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0:00:11 > 0:00:13Iran's president says there should be "space for criticism"
0:00:13 > 0:00:15after a fourth day of protests.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20Police in Tehran use water cannon on demonstrators.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Celebrations around the world to usher in the start of 2018 -
0:00:22 > 0:00:32this is the scene live in Moscow.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Security forces in the democratic republic of Congo have killed at
0:00:36 > 0:00:39least eight people during protests calling for the president to stand
0:00:39 > 0:00:45down. And how a prank call known as "swatting" led to a police shooting
0:00:45 > 0:00:54with terrible consequences.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Hello and welcome to World News Today.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Police in the Iranian capital, Tehran, have used water cannon
0:01:00 > 0:01:02against protesters during a fourth day of anti-government
0:01:02 > 0:01:06demonstrations across the country.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10The authorities say they arrested about 200 people during clashes
0:01:10 > 0:01:12in Tehran on Saturday.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17They've restricted access to the popular social media
0:01:17 > 0:01:19messaging app Telegram, which officials say has been
0:01:19 > 0:01:20used to foment violence.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23In his first comments on the unrest, President Hassan Rouhani said
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Iranians have the right to protest and criticise the government,
0:01:27 > 0:01:32but their actions shouldn't lead to violence or damage public property.
0:01:32 > 0:01:42Alan Johnston has more.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57On the protests go.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Water cannon, deployed in the heart of Tehran late on this fourth day
0:02:00 > 0:02:02of unrest in the streets.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04As they marched down one of the capital's avenues,
0:02:04 > 0:02:05they made their feelings known.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10"Death to the dictator," they chanted.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12On Saturday night, gunshots rang out in a western city.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14A casualty is carried away.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Two people died.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19But officials insist the police didn't open fire.
0:02:19 > 0:02:27They blame the deaths on provocateurs in the crowd.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30TRANSLATION: In these clashes, traces of groups and anti-regime
0:02:30 > 0:02:36media and Western intelligence services are visible.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38In these clashes, no bullets were fired by the police,
0:02:38 > 0:02:44military or security forces towards the people.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46The goal was for the protests to end peacefully.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50The night also brought violence to other cities.
0:02:50 > 0:02:59A governor's office was set ablaze.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01And in Mashhad, the security forces watched as some
0:03:01 > 0:03:02of their motorbikes burned.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The protests initially focused on economic grievances,
0:03:05 > 0:03:11but they've become highly political, with demands for an end
0:03:11 > 0:03:13to the rule of the clerics.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Demonstrations like these have been organised on social media,
0:03:16 > 0:03:22so the authorities have stepped in.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27The Telegram messaging app says it refused to shut down channels
0:03:27 > 0:03:28engaged in peaceful protest, and now the government
0:03:28 > 0:03:32has restricted access to most users of the service.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34The government rallied its supporters on Saturday,
0:03:34 > 0:03:41showing that huge numbers of Iranians back it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42And the authorities promise they will tackle
0:03:42 > 0:03:46the nation's economic woes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48For the first time since the unrest began, we've heard
0:03:48 > 0:03:49from President Rouhani.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51He said people were free to criticise his government,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54but there should be no violence.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58He knows the anger in the streets is dangerous.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00The wave of protests represents the most serious challenge that
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Iran's leadership has faced for years.
0:04:02 > 0:04:09Alan Johnston public BBC News.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12People across the world have been welcoming in the New Year
0:04:12 > 0:04:18with fireworks and displays.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21These are the scenes in Moscow, where it has just turned
0:04:21 > 0:04:24midnight and it's now 2018.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30The fireworks bursting over the Kremlin. You can see a few lucky
0:04:30 > 0:04:36sightseers getting a close-up view of the spectacular in the sky. So,
0:04:36 > 0:04:41that's the scene in Moscow. Russia has so many different time zones, of
0:04:41 > 0:04:46course.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47New Zealand kicked off the celebrations -
0:04:47 > 0:04:51here were the scenes in Auckland.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Three, two, one...
0:04:55 > 0:04:59The traditional firework display centred around the Sky Tower.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03It meant the show took place some 200m above ground -
0:05:03 > 0:05:08and could be enjoyed as far as 80 kilometres away.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Then over to Sydney - the harbour and its iconic bridge
0:05:11 > 0:05:13taking centre stage as usual.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Around a million and a half people were there to watch the show,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19which featured a rainbow theme to celebrate the passing of
0:05:19 > 0:05:23the country's same-sex marriage law.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25These were the celebrations earlier in the North Korean
0:05:25 > 0:05:30capital Pyongyang.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36President Kim Jong-Un will deliver his annual
0:05:36 > 0:05:39New Year address later - and he's expected to talk about his
0:05:39 > 0:05:40country's relationship with the USA.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42And this is Dubai about an hour ago.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44These pictures show the spectacular lights display at the world's
0:05:44 > 0:05:53tallest building, Burj Khalifa.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55London's celebrations are less than three hours away.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Let's cross to Jonathan Blake, who's opposite the London Eye
0:05:58 > 0:06:00on the Victoria Embankment.
