19/09/2016 World News Today

This is BBC World News Today, reporting from Washington.

The suspected bomber behind attacks in two American states is arrested,

28-year-old Ahmed Khan Rahami, a US citizen of Afghan descent,

is injured, along with two police officers,

This is the moment police carry out a controlled blast on one device.

Rahami is suspected of planting bombs in New York

The mayor New York says new information

is coming in all the time, in a fast-moving investigation.

Based on the information we have at the moment, we believe this was an

act of terror. The German Chancellor

admits her open-door policy during the migrant crisis

is a factor behind her party's huge And what does this CCTV tell

you about the Russian election? The man suspected of carrying out

bomb attacks at the weekend in New York and New Jersey has been

taken into custody, He has been named as Ahmed Khan

Rahami, a 28-year-old US He had been discovered

sleeping in a bar doorway. Rahmani, along with two police

officers, was injured This is a suspect who police believe

carried out the New York bombing. Bloodied and bandaged,

following a shoot-out with police. Now in custody after

a dramatic manhunt. His name is Ahmad Khan Rahami,

a 28-year-old naturalised US citizen The police had released photographs

of him early this morning after he was spotted on surveillance

footage at the sight of the New York bombing and also where a second

device was found just streets away. The public had been warned

that he was armed and dangerous. 12 shots rang out,

I guess he got it by them. The morning started with two bomb

squad robot sub investigating a suspicious package which exploded

before they could even deactivated. It had been left near a railway

station in the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the blast clearly

took detectives by surprise. This is a town where

Ahmad Khan Rahami lives and an investigation quickly

turned into a manhunt. The FBI carried out searches

at his family's business, a fried chicken restaurant

with the authorities say he worked. They have been investigating

possible links with a spate They began on Saturday morning

when a pipe bomb exploded ahead of a charity run ahead

the struggle for Marines. That was followed on Saturday

evening by an explosion in Chelsea New York which injured

29, a second device was found nearby, both work shrapnel

filled pressure cookers. The same evening nine people

were stabbed at a Minnesota shopping centre by a man of Somali origin

who was later shot dead by police. So-called Islamic State has

claimed responsibility. Late yesterday evening,

a backpack with explosive devices Speaking in New York,

where the attacks of 9/11 were commemorated last week,

the President was defiant. By showing those who want to do us

harm that they will never beat us, by showing the entire world that

as Americans we do not and never will give in to fear,

that is going to be the most important ingredient in us defeating

those who would carry out On the streets of New York,

what authorities are calling the biggest security presence

in the city has ever seen. With 1,000 additional police

officers and national guardsmen This week, security was already

going to be tight with more than 130 heads of state

and government attending the United Nations General Assembly,

but extra precautions The police clearly believe they now

have the New York bombing suspect in custody, one

of the questions now, or was he a lone wolf

or part of a wider plot? Nick Bryant, BBC News,

New Jersey. In the last 30 minutes, police have

said they have no reason to suspect it is more than one person involved.

Based on the information we have no, we have every reason to believe this

was a terror attack. There is still a long investigation ahead. We

believe this was an act of terror. Because this is an ongoing

investigation, we should all remain vigilant. Anyone hearing any

information or seeing anything, anything which may be of assistance

to the authorities, please be vigilant and parade that

information. Our correspondent Barbara

Plett-Usher is in New York. What more have the official has been

seeing? They were stressing this is very much an active investigation.

But that is clearly a palpable sense of relief. The priority was getting

the suspect. Now they have him in custody, the killer con to his

motivation, to whether he was working alone or with anyone else.

His photograph was distributed earlier in the day. The did not

believe there was more than one individual involved, but they were

following up other investigations to find out extra information. We were

also told that the vigilance would continues. The security presence

would continue, is special because the United Nations General Assembly

is being convened in the city. Security services where asked the

man had been on a security watch list, as far as the wearer and we

are, he had not been. There had been criminal incidents, but not terror

related. It is believed he did not come to the attention in that regard

before this situation. With me now is James Jay Carafano,

a leading expert in national security and foreign policy

challenges. Thank you for joining us. We are

getting more information about this from FBI the. The CV did not have

any motive is yet? Is that surprising? Not at the moment. They

will love to interview his friends, his family, the man himself. They

will also go through his previous records. It is easy for someone to

see this as an act of terror, to actually charging someone with the

claim of terrorism, which requires the intent behind for it to be done

with the political or social purpose. The believe he was working

alone. The believe five other people were questioned and remain in

custody, however. It is typical for a bunch of people to be interviewed.

