Prosecutors in Italy have ordered the seizure of assets worth more than two billion dollars from the Japanese Bank Nomura. They have also opened a criminal investigation into two of the bank’s former senior executives. The measures are part of a probe into allegations that Nomura helped managers of the Italian bank BMPS hide huge losses. In the statement the, Japanese bank said it would vigorously contest any suggestions of wrongdoing.
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[00:01.10]BBC News with Julie Candler.
[00:03.20]President Obama has described Monday’s deadly bomb attack on the Boston Marathon as a cowardly act of terror.
[00:09.78]But he said it remained unclear whether those responsible were foreign, domestic or if it was the work of malevolent individual.
[00:16.67]The two bombs are reported to have been relatively small, but they killed three people and injured more than 170.
[00:23.16]Paul Adams reports from Boston.
[00:25.34]The centre of Boston is still a crime scene: streets closed off, large numbers of police and National Guard on duty.
[00:31.95]The city’s flags are flying at half mast as they are across the country.
[00:35.69]The authorities have appealed to the public to come forward with information and photographs and it’s clear that many people already have.