0:06:00 > 0:06:07Over to you.Well, the crowds are building here in central London in
0:06:07 > 0:06:09anticipation of that spectacular fireworks display, which will of
0:06:09 > 0:06:14course happen as Big Ben chimes midnight. 100,000 people
0:06:14 > 0:06:15midnight. 100,000 people have tickets to watch tonight's show up
0:06:15 > 0:06:19close. As the hours go by they are now feeling the areas along the
0:06:19 > 0:06:25River Thames here and the bridges across the river, taking their place
0:06:25 > 0:06:30in anticipation of that show. It is a huge event for London, widget that
0:06:30 > 0:06:33requires about 3000 staff working on the day to keep people safe and make
0:06:33 > 0:06:37sure everybody gets a good view. It's years and months in the
0:06:37 > 0:06:41planning in terms of this year's display, and I am pleased to say
0:06:41 > 0:06:44that we're joined by someone from the company responsible for
0:06:44 > 0:06:49tonight's show. We will hear from them in just a moment. Earlier on I
0:06:49 > 0:06:53spoke to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who explained why it was
0:06:53 > 0:07:07important for London to put on such a show at New Year's Eve.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Not just
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Londoners will be enjoy in tonight's fireworks, people around the country
0:07:12 > 0:07:15will be watching the fireworks on TV and also people around the world.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19This is a sign of confidence, it is who we are, it is showing the world
0:07:19 > 0:07:23we are London, we are the greatest city in the world, London is open.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25But also our theme of gender equality, the theme of the
0:07:25 > 0:07:28soundtrack showing the world that we are a beacon for pluralism and
0:07:28 > 0:07:30equality, with just women artists later, we don't simply
0:07:30 > 0:07:35tolerate difference, we respect it and
0:07:35 > 0:07:42embrace it and celebrate it. we respect it and
0:07:42 > 0:07:42So, we respect it and
0:07:42 > 0:07:44So, what we respect it and
0:07:44 > 0:07:45So, what can we respect it and
0:07:45 > 0:07:45So, what can we we respect it and
0:07:45 > 0:07:45So, what can we expect we respect it and
0:07:45 > 0:07:45So, what can we expect from we respect it and
0:07:45 > 0:07:45So, what can we expect from the we respect it and
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So, what can we expect from the display tonight?We have got a
0:07:47 > 0:07:50fantastic show. At midnight there will be 12 minutes of fantastic
0:07:50 > 0:07:55fireworks, ticking off with Big Ben, which is live for us this year,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58obviously, it's been closed for maintenance of. We will start in the
0:07:58 > 0:08:02traditional way with the chimes, and then we've got a fantastic track
0:08:02 > 0:08:05which starts off with celebrating some of the greatest artists London
0:08:05 > 0:08:10has ever produced. And then after five minutes we have Mind The Gap,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14where we turn the lights off and have a bit of fun and there we start
0:08:14 > 0:08:18of the last section, all female artists to celebrate next year's the
0:08:18 > 0:08:22centenary of women's suffrage.We saw some of the pictures from other
0:08:22 > 0:08:26cities - how do you make London different?First of all we try and
0:08:26 > 0:08:30make it unique, the soundtrack is something that no-one else could
0:08:30 > 0:08:34use, but also with the architecture, no-one else has got one of these and
0:08:34 > 0:08:37the Houses of Parliament and everything. So we try and create
0:08:37 > 0:08:40something which is very much a synchronised to the music, something
0:08:40 > 0:08:45that really rocks, who that is fun and that really takes the
0:08:45 > 0:08:48pyrotechnics, the lighting and sound and puts it together to create some
0:08:48 > 0:08:53magic.Every year it seems to go without a at all., you can't
0:08:53 > 0:08:56rehearse for this, so are you retiring on the technology to do its
0:08:56 > 0:09:01job, how much manpower is there? There is a whole host of technology
0:09:01 > 0:09:04from the show point of view. Our team I was working out last night
0:09:04 > 0:09:10has 750 people in our team alone in the run-up to build all we need for
0:09:10 > 0:09:14the show. And then tonight we've got nearly 4000 by the time we've got
0:09:14 > 0:09:18the stewards in, so it's a major operation. We can't rehearse it, we
0:09:18 > 0:09:24do computers similar nations, last night we played the music and put
0:09:24 > 0:09:28the lighting on, so we rehearsed that side of things and made sure
0:09:28 > 0:09:31everything fires, but we didn't get the London Eye until four o'clock
0:09:31 > 0:09:38this afternoon to load it with lighting and start to put the pyro
0:09:38 > 0:09:45on. So, I haven't even got a show yet!We'll let you go and prepare,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48that was a representative of the company putting on the show tonight.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53The crowds are building just 100,000 people will be watching it up close.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Security is tight, as you would expect. The Metropolitan Police are
0:09:57 > 0:10:01asking people to be vigilant, but the display itself will kick off at
0:10:01 > 0:10:04midnight, as Big Ben chimes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:14Let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news...