They may or may not be involved. It is not unusual. The term cell is

actually very unhelpful. The man may have acted alone, with regard to the

organisation, we have seen this and other terror plots. None of them

have been done by individuals doing everything themselves, but there is

a difference between the and discussing things with other

associates. Sometimes, the fraternising different masks, but

maybe did not find anyone on the other was radical enough. It is all

about indications. Apparently, he was not on the radar of the

authorities. Again, that is again the unhelpful statement. You are

going to gather a lot of information no. They will then find out what

they don't actually know about the individual. That is another

question, should his top with other people in the community have made

him an indicator? That is a sort of thing they will be wanting to find

out. You can find out more

about the unfolding Just go to bbc.com/news,

where you can find live updates and analysis

from our US correspondents. German Chancellor Angela Merkel,

has accepted responsibility for the historic losses suffered

by her Christian Democratic party in Berlin's state

elections on Sunday. Calling it a bitter result,

Mrs Merkel conceded that her open-door refugee policy

was a factor. The CDU polled under 18%

of the vote, but the right-wing anti-migrant party, Alternative

for Germany, made big gains and will enter the state

parliament for the first time. Here is Angela Merkel speaking

at a press conference today. TRANSLATION: I've for a long time

relied on the Dublin agreement that, to put it very simply,

removed the problem for us Germans. If I could, I would turn back time

many, many years to prepare better with the entire Government

and all those responsible for the situation that hit us

unprepared in the summer of 2015. Jorg Luyken is the German editor

of online news network The Local. She joins us know. How significant

is this for Merkel? It could be significant in the sense that this

is the second election this year that her party has been

underperforming. It is equally as important as the previous state

election. Berlin is actually one of the smaller German state and perhaps

is not representative of the whole country, so this result could be

getting blown out of some proportion. But every for the defeat

that she has, it places more pressure on Merkel, with this focus

on the refugee crisis, which she acknowledged for the first time

today has been damaging to her party. She was admitting this mix --

mistakes that had happened. We will have to cut that interview. Sorry

about the same quality on that. Now a look at some of

the day's other news. A lawyer for Michael Schumacher has

told a court in Germany that the former Formula 1 world

champion "cannot walk" following his skiing injury two

and a half years ago. The revelation came

as part of a lawsuit The magazine had reported

that the seven-time world champion could manage some steps

with the help of therapists. The most senior Google executive

outside Silicon Valley has said Britain should not be distracted

by Brexit and should focus on supporting the growth of global

technology companies. Matt Brittin, the head

of Google's Europe, Middle East and Africa business,

said the vote to leave the European Union was a "local"

issue, and that conditions for success in the technology

business were improving. Doubts are increasing over

the ceasefire in Syria, with the Syrian army

declaring it over. The Syrian military command blamed

rebels for repeatedly violating the truce,

which started seven days ago. The rebels have made

the same accusations Russia said it was senseless

for the Syrian army to respect Syria is on the minds of world

leaders as they arrive in New York, as they decide on how best to deal

with Europe's ongoing Huge numbers of desperate people

continue to make the journey, from northern Africa

and the Middle East - mainly Syria. But the vast majority of those

who have fled the country have Of the 2.7 million who are now

in Turkey, just under Fewer than one in four of them

are getting any form of education and many of them are

having to work instead. We have been speaking to two young

boys working six days a week Caroline Hawley and cameraman

Sakir Khader have their story. Like many of the other children

working in this shoe factory, The rest of Kamil's family

was planning to flee to Turkey, to, but got cut off by

fighting around Aleppo. 12-year-old Hussain also works 12

hour shifts in a nearby factory. We asked Hussein why

he isn't in school. The story of two boys fleeing

the conflict in Syria. The BBC's Laura Trevelyan

is at the United Nations. A very busy week as the world

leaders gather in New York City. What is likely to top the agenda?

