at least 30 have been killed in an attack during a peace rally in the turkish capital ankara hello, you're with al jazeera, i'm martine dennis, live from doha. also coming up, another palestinian is shot dead as tensions simmer across israel and the occupied territories. a grand military spectacle and a warning to the united states.

north korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of the ruling party and we are in nepal where anger over the new constitution is causing a shortage of basic supplies at least 30 people have been killed in two explosions in the turkish capital ankara. the blast happened during a the blast happened during a morning peace rally near the main train station. the turkish government called it a terrorist attack, and are investigating claims that a suicide bomber was responsible. >> reporter: calls for peace drowned by the sounds of explosions. this was the moment of -- a bomb targeted a peace rally

in the turkish capital ankara. death and chaos ensued. this was the scene outside the main train station moments after. dozens of people were reported to have been killed instantly. the final death toll, however, is unclear. hundreds of turks gathered to participate in what was called a peace rally. it was organized by the trade unions and other groups calling for a resumption in peace talks, between the government and armed kurdish separatist groups, the p.k.k. the security situation in turkey has become volatile in recent months. the peace process between the government and the p.k.k. has government and the p.k.k. has all but collapsed. the p.k.k. killed more than 40 soldiers in recent months, and the turkish army conducted several air strikes. against kurdish fighters. turks are scheduled to vote in parliamentary elections in a few weeks. the economy and party politics may have topped voters' agenda in the last election. now it seems security, or the lack of it, is a concern for

many we can go live to our correspondent joining us from ankara, bring us up to date. what is the latest. >> until now the only official statement came from the turkish interior minister, and he said 30 people lost their lives. 126 people were wounded, but according to some sources the death toll is about 30. again, what caused the explosion was a suicide bomber, but this is not confirmed yet. police are investigating. there was supposed to be a peace rally in ankara. people gathering in front of the railway station, ready. two explosions happened at that time, when they gathered. two explosions happened. police cordoned off the area. crime scene investigation units are working, trying to understand what caused the

explosion. there was a suspicion of a third bomb. until now, there's no new information about the bomb. >> and this is a rally held for peace. tell us more about the people who had called for the rally, and those taking part. >> after the parliament elections in june, the p.k.k. - the armed kurdistan workers party and the - and a 2-year ceasefire, since then clashes had been going on between turkish security forces and p.k.k. members. many people lost their lives. this raises concern of security in turkey. these people were here, to protest the operations of the turkish security forces, the operations of the turkish army, and among them leftist union workers, but importantly, among

them were the supporters of the pro-kurdish political party in turkey. they were supporters of the htp, it formed a crisis to be able to follow the developments. and also let me add the turkish prime ministers is holding a security meeting with the staff, and holding security meeting and intends for the programs to follow the development. >> okay. thank you very much, indeed, for bringing us up to date with developments in ankara israeli police shot dead a palestinian who stabbed two israelis near damascus gate near occupied jerusalem. this is the latest of attacks across israel and the palestinian territories since the beginning of the month. 17 palestinians and four israelis died. more than 1500 have been injured across the region since act the

3rd. the unrest began in the al-aqsa a couple of weeks ago. palestinians fear israel wants to change the rules governing access to the site. the violence is now spreading to the gaza strip. the leader of the faction hamas is calling on supporters to join the protests. this follows days of rising tension in israel, and the occupied west bank. there has been several stabbings and shootings. hoda abdel-hamid joins us live in the occupied west bank. are we expecting the frustrations of the palestinian youth to rise up again today? >> it is rising up. it's basically the northern part of ramallah, further down there is an israeli settlement. what we have been witnessing is

the palestinian youth have gone town the road where they clash with the israeli army, all of a sudden the israeli army pushed everyone back. i don't know if you see them. see the empty plot of land below the row of young men watching. this is where yesterday the bulk of the palestinian protesters were based and were throwing rocks out of. now it's empty and the israeli soldiers took position there. and they have gone all the way to the intersection of the road. the youth dispersed between the buildings there and on the side road, and it seems on what we have been witnessing for the past half hour, that the israelis are taking positions and are making sure there's a huge distance between them and the palestinian protesters. they have been firing volleys of tear gas on a regular basis. there's new from hebron. there were two funeral processions earlier, one

