>> kenya says it's seized control of a shopping mall from gunmen, 68 people have been killed. ♪ ♪ >> gunfire has been heard as special forces make a sweep for the last of the fighters. hello, i am elizabeth and this is al jazerra live from doha and nairobi. also in this program, a court in egypt bans all activities by the muslim brotherhood. the group says it will appeal. iran's nuclear program back outta general damn the u.s. and iran are set for the highest talks in years.

and not exactly small change, the 4-dollar coin that's worth a fortunate. there has been more gunfire and exploreses as kenya special forces say they have seized control of a shopping mall from armed fighters. a body bag was being seen removed from the area a little earlier. al gentlemagunmen took over. some are still said to be held up in the complex. all hostages have been freed says the government. 65 people are known to have been killed. let's go live to our corresponds he wants outside the west gate shopping mall. i believe there was gunfire heard earlier this morning, what have you been hearing? >> reporter: the gunfire erupted around 7:00 local time and soon that have that we saw a number

of soldiers rushing past the front building carry wag seemed to be carrying whatseem to be a. the government says they are in control of the mall. they said they have killed six of the gunmen that, means there are still quite a number at large. we knew that originally there were at least 12, perhaps 15 gun machine who originally attacked the building. so clearly there are still quite a number of them that are still in the building. still at large and still pose a threat. my colleague has this report on how he got to this particular point. >> my nobody i's west gate was a popular shopping mall burns. for three days and nights these have the scenes of kenya's last siege. as darkness fell on monday the heavy fire gives way to eerie silence, that is when the government declared it had taken full control of the sight .

arrested some attackers and secured is the hostage. they are sweeping the building floor by floor, it's a big complex covering more than 32,000 square meters and includes more than 80 scores across five floors. we have been here all night, we have not witnessed the military operation being wound down. we haven't seen any movement out of this site. while information about exactly who was left inside remains unclear. kenya's foreign minister, says the individuals leading the operation are not from the region. >> this is not just al shabob, this is al qaeda. the hallmark of al quaid a the way it was planned. coordinated i just told you, that they have been talking to everybody.

if it was just shabob they wouldn't have these resources it was led by somebody not from so mall your or kenya, it was led by somebody else. >> earlier in the day there were pitched battles between the gunmen and security forces for prolonged periods. the kenyan army took casualties as many soldiers ran for cover. casualties went to overcrowded hospital. a spokesman from al shabob says special forces from israel, britain and the united states have taken parts in the rescue mission. >> forces have attempted on numerous occasions to storm the building, they are supported by their jewish, u.s. and british

people. [inaudible] they have killed at least 13 of the kenyan forces and four believed to be jewish. >> calls of support continue to poor in. but once again the people of this country are shock. some mourning the loss of loved ones, others fearing what adverse reactions the attack might bring for them. al jazerra, nigh kobe, kenya. >> peter is there any word at all on what's happened to the freed hostages? i know that the kenyan government is saying that they are all accounted for but i have seen reports that say some maybe 65 hostages are unaccounted for. so what do we know at this stage about the hostages themselves? >> reporter: look, all we can do -- all we can go with is what the government has officially been telling us. we have no other sources at this particular point and that is is

that the hostages have been freed and taken to counseling, debriefings and so on. we never had any definitive account of the number of people held hostage. and we need to be careful about how we understand what hostage means. our understanding was that there was a group of people that al shabob fighters had held as hostages, as human shields if you like, there were many others that were hold up in parts of the shopping mall that couldn't escape that weren't technically being held by the gunmen. so if we separate those two groups out. it's possible that they are able to get rid of -- to remove all of -- well, we don't know quite now what is going on inside i think is the bottom line. the government insists all the hostages, their words, have been freed. therit may still be there are pe hiding inside. all i can say is that as i said before what the government has been telling us. what about the situation outside the mall, peter, how are kenyans

feeling about the situation which is now in nba to its fourth day and hasn't ended? >> reporter: well, there were literally, hundreds, thousands of people that were caught up in the initial stages of the attack. so many of the shoppers that were there at the time. and almost every one in nairobi either knows someone personally who was caught in the attack, as i do. there are a couple of people i know who were there at the time. or they know someone who knows someone else, so everyone in this town is personally connected or feels some personal connection. feels the trauma and the -- of this extraordinary tragedy. there are a lot of people that are very, very proud of the way and justifiably proud i think of the way a lot of the kenyan security forces personally risked their lives. there were a lot of soldiers, a lot of traffic police officers who went in to the building with no training for this kind of situation. and still put their lives on the line to try to help bring some