This was the first-ever summit on refugees. That will continue during

the week. The overarching theme of all of this is the situation in

Syria. More than 5 million people have fled. That is the theme and

today there has been criticism of the document that world leaders came

up with, which was criticised as not being specific enough. The United

Nations Secretary General got world leaders to agree that 10% of the

world's refugees should be resettled manually. That was not agreed on

today. Tomorrow, it will be interesting to see the specific

refugees summit. Skiing with Syria, what is the latest with the

ceasefire, which is apparently hanging by a thread. I spoke earlier

to the united states ambassador to the United Nations. Reports are

coming through. There has been a lot of meetings. There are reports

coming out of Syria and people are trying to process what is happening,

but it is very much still on. The believe that the Russians have to

ratify what the position is of the civilian government. There has been

mistrust on both sides. The worry for everyone here is that the

ceasefire, users, what does that mean for the hopes of settling the

crisis? Nothing good. Very quickly, what is the security of the sphere

like in the city at the moment? It is extremely high, as you could

imagine. When I went to get a coffee, I win by a police truck,

which had 20 SWAT team member Senate, packed with kit. It is not

the sort of thing you normally see. It is never usually at that level.

Obviously, that being deployed in the week of the bombing in Chelsea

and New Jersey in recent times. Vote-rigging allegations at some

polling stations - and the lowest They are among the issues after

Russia's parliamentary elections. In Russia, President Putin has

tightened his grip on power But the turn-out has been

described as the lowest There have also been claims

of vote-rigging violations Our Moscow correspondent

Steve Rosenberg reports. In Moscow today, they announced

a Kremlin landslide. President Putin's party had won

three quarters of the But there are reports

of election fraud. Russia's election chief

promised to investigate This video is from a polling

station CCTV camera. Thinking that no-one is looking,

she takes a pile of ballot papers. The woman in black tries

to cover her as she stands at the ballot box

and stuffs them in. It's a similar picture

at this polling station. Another official, who appears to be

stuffing the ballot box. Here, Russian police have

opened a criminal can. But Vladimir Putin can afford

to look pleased. Perhaps more than anything,

it is his personal popularity in Russia, his 80% approval rating,

which helped the party he created This election was about more

than just electing a new parliament. In a year and a half's time,

Russians go to the polls to choose a new leader and with his party

having done so well in this vote, Vladimir Putin is almost certain

to run for a fourth term Unlike the last election,

fraud at the polls hasn't sparked "I'm worried by reported

violations," she says, "but I think the authorities

are trying to clamp down on this." "What good would

protesting do?", he says. "The last time people did that,

some of them were taken to court." This victory leaves Putin more

powerful than ever, but don't expect him to quit the Russian

stage any time soon. Game Of Thrones has once again ruled

over American television's most prestigious awards

ceremony, the Emmys. The hugely-popular fantasy show

won Best Drama Series The People versus OJ Simpson:

An American Crime Story, And our very own colleagues at

the BBC also picked up some awards. With the story of the night, Peter

Bowes reports from Los Angeles. Television's biggest night on one of

Hollywood's hottest days. Basking in the sun

and the spotlight, some The dramatisation of a court case

that gripped America more than 20 The People v OJ Simpson:

American Crime Story Several of its stars

also received Emmys, including Sarah Paulson,

who played the prosecutor Marcia Clark, once a figure

of ridicule in America. The more I learned about

the real Marcia Clark, not the two-dimensional cardboard

cut-out I saw in the news, the more I had to recognise that I,

along with the rest of the world, had been superficial

and careless in my judgment, and I'm glad to be able to stand

here today in front of everyone There were also Emmys

for BBC productions. Susanne Bier was honoured

for directing the crime While Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

was named Best TV Movie. I would like to thank in some detail

now, but I'm not going to because it's been a long night

and they're all British so I will just go

home and phone them. Dame Maggie Smith had already become

the butt of a joke about not turning up for the show,

when her name came out Maggie, if you want this,

it will be in the lost and found! With a total of 38 wins over

the years, Game Of Thrones It's now the most decorated

narrative series in history. And before we go, we wanted to show

you these amazing pictures from the Triathlon World Series in

Mexico. Britain's Johnny Brownlee

was leading in the closing stages and was set to claim his second

world title, when he almost His brother, Olympic champion

Alistair, who was in third place, managed to help Johnny over the last

half a kilometre before, quite literally, throwing him

across the finish line. He did not win the race in the end

and was beaten to first place Johnny tweeted a photo of himself

in hospital after the race and said, "Not how I wanted to end the season,

but gave it everything. "Thanks, Alistair, your

loyalty is incredible." You can see more on this

story on Sport Today. A man wanted in connection with

explosions in New York City and New Jersey has been taken into custody

after exchanging gunfire with police. He has been named as Ahmed

Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old United States citizen of Afghanistan

dissent. The president urged people to remain calm. You can find more

about these on our website. You can find live updates and analysis from

all our correspondence in the United States.

But for now from me, Rajini Vaidyanathan,

Good evening. Nothing too extreme on the horizon over the next