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>> libya's army they've delivers a chilling warning about isil's growing strength and calls for more weapons to fight them. >> live from the al jazeera headquarters in doha, also coming up, in tunisia the two gunman who carried out the my seem attack were trained in libya. >> a machine that promises to create water out of thin air. >> it is just the 10th time it's happened in the 21st 21st century, a total solar eclipse wows thousands in
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europe. >> first, breaking news out of yemen. there have been two explosions outside two mosques in the yemeni capital sanna. let's bring in political analyst and chief for the post, joins us live from the capitol sanna. what can you tell us about these twin attacks on the mosque? >> the targets were very dramatic. two locations were two of the most prominent and crowded daily or pro houthi mosques at the country. the target, as well, some of these biggest or most prominent houthi scholars and political leaders, is now in critical
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condition. another is in critical condition. we have a number of the houthi supreme security council was also a target. the target was very precise and we have dozens, 75 either killed or injured. the death toll of this attack could wind up 40 more over the next hour or so. >> thousands of people go there. at the same time, we are hearing of a strong explosion in the local administration in sadr city in yemen, also a houthi stronghold. >> i said yesterday we expect many attacks taking operation over the next couple of days in sanna and aden. the central security prison in aden tens of al-qaeda prisoners imprisoned there escaped
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yesterday. these militants are just waiting to or hunting down houthi leaders at houthi gathering points. attacks where houthi's have strongholds are expected. i'm not even sure it's over today yet. we do expect more attacks because of the attacks that happened yesterday in aden when the houthi's attacked aden. >> i mean, we've got attacks in the north of the country, in the capitol, sanna, in the south of the country. where are we when it comes to resolving this animosity and violence that. >> long, long for over. you have two factions righted now, had i and his allies and you have the houthis.
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these two factions are opposing each other in so many different ways. it seems there's no way toward an agreement. both factions are resorting to bloodshed. even president hadi in aden was able to -- he did not do that and insisted on having tens of houthi stole injuries killed. this is the beginning of a long road ahead and that is why parties must have talks and negotiations. if not yemen is going down the wrong path and serious civil war. >> ok, multiple attacks on houthis in yemen today. >> to libya the new army chief is warning about the spread of isil. the number of people fighting under the isil banners has spread. he warns it may spread to
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europe. >> they come from mali, nader. we need ammunition. the men are available. the army is growing every day and increasing in number. isil fighters concentrate on libya because it is a tate with a small population and a vast land. it's easy for them to spread. they thought it would be easy to control, and they can employ libya's resources from oil gas gold and uranium for their movement. >> since the toppling of the former president gadhafi different groups have battled to control the country. right now the u.n. is trying to bring the sides together. we go now to the capitol. have the attacks started now? >> yes indeed, the talks have just started and we do
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understand that the united nations special envoy is meeting with a delegation from the internationally recognized government of tobruk. earlier, better than mean dough held a presser and he said that both parties need to make concessions to come up with an agreement. he said that he wanted to -- he wants to go to europe on one day to meet the international community with some good news. he's hoping to see both parties reach a political settlement. at the same time, he said that he's concerned about the recent spate of violence and particularly the attacks by groups associated with isil in different parts of the country. having said that, libyans remain more divided than ever. a senior member of the tobruk delegation said a deal is still far away, because as member of the libyan house of representatives based in the east, i don't recognize the legitimacy of the tripoli based
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g.n.c. gives an idea about the political divide in the country. >> with that in mind, what do they hope to achieve? >> the united states hopes to have both parties from the east and south form a national unity government with a prime minister that has the final say in running the country. the moment they agree on the national unity government, they hope to be able to tackle the issue of security arrangements. basically, we're talking about a ceasefire across the country disbanding the militia's pulling them out of the main cities and form a national army tasked with two main things, securing libya and starting the fight against groups affiliated with ice till. this is definitely going to be a long way to go because of the trust deficit that has been tripling the country now for more than four years. >> thank you for that.
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let's quickly go back to sanna in yemen the capitol of yemen. we've got pictures that come as these latest pictures of call double exlotions on two mosques in the last half hour or so. dozens of people have been killed or injured. you can see some of the bodies on the steps over there. this is a predominantly houthi mosque, and our contact there was telling us there are thousands of people who attend these masks for friday prayers. we expect the number of dead to rise. at the same time, there was an attack in the north of the country. >> tunisia said the two gunman who carried out an attack were trained by libya. 21 people were left dead, most of them tourists near a museum. concern gross to isil's message is spreading in the region. jacky rowland has the latest from the capitol.
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>> tunisians take to the streets to express defiance, the message a clear rejection of violence and the people who perpetrate it. there was solidarity with the victims and tributes late in their memory. >> some 60 weren't carrying passports and haven't been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some talked about their experience. >> we entered a room. we started hearing shots and everyone started to run. people started to try to save themselves trying to hide behind the glass windows and in the corn of the room. >> two people were killed when security forces stormed the museum to end the siege. it's believed they had accomplices. police have arrested nine people so far, four of whom they believe were directly involved in the attack.
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meanwhile, the prime has been giving details of security measures across the country. >> we will be putting in place check points manned and supervised by the national army. both the national army and court personnel will intensify patrols across the nation, joint patrols between the army and security personnel will also be conducted. >> the museum will remain closed for several more days. when it reopens it can expect fewer visitors. a number of tour companies are removing tunisia from their list of destinations. >> tunisia has been held up as a success story of the arab spring and spared violence sweeping other parts of the region. now the parliament is looking to fast track new anti-terror laws and the president has promised to fight mercilessly those behind wednesday's attack. >> the first of the victims of the attack is laid to rest. the police officer who died
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guarding the museum. tunisia remains in shock and mourning. it's aware that it can no longer remain on the sidelines of what has become known as the war on terror. jacky rowland, al jazeera tunis. >> star gazers throughout europe have been witnesses a spectacular event flock to go witness a solar eclipse. >> thousands of people have traveled here to the faroe islands to watch the total eclipse, known as eclipse chasers, people who travel the world and look at eclipses whenever they can find them. hundreds were on this hillside with much excitement as darkness descended. people peering up into the sky with their eclipse protected he glasses handed out by the tourist board. they didn't need them because of
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the cloud cover but the darkness was extraordinary. pretty much as soon as it arrived, it was gone. the bright lights came back and everybody again gasped and whooped with delight. there were a few people i heard shouting where to next time? the answer to that is the next total eclipse will be visible in the southeast asia pacific region in march of next year. the next time we'll see one in central european skies will be in 2081. >> much more to come here. why a sick russian economy is affecting businesses in neighboring kazakhstan. >> the moneypenny payoff in mexico. did sony pictures take tax incentives in exchange for favored features in its latest bond film?
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