0:10:16 > 0:10:22At least eight people have been killed as security forces have clash
0:10:22 > 0:10:26at with people demonstrating in the Republic of Congo. These latest
0:10:26 > 0:10:32rallies were called by Roman Catholic activists and backed by
0:10:32 > 0:10:36opposition parties. The authorities banned the protests, saying they did
0:10:36 > 0:10:40not have the resources to police them. Security forces set up
0:10:40 > 0:10:45roadblocks and used tear gas and live ammunition to break it up at
0:10:45 > 0:10:49several locations, including churches. The protesters are
0:10:49 > 0:10:55demanding the resignation of the president. His second term as
0:10:55 > 0:10:58president finish one year ago and the constitution bars him from
0:10:58 > 0:11:02seeking a third mandate. He promised to step down by the end of this
0:11:02 > 0:11:10year, but he didn't.TRANSLATION: We are tired, we have never had peace
0:11:10 > 0:11:17in this country, nothing works, the president should go and rest.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21TRANSLATION: Even under President Mobuto, which was a dictatorship,
0:11:21 > 0:11:27you could march peacefully. We are really tired of Kabila.They are
0:11:27 > 0:11:33attending Mass in the capital. The opposition leader called on his
0:11:33 > 0:11:39country men to stand together. TRANSLATION: I am simply asking our
0:11:39 > 0:11:44people to resist this dictatorship and we need alternatives.So, this
0:11:44 > 0:11:46violence is a repeat of tensions that have erupted time and again
0:11:46 > 0:11:52over the past year. More than 50 people were reportedly killed in
0:11:52 > 0:11:55anti-government protests between April and October. There are
0:11:55 > 0:12:03concerns that this will persist. Some breaking news for you... We're
0:12:03 > 0:12:07getting reports of a plane crash in Costa Rica in which 12 people have
0:12:07 > 0:12:12died. First news coming out of the public security ministry in Costa
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Rica says it is believed that ten of those on board were foreigners, who
0:12:17 > 0:12:20tourists, visiting Costa Rica. We'll bring you more details as we get
0:12:20 > 0:12:25them.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Six people have died after a seaplane crashed
0:12:27 > 0:12:30into a river in Australia - it's thought four of the
0:12:30 > 0:12:33victims may be British.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35although this hasn't been confirmed by the police.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38The Foreign Office here is in contact with officials in Australia.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40The aircraft, which was on a sightseeing trip in advance
0:12:40 > 0:12:43of the New Year celebrations, came down in a river close
0:12:43 > 0:12:44to the suburb of Cowan.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48The seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay near the town of Cowan.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50On board were five passengers and the pilot.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52The single-engine aircraft is thought to have sunk rapidly.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55A witness said it had made a tight right-hand turn and then nosedived
0:12:55 > 0:12:56into the Hawkesbury River.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58A full-scale search was soon under way.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59There were no survivors.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Police divers have found the six bodies.
0:13:03 > 0:13:12Police divers have found six bodies.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15The wreckage of the plane remains in more than 40ft of water.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17The authorities say a full investigation will take place.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I cannot confirm the identity or ages of the people
0:13:20 > 0:13:21who were on the plane.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22We are...
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It is early in the investigation, and we are working with the plane
0:13:25 > 0:13:27company, getting investigators here to confirm the identities
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and investigate why the plane crashed into the water.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33The seaplane was returning from a waterfront restaurant
0:13:33 > 0:13:35to Rose Bay on Sydney Harbour.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37It's a journey that would normally take around 20 minutes.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39The aircraft is owned by Sydney Seaplanes.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41It provides flights around some of the city's most popular
0:13:41 > 0:13:43tourist attractions, including the Opera House,
0:13:43 > 0:13:52the Harbour Bridge, and to the north the Hawkesbury River.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01The company said in a statement that its pilots are some of the most
0:14:01 > 0:14:04experienced in the world and that all its flights had been suspended
0:14:04 > 0:14:07until further notice.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Air-crash investigators will arrive at the site of the accident
0:14:10 > 0:14:13early on New Year's Day to try to establish how and why
0:14:13 > 0:14:15a routine sightseeing flight could end in catastrophe.