of the civilians out alive. but there are also a lot of questions being asked about the government's preparedness as an institution about the security forces preparedness, for this kind of situation. people have been pointing out that kenya went in to somalia over two years ago to try to push back al shabob from the kenyan borders and ever since that board al that lob has worked that they would strike kenyan towns and cities. we haven't seen anything quite like this until now. but then theless people are asking whether or not kenyan security forces should have anticipated something along these kind of lines and perhaps reorganized themselves to prepare for an attack like this. >> absolutely, pete, he questions that will no doubt continue to be asked after this situation end. that's our correspondence peter joining us from outside west gate mall in nairobi. thank you. to other news now, and the muslim brotherhood says it will

appeal an egyptian court decision to ban all of its activities and freeze its assets. the ruling announced people would be arrested take protesting organized by the group. we are not naming the person who sent this report for security reasons. >> reporter: this is the first major verdict against the muslim brotherhood. but the group wasn't represented in court. most of its senior leaders are either in hiding or in jail. the judge ruled the muslim brotherhood shouldn't be involved in political activities and that it had damaged national security and public safety. the case was brought forward by layers for a left wing secular party. ruling bans the group from activities like charity work, transferring money and dealing in real estate. their bank accounts will be suspended and assets frozen. >> the court didn't have any choice but to yield to the people's demands. the group has alienated all political powers in egypt.

they have tried to be the absolute power. >> reporter: the plus lum brotherhood saymuslimbrotherhool and says it was politically motivated. >> any real opposition on july the third. >> reporter: the ruling says protests organized by the muslim brotherhood will be banned. demonstrations by the anti-coupe alliance will be allowed to continue as long as they are peaceful. on the street, reaction to the decision was mixed. >> this is the least they can do to them because their leaders went on the stage and predicted terrorism, bomb and gang war and this is what's happening in egypt now. >> i am against today's verdict. the people have seen a lot of violence in recent days but we shouldn't point fingers at muslim brotherhood for everything, they used as

scapegoats. >> reporter: in november another court is considering dissolving the group and a separate case against their freedom arm. so with its leaders on the run and a major court decision against it. the muslim brother hood is under pressure from all sides. al jazerra, cairo. >> iran has released 80 prisons ahead of the u.n. general assembly later on tuesday. the announcement was made on state television being seen as a tentative sign that iran's hard line policies may be softening. some freed were arrested during protests against former president in 2009. well, iran is set to take part in talks on its nuclear program on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. u.s. second of state john kerry will meet his iranian counterpart on thursday and the u.s. isn't ruling out the possibility of a meeting between president obama and and iran's

president. the foreign minister has already met his italian and british counterpart at the u.n. headquarters in new york. the european union's foreign affairs chief meanwhile says there are promising signs of progress. >> what i saw today was energy and determination to try and move forward in our talks. many things flow from that. but this was the first meeting in order to establish how we would work together. i don't add anymore to it than that. >> there was a rounds up of global weather and then we visit the hospital overwhelmed by victims of bomb attacks and road crashes. also ahead. >> reporter: quite frankly you can't run a school when the bullets are flying so the first priority must be that the school doors can actually open. >> special safety less innings in a south african school.

on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. a. >> three days after they took control. kenya's government, though, says it's freed all hostages. the muslim brotherhood in egypt says it will appeal a court ban on its activities and seizure of its assets. the ruling allows police to arrest anyone taking part in

things organized by the group. the first talks on iran's disputed nuclear program. discussions are anticipate odd the side lines of the u.n. general assembly in new york. the death toll from an attack on a church in the park stan pakiy has passed 80. many of those were brought to the lady reading hospital which is one of pakistan's older, but there is a report it's struggling to cope with the rising number of victims from bomb attacks and traffic accidents. >> reporter: this is the lady reading hospital in the center of the city. it's one of the largest and oldest medical institute in pakistan. but it's now also one of the busiest in the world when it comes to treating victims of road accidents and other contingencies on this day, the casualties are from a head on collision between a motorcycle

