short while ago, the

local metal station was closed with armed police and soldiers standing

at the entrance and telling people not to go into the metal station as

a precaution. -- metro station. Thank you for the update. When we

get that statement from the police, we will show to you if you're

watching BBC world News of the BBC News Channel in the UK. On Thursday

and Friday, there is a major EU summit. Outside Souls will cover

that. I will not speak to you from Brussels tomorrow but I will do so

from Thursday.