0:14:15 > 0:14:25Phil Mercer, BBC News, Sydney.
0:14:30 > 0:14:37Stay with us on BBC World News, still to come...
0:14:37 > 0:14:42How a prank call led to an innocent man dying.
0:15:51 > 0:15:58This is BBC World News Today.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03The latest headlines...
0:16:03 > 0:16:08After days of protests in Iran, the president has said the people have
0:16:08 > 0:16:11the right to demonstrate, so long as they do not disrupt public order.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Let's get more now on our top story -
0:16:13 > 0:16:14the protests in Iran.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16We can talk now to Trita Parsi.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18He is the author of Losing An Enemy: Obama,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Iran And The Triumph Of Diplomacy and the president of the National
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Iranian American Council.
0:16:22 > 0:16:29What do you make of what President Rouhani has said about these
0:16:29 > 0:16:34protests?It is quite different compared to the tone of the Iran
0:16:34 > 0:16:37government in 2009, when it quickly and brutally clamped down on the
0:16:37 > 0:16:42protest. What is happening now is that Rouhani is taking a quite
0:16:42 > 0:16:44different position, essentially back knowledge and that people have
0:16:44 > 0:16:49legitimate grievances, acknowledging that they have a right to protest,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53and then focusing instead on pushing back against some of the violence
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and some of the looting. That is probably not going to sit down very
0:16:56 > 0:17:00well with some of the hardliners, mindful of the fact that the slogans
0:17:00 > 0:17:04have been quite harsh and very much targeting the regime as a whole,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08including chance of death to the dictator and death to the supreme
0:17:08 > 0:17:12leader. So, it seems like the protests are also being used as a
0:17:12 > 0:17:15political instrument by the political factions to score points
0:17:15 > 0:17:20against each other.From the point of view of President Rouhani,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23there's not a lot you can offer the protesters at least in the
0:17:23 > 0:17:26short-term, given that economics, rising prices, were at the root of
0:17:26 > 0:17:31the trouble?In some ways, yes. He's not going to in to be able to turn
0:17:31 > 0:17:37around the economy that quickly. However, the protests are not just
0:17:37 > 0:17:40because of the lack of economic progress, it is also because of the
0:17:40 > 0:17:42mismanagement as well as the corruption that exists in the
0:17:42 > 0:17:49country. And that's something that Rouhani can address much quicker by
0:17:49 > 0:17:53taking much more firm positions and measures against corruption.Do you
0:17:53 > 0:17:57think there is a particular resentment of the regime given that
0:17:57 > 0:18:02so many people in Iran are so young, they weren't around at the time of
0:18:02 > 0:18:05the Islamic Revolution?Certainly there is a tremendous amount of
0:18:05 > 0:18:11discontent. Because they have legitimate reasons to be discontent,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14mindful of the situation that exists. But what I think you're
0:18:14 > 0:18:19seeing here is quite different from 2009, when it was about election
0:18:19 > 0:18:23fraud and about people wanting to see change through the elections and
0:18:23 > 0:18:27through the legislative process. Now, when you listen to the slogans,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31it seems like it has bypassed that phase rather quickly, in fact
0:18:31 > 0:18:35instantaneously, and gone towards much, much bigger demands in which
0:18:35 > 0:18:39they're not taking sides between the reformists and the hardliners but
0:18:39 > 0:18:43they're targeting the regime as a whole.If they're targeting the
0:18:43 > 0:18:47regime, and President Trump is saying publicly, we're watching the
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Iranian people, they must be allowed to protest, surely from outside,
0:18:50 > 0:18:57that interference can be counter-productive?Certainly,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01particularly if the messenger is someone like a Donald Trump. I mean,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04this is an American president that is extremely unpopular outside of
0:19:04 > 0:19:09the United States, and I would say particularly in Iran. In the past
0:19:09 > 0:19:14year he has taken several measures that ordinarily Iranians feel have
0:19:14 > 0:19:17targeted them, such as the Muslim ban which has disproportionately
0:19:17 > 0:19:21affected Iranian nation was, his hugging of Saudi Arabia as well as
0:19:21 > 0:19:28his efforts against Iran, which continues to enjoy broad support.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32So, having his blessing is certainly not a political plus in the Iranian