and a truck. the lady reading hospital is the only facility of its kind in the province. every time there is an attack or a bomb whateve blast the victime brought to this hospital. >> we declare an emergency also on the media, television, that an emergency has been declared. >> reporter: this means that all of the staff whenever they are, they come and rush to the casualty. when we have these persons, the persons are charge today different departments like some of them need x-ray, some of them need cd scan, other ultrasound, someone needs orthopedic specialist to be seen, cardiovascular, neurosurgeon and they are all activated. >> reporter: all side, ambulances and everybody private bakers rush the victim to his this facility. >> with lime the hospital has

developed incredible experience of dealing with these emergencies. >> reporter: is hospital will have a new section soon. increasing its capacity to treat more patience but it needs more training and everybody outside help if it is to cope with the threats of more attacks and bombings, al al jazerra pack sa. >> flash floods and lan slides have killed at least 20 people. thousands of families have taken shelter in emergency evacuation centers. more heavy rains are expected. rescue workers and villagers are searching for at least seven missing people. on the west coast of the philippines we have a report. >> reporter: it's under a state of callamity, flooding is unprecedented for many of the villages here, 20 people have

been culled and around 200 thousands have been destroyed by landslides. the lost government is asking for more aid from central government. this area is known, in fact, as a mining area for northern philippines, a few months ago the supreme court has in fact ordered to halt all mining operations here largely due to the fear that this may actually make the situation for the environment very precarious. a lot of children are not able to go to school and what they want basically is to go able to go back to their livelihoods. >> flooding in china brought on by typhoon usagi has worked away roads and destroyed houses. video has emerged of a family being rescued from the lower floods of their flooded home. usagi made landfall late on sunday, at least 25 people died. and a tornado has swept through a down in that dill, tw brazil,o

people killed and 60 injured. a state of emergency is being declared after strong winds knocked down trees and electricity pylons in the south of brazil flooding has forced more than 30,000 people from their homes. to germany where chancellor angela merkel is fashion new challenge after an e emphatic election victory she may have to reach out to her rivals to form a coalition government. here is jonah hull in berlin. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: on sunday, they celebrated a win bigger than anyone imagined. but not big enough to govern alone, so on monday it was back to work to find a coalition partner. >> we are, of course, open for talks and i have already had initial contact with the sbd chairman who said the sbd must first hold a meeting of its leaders on friday.

>> reporter: the spd or social democrats, angela merkel's opponents on the central left. emerged bruised and diminished from a grand coalition with chancellor merkel's party four years ago and will bargain hard this time for a better deal. >> the spd is not standing in line aura plying. after ms. merkel ruined her previous coalition partner to lineup now, so to speak a successor is not our intention, we are going in to the talks very calmly and will agree on the next steps of the process with spd representatives at the party convention on friday. >> reporter: neither side is throwing itself at the arrangement. sunday's win for angela merkel and her party guarantees her another four years in that building. the chancellor's office. provided she can get a majority over there in parliament. her opponents offer her the best chance of that, but the talks will be tough, possibly lasting many weeks.

she won't want to give away anymore political capital than she has to, they will want as much as they can get. on europe manslaughter merkel will see the election result as a powerful endorsement of her strategy. financial rescues in exchange for austerity measures to preserve the single currency. one thing that could compliment her policy is a new anti-euro party alternative for germany. it narrowly missed making it in to parliament this time, but the party has touched a nerve. tapping in to public unease at the amount of tax-pair money pouring in to european bail outs. >> this means the christian democrats will have to put much more effort in to complaining their economic policy. they'll have to explain why it makes sense, not only politically and historically, but also economically to support greece and portugal and give more money to europe. >> reporter: she's proven herself to be one of europe's most resilient leaders the assumption now is that angela

merkel will he forge dominant and powerful in a grand coalition, but it could be several weeks before that can be said with certainty. jonah hull, al jazerra, berlin. >> rival gangs in south africa are gunning for each other in cape town. a peace agreement has been reached in a suburb after schools were shutdown and extra police drafted in. tanya paige has the story. >> reporter: these children are learning about what to do when they hear gunfire. it's a necessary aspect of the curriculum when if comes to this part of cape town. the school was among 14 that were forced to close when gang violence increased recently. every student has a story. >> four weeks ago i was walking on the avenue and they were shooting around me i didn't know which way to go so i just had to turn around and duck. so i am lucky to be here. >> reporter: rival gangs are battling for territory to cell drugs, shootings tripled and more than 50 people were killed or injured before a peace