finished spacefully, the other, from what -- finished peacefully, the other, from what we understand, some of the people broke away from that funeral procession and is heading to an area where usually there are clashes. we hear in the town of the bay that was killed after stabbing two israelis in occupied east jerusalem, the youth have started to burn some tyres on the roads, and to block the roads there. we have tensions there as well. >> now, as dreadful as the violence is, and we are seeing an increasing number, it appears of isolated incidents, these are sporadic outbreaks of violence, rather than an orchestrated movement. >> yes, absolutely, these are young people who decided to take... ..i don't know, i'm sorry, i don't know what is happening. there was a bit of a panic here.

sorry. these are young youths who are taking things in their own hands, and are not listening to any. we are told we have to move out from here. i think we are okay. some israeli soldiers are coming down this road here. everyone that is around me is just moving away. i think we'll have to - we are fine, i think. going back to your question, yes, the youth say that they are taking things in their own matters. they are not listening to the leadership. there you go, i think we have will have to move from here. we are getting tear gassed by the israeli soldiers. we are just going to take position. but... ..we can't really breathe at this stage. we are completely - we just will try to take a safer position,

"coughing." >> hoda abdel-hamid, our correspondent there. get to safety, hoda abdel-hamid. if the cameraman is okay. perhaps you can stay with the shot. this is clearly an incident unfolding. our correspondent without the right protective gear is obviously now suck cumming to the -- succumbing to the effects of a tear gas. hoda abdel-hamid was telling us about a group much youths who had been assembling there. they have been corralled almost by israeli security forces and as we have just witnessed, appears to have been a volley of what appears to be tear gas. hoda abdel-hamid has taken herself off. hopefully she's fine. we shall, of course, check on her. our camera operator doing a sister-in-lawing job, keeping the camera rolling as we saw the

incident unfold live we have been speaking to a spokesman from hamas, who came into the studio and he blamed the israelis for the latest escalation. >> the one that started violence is the israeli tied, when attacking the people in the mosque. it's clear that they asked the government not to go to the mosque, but is not preventing the settlers, he is not preventing them not only going to the mosque, they are killing the palestinians like what happened yesterday. we are talking about an israeli attack, and actions against the palestinians, and there is a palestinian action against what the israelis are doing. i believe the solution is supposed to be a complete israeli withdrawal. this will be the first step to calm the situation and solve the problem north korea's leader warned the u.s. that his country is ready to respond to any threat.

kim jong un made the comments during a large military parade marking 70 years since the founding of the ruling party. a delegation from china attended the celebrations. >> our party can proudly declare that we are ready to respond to the imperialist and can defend the blue sky. >> paul french is the author of the book "north korea, state of paranoia", and explains that the north korean leadership is projecting power. >> there's several objectives, one is the domestic, of keeping kim jong un in power and looking strong and in control of things. the other is he needs the drip feed of aid. largely from china. very important that china was there, because they are the main aid donor. if he does not get more aid - and there's a lot more worthy cause, syria and others.

being more front and center in people's minds, it will be a cold and hungry winter for north koreans, and that is something that could lead to discontent among the people. . >> the president obama administration decided to abandon its programme to train fighters to battle i.s.i.l. the state department says there needs to be a shift in focus to train leaders instead. rosalind jordan reports. >> reporter: when i.s.i.l. fighters captured parts of syria in 2014, the u.s. came up with a plan, train syrian rebels to go after i.s.i.l. instead. $500 million over three years, to raise an army some 15,000 men strong. a year later the u.s. is dumping that idea and planning to give basic military equipment and support to existing groups. u.s. officials insist the goal is the same. >> enable, capable, motivated