0:19:32 > 0:19:44political context.The Chinese leader has used his new years
0:19:44 > 0:19:48message to suggest his country will play a greater role in international
0:19:48 > 0:19:52affairs in 2018. Under previous presidents China kept a lower
0:19:52 > 0:19:56profile but the president set out his foreign affairs priorities in a
0:19:56 > 0:19:59number of areas.TRANSLATION: As a responsible major country, China
0:19:59 > 0:20:04must speak out. China will staunchly safeguard the authority and status
0:20:04 > 0:20:10of the United Nations and actively fulfil its due responsibility and
0:20:10 > 0:20:14duty in international affairs. China will honour its promises in
0:20:14 > 0:20:18countering global climate change and actively push forward the common
0:20:18 > 0:20:23construction of the Belton road. China will act as a builder of world
0:20:23 > 0:20:26peace and a contributor to global development and an upholder of the
0:20:26 > 0:20:28international order.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33Michael Bristow is the Asia Pacific Editor for the World Service.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Well, he spoke a lot about a domestic agenda, about alleviating
0:20:38 > 0:20:41poverty in the next three years. He said that would happen for the first
0:20:41 > 0:20:44time in thousands of years in Chinese history. He also talked
0:20:44 > 0:20:50about the corruption campaign, anti-corruption campaign, which
0:20:50 > 0:20:54would continue. But most strikingly I think was his vision for China in
0:20:54 > 0:21:00the future, on the world stage. Previously Chinese leaders have
0:21:00 > 0:21:03sought to hide themselves a little bit and to put China on the
0:21:03 > 0:21:07sidelines and let others take the leader. Sju jumping is not like that
0:21:07 > 0:21:12at all. He is due to put China right on the world stage, as we heard
0:21:12 > 0:21:15there, defending the United Nations, tackling climate change, maintaining
0:21:15 > 0:21:19the world order. And this is something that we have not heard
0:21:19 > 0:21:25from a Chinese leader for a long time he started doing that much more
0:21:25 > 0:21:30during the year, I am thinking of Davos for example, where it was the
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Communist Chinese leader rather than the capitalist American president,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36who was talking about the importance of international trade? Exactly. I
0:21:36 > 0:21:40think he's written reinforcing the message which he has been building
0:21:40 > 0:21:45up all year. , however,, there was the party congress, he spoke about
0:21:45 > 0:21:50something very similar. And it all comes at a time when President Trump
0:21:50 > 0:21:54appears to be looking inward and turning America more inward. And
0:21:54 > 0:21:57that's to a certain extent is opening a lot more space for China
0:21:57 > 0:22:04to move into, not just in its backyard in east Asia but across the
0:22:04 > 0:22:09world. We see China, which once believed that countries should not
0:22:09 > 0:22:13interfere in each other's affairs, getting drawn in as it has got
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Agger, to world affairs more and more. And as I said, China is
0:22:17 > 0:22:21perhaps taking the place which has been vacated by the United States.
0:22:21 > 0:22:28And when you look at the new silk road project and the amount of
0:22:28 > 0:22:33investment, for example, China has in Africa, economically already it
0:22:33 > 0:22:37is THE big international player? There is no bounds to China's
0:22:37 > 0:22:42ambition. You mentioned the silk road, one bels, one road as it is
0:22:42 > 0:22:47awkwardly titled in China. It is about infrastructure, roads,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50railways, whole towns and cities across and from Asia, and also along
0:22:50 > 0:22:54the sea lanes of Southeast Asia, wielding ports and forming new
0:22:54 > 0:23:02alliances. Really he sees China at the centre of a New World order at
0:23:02 > 0:23:07the very least in Asia, and that's what he hopes to push forward over
0:23:07 > 0:23:13the next few years.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call that led
0:23:16 > 0:23:19to the police shooting dead a man in the US state of Kansas.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Police surrounded the home of Andrew Finch after receiving
0:23:21 > 0:23:24a hoax emergency call from a man claiming to have shot dead his
0:23:24 > 0:23:25father and taken his family hostage.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Police say they believe the report was an act of "swatting"
0:23:28 > 0:23:30where a fake emergency is reported, sending the police
0:23:30 > 0:23:36to another address.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42This is 911, what's going on without my mum and dad and I have shot him
0:23:42 > 0:23:53in their head and he's not breathing any more...
0:24:08 > 0:24:20What kind of weapons do you have...
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Officers came here preparing for a hostage situation, several of them
0:24:58 > 0:25:01got into position...