agreement was reached. nearly $600,000 has been diverted from the city's education budget to put dozens of extra police on patrol. >> that hurts because that money is meant for other things, it's meant for quality education and shouldn't be pushed in to this. but you can't run a school when the bullets are flying so the first priority must be that the school doors can actually open. >> reporter: this is the side of cape town few tourists see, many people here feel forgotten, a gang offers protection a sense of family and a way to make money. after 18 years in prison for murder, one gang leader told us he's trying to deter students from following in his footsteps. >> i tell them at the end of the day to be a gangster, you either go prison or die. there is no way you are go towing survive if you are a gangster. >> reporter: police watch over the students as they leave

school. at night, they ceas seize drugsd weapons. at the moment police are conducting raids like this every night think but for every alleged drug deal air rested here, dozens of his rivals may live by so by tomorrow morning someone will have taken his play. they have been raiding some of these houses for years. that's a sign that it may take more than policing to bring permanent peace. tanya paige al jazerra cape town. town. >> the captain of the costa concordia has plamed the chips helps man for the disaster, the trial has resumed after a two-month break, the wrecked cruise chippewas pulled up right. 32 people were killed in the disaster. one of the world's biggest container ships has been given an appropriately big welcome in denmark. copenhagen is home to the shipping company which hopes its new fleet of mega vessels will

roll the waves, alex forest reports. >> reporter: this ship is one of only three like it. it's the biggest in the world. and at 400 meters long, it's roughly as long as four football pitches. and almost as wide as one. for the danish captain of the majestic mask it's been an unforgettable trip to copenhagen. >> i have been here since childhood and it's definitely a childhood dream of mine coming in to copenhagen on a ship. i didn't ever, ever realize or imagine that it would be on the world's largest ship and as a captain. >> reporter: this container ship is part of the new triple-e class it was built in south korea for the danish come man toy transport goods between asia and europe. within two years, it's expected that there will be 20 of these operating at a total cost of almost $4 billion. although it's big, the vessel sails at slower speeds which re deucing carbon dioxide

emissions. >> the triple-e class will reduce transferring of goods by 50%, and that's compared to the industry average. so compared to other container ships on the same route and it's a combination of a bigger ship, more boxed shaped hull and then the more efficient engine. >> reporter: with room to hold more than 18,000 of these containers, you can begin to see just how enormous this ship is. but with the asia to europe route already over capacity. there are concerns that ships this big will struggle to stay fully loaded. but shipping analyst lars jensen warns that its smaller older vessels that could lose out. >> the over capacity will persist for many years to to hi. challenge is not for mega vessels it's foot vehicles that were large 10 years ago, they are too small to be profitable but too large to be use

profitable anywhere else. >> reporter: as visitors lineup to board, other companies are already planning to build even bigger chips, alex forest, al jazerra, coble en haige glen blackberry has agreed to a $4.7 billion buyout by a connor citconsortium of investors. cass turner has more. >> reporter: news i've private deal for blackberry should be a big relief for the company. >> it won't go bankrupt, it will survive under private equity control. what this does is allow the company to sort of go off on its own and lick it's a wounds, in quiet without the scrutiny of wall street and the rest of the public. >> reporter: its largest shareholder fairfax financial holdings will lead a buyout consortium. it's valued it at $4.7 billion. under the deal shareholders get $9 a share slightly higher than the currents trading value. in the a statement the head of

fairfax said this transaction will open an exciting chapter for blackberry, customers and employees. that is unlikely to include every day smart phone users. >> i think the hardcore blackberry users but it's on friday when they said they were moving to a business focus that they are tapped out of the consumer smart folk market, said apple samsung, apple it's owl years now. >> reporter: the company is head quart earth in canada but the government will comment. the 5,000 employees will lose their jobs over the next year, it's been a brightal disintegration of a company that once commanded half of the u.s. smart phone market. but the inability to connect with desire and command means its signal dropped out a long time ago. >> blackberry could perhaps deal with one of these, a rare 1880 gold coin which has gone from small change to a small fortunate. the 4-dollar coiled hair was

minted in the u.s. but never released in to circumstance cirw it's being olds at auction for more than two and a half million dollars. the sale price was more than double its preauction estimates making the coin one of the 10 most expensive u.s. coins ever.