forces on the ground to retake territory from i.s.i.l., and reclaim syrian territory. from extremism. fewer than 100 people were graduated from the u.s.'s train and desist programme. they collapsed when they entered the battlefield. it was an embarrassment for the obama administration. >> can you tell us what the total number of trained fighters remains? >> it's a small number. the ones that are in the fight is - we are talking four or five. >> as i see it right now, there's four or five u.s.-trained fighters. let's not kid ourselves. that's a joke. >> reporter: u.s. officials say that once the syrian civil war ends, the rebel fighters should have a seat at the political table. >> one of the reasons to provide support to a variety of opposition groups in syria is clearly to fight i.s.i.l. but another reason is to ensure that there are credible opposition factions in the

country who could be a part of c the transition. >> with russia running its own military operations in syria. the u.s. is worried there won't be any alternatives to assad or isil once the civil war ends. >> what we have seen so far, in terms of russian military activity, and the strikes they've taken, they are predominantly against opposition groups. >> with one change in u.s. policy, the situation is unstable in syria. the u.s. has no quick way of now, the u.s. says it will the russian defence ministry says its air force hit 55 targets. this is the second week of moscow's air assault coordinated with the bashar al-assad government. russia says its targetting only i.s.i.l. other rebels groups opposed to

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at least 30 people have been killed in twin explosions in the turkish capital ankara. the blast happened near the main train station during a peace rally. >> israeli police shot dead a palestinian who stabbed two israelis near damascus in the occupied east jerusalem. the latest attack in a wave of violence across israel and the palestinian territories since the beginning of the month. 17 palestinians, and four israelis died in the region since october the third. >> north korea's leader sold the u.s. that it is are the to respond to any threat. >> kim jong un was speaking director a parade of the founding of the military group former advisor mark mitchell said the obama administration policy puts americans at risk.

he played a central roll to americans kidnapped in syria. >> the killing of u.s. journalist james foley in syria by the islamic state of iraq and levant shocked america. behind the scenes, mark mitchell was at the center of the u.s. hostage response, advising the u.s. president. in january, mitchell stepped down as president obama's counterterrorism advisor, and today is critical of the american government's policy when citizens are taken captive. >> the situation with the hostages in january 2014 was a microcosm of our overall awareness of the islamic state. we didn't have the intelligence necessary, resources were frankly, prioritised elsewhere. >> reporter: mitchell argues getting american hostages home is a small objective in a larger conflict. >> it's a priority to recover american citizens, but it is not the highest priority. >> it was the meetings with the families of american hostages

that thrust him into the spotlight. he was accused of threatening families with prosecution if they paid a ransom. >> there was a military person with no compassion, he threatened us three times. >> i never threatened the families. the idea that it's shocking that a government official would encourage people to abide by the law, i think. i find shocking in itself. >> the recent presidential review of u.s. hostage policy removed the threat of prosecution if families paid a ransom. a move that mark mitchell believes is a mistake. >> i believe it does not contribute to the safety of citizens. >> he believes paying up not only breaks the laws, but also robs families of some of their bargaining options. >> they no longer can rely upon

the fact that it's against the law, now they are subject to being beggared by the hostage takers. there's no excuse, hostage takers can say clear out the bank accounts. sell your home, we want it call. they have no defense. >> 30 americans are held hostage around the world. each family faces a dilemma of whether to pay and encourage further kidnapping, or not pay and face the consequences and you can see the full al jazeera investigative documentary "the hostage business", on monday, 20 g.m.t. it's online at aljazeera.com now, there's violence in the run up to sunday's presidential elections in guinea, at least 7 people have been killed in the diamond mining town. east of the capital. five of them were burnt in their

homes. two were shot. the u.n. warned of a deteriorating situation after street fighting between supporters of rival political parties. the president rejected calls from the opposition to delay the elections because of allegations of vote fraud. the president is running for a second time in office. >> hundreds of protesters are taking to the streets of the libyan capital tripoli opposing a plan to form a government. demonstrators chanted anti-u.n. slogans, and held up red cards directed at the u.n. envoy who brokered the deal. before the deal is finalised rival parliament has to approve it nepal is struggling to cope with food and fuel shortages two weeks after indian trucks stopped border crossing. many nepalese accuse the indian government of imposing a blockade because it opposes their new construction. this report if kathmandu.

>> reporter: for weeks they've been waiting on the indian side of the border with nepal. despite long delays, truck drivers still do not want to cross the border. >> there's a lot of incidents, a lot of trucks have been attacked. i'm scared to drive to nepal, i will not go. >> for almost two months, many areas in nepal, along the border with india, has been along a shut down. residents have been protesting against the constitution, which they say fails to represent them properly. >> more than 40 people have lost their lives in the unrest. the indian government is unhappy with the constitution of nepal, and warned the nepali government to get its house in order. then came the undeclared blockade of the trucks carries essential imports of food and

fuel from india. they remain stuck on the border, causing chaos for many on both sides. >> i had an operation. i'm facing difficulty at the border. >> on the indian side businesses are losing revenue after trade with nepal dried up. >> most of the business is with nepalese who came to by medicine from us. we are affected by the blockade. >> protest leaders say they'll stick to their demand for constitutional amendments until the grievances are addressed. >> we shall continue to fight until demands are met. this will be the third and last battle. we fought two battles already. and lost over 50 lives each time. this is the last battle. in kathmandu, the shortage of supplies, especially petrol and diesel, is becoming acute. as the crisis deepens, more people are concerned that

politicians are not serious. and there has been no breakthrough yet. it's early morning. all these people came out on the streets, to call out to the politicians for a more meaningful dialogue. with no government talks on friday to settle the crisis, some called on the prime minister to address the nation and explain what is going on. al jazeera contacted several represent tifrs for comment. but they declined. following april's earthquake, the political argument over the constitution, and now the blockade. nepal is undergoing multiple crisis, it's not clear what action is being taken, and there's no end in sights. >> the indonesian president joko widodo set a two week target to contain huge forest fires. smoke polluted the air,

disrupted strikes and shut down schools. indonesia insisted for weeks it could manage by itself. malaysia sent in three planes. >> translation: first, we hope to accelerate a containment process with the help of neighbouring countries, which has a large water transport capacity. i heard it's able to carry 12-14,000 tonnes of water. secondly a better way is to create the basins. >> at least 17 died because of flash floods. dozens have been forced out of their homes. 100 had to be rescued after a foot of rain in the town of andrews. hundreds of roads were closed. tens of thousands were left without power or drinking water. >> a unique way of life in one of the largest national parks in the u.s. could be about to end.

a new law will ban most of florida's air base. robert ray has more. >> reporter: everglades, national park, florida, the largest waterway. home to the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction because of new federal regulations that will virtually ban the air boats used for transportation and to make a living. the federal government is concerned about pollution and preservation in the everglades. >> it has to do with impact to wildlife, the quality of the visitor experience. the noise, the pollution, the impact of loud vessels affects the animals' behaviour and function in a natural setting. >> in 1989 congress ordered the

parks to come up with a management plan. that means the end of private air boating, except for the handful of captains that can handful of captains that can prove they used the area in 1989. they'll be given non-transferrable lifetime permits. the everglades national park is 1.5 million acres in size. in 1989, under the everglades expansion act. private air boat owners were allowed to go on 109,000. under the acknowledgement it will be limited to under 25,000 of them. the plan goes into effect in the coming weeks. >> there's back and forth about what is allowed and what is not. how it will be enforced. i think it's relatively small detail. it would be a good out come on the business side of things. >> it will disappear. eventually in this time frame

there'll be no gladesmen in this area, there will be no private individuals living off the glades. that lives or survives off the glades. >> the government wants a quieter gentler everglades. the gladesman would like to be custodians, as they have been, but they don't see that happening time for all the sports news you can keep up to date on the website. >> this week on talk to al jazeera - sonia manzano, otherwise known as maria on 'sesame street'. >> i can't believe i did it. if someone had suggested that this was gonna be my future, i would have suggested that they commit themselves to the nearest insane asylum. >> manzano also wrote for the children's television series and would share in 15 emmy awards. she was a trailblazer - the first leading latina on american television. but after 44 years, manzano is retired. >> it's very hard for me to get across to kids, or people who