more than 80 people are killed in twin blasts in the turkish capital. hello there, i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: another day of violence across israel and the occupied territories. four palestinians are killed, five israelis are wounded. plus. >>reporter: thousands have turned out in berlin to say no to the world's biggest trade

agreement that few people know anything about and a new law good for the environment but it could also threaten the livelihood of floridas gladesmen. hello there. warm welcome to the program. at least 86 people are dead and more than 180 others injured following twin blasts at a peace rally in the capital of turkey. the hdp believes it was the target of this attack but the prime minister says kurdish pkk fighters are suspect. it's also been suggested the islamic state of iraq and the levant or leftist groups may be responsible. we'll be live from there in a few moments. but first, here's our first report. >>reporter: calls for peace drowned by the sounds of

explosions. this was the moment a bomb targeted a peace rally in the capital. death and chaos ensued. this was the scene moments after. >> dozens of people reported killed instantly. the final death toll, however, is still unclear. hundreds of turks gathered to participate in a peace rally which was organized by trade unions and other groups coulding for a resumption in peace talks. >> there was a demonstration and i was talking next to a rally truck. right here behind two banners an explosion went off. we lay on the ground. the second bomb went off there. there were two bombs, but the one that went off here was a very strong one. >>reporter: the security situation in turkey has become volatile in recent months. the peace process between the government and the pkk has all

but collapsed. the pkk has killed more than 40 soldiers in recent months and the turkish army has conducted several air strikes against the fighters. the economy in party politics may have topped the agenda in the last election. now it seems security or the lack of it is becoming a concern for many. turkeys prime minister spoke to the media after a meeting of security chiefs. >> there is no single citizen who doesn't share the deep sorrow of those who have lost their loved ones in this attack. we are in a period where we're going towards an election. this is obvious that our democracy has been a target. i offer my condolences to the families. i hope they'll rest in peace.

there are strong indications that two suicide bombers have been involved in these incidents. >> the exact cause is still being investigated by authorities. the turkish government has branded it a terror attack. mohammed, i can only imagine the feeling of shock. we heard from the government at an earlier press conference calling for unity. >>reporter: yeah. that's right, julie. in fact, you can very clearly tell how stunned residents here are. on the way to the train station, the streets were practically deserted at a time when there is usually high traffic. people staying indoors worried something else might happen. very worried about the situation. right outside the train station, we were just there a few moments ago and now we're just a few

hundred meters away, there are still forensic investigators combing the scene looking for evidence and looking for clues. it's a very sad scene. there are still blood stains all around the train station, on cars, on sidewalks, there is broken carcinoma glass, and there are peace signs littering the way because of that peace rally that was being held earlier in the day. so a very sad scene, and security is much stepped up here right now trying to deal with this, trying to complete this investigation at a time of great worry in turkey. >> i know it's extremely early stages and when we watch that video playing next to you, the contrast between the singing and the protesters is still shocking to look at. what details have the government been able to confirm. i know they're suggesting it could be this or that group and i guess that goes to illustrate the complexity of what's

happening in had the broader situation in turkey at the moment. >>reporter: it's true. the situation has become much more fraught the last few months. it's much more difficult of a security situation as well. we've heard the prime minister throughout the day say that this is the work of terrorists. he has said that there are clear indications to suggest that these two blasts are the work of suicide bombers although that has not been -- that has not been stated definitively at this point. we're still waiting on a definitive answer as far as who the government believes is actually behind these bombings today. that all being said though, again, a very troubling pattern that has emerged the past few months here in turkey especially in the southeast. now, this is the third such incident where pro-kurdish activists have been targeted at

a rally since june. in june twb two people were killed in a blast at a rally. in july, dozens killed at a rally. now today you have one of the worst attacks in turkey's history. at least 86 people, close to 200 injured, and there are concerns that, that death toll may rise throughout the evening. it is a very worried time here in turkey especially so close toe these elections that are going to be happening the first of november and especially at a time when the peace negotiations between the pkk and the government completely collapsed. everything is so volatile, especially in the southeastern part of the country. so many attacks and deaths the last few months so a lot of mounting worry. is is amike, it's been another

tense day with more attacks. >>reporter: yes, indeed. we've seen yet another in a series of knife attacks, attacks

that the police say are very difficult to deal with given that they are random, unorganized, and they are unabling to predict when or where the next one is going to happen. but of more importance, perhaps, the ongoing demonstrations. demonstrations within gaza, the west bank, a number of fatalities there. we've seen these stabbings now on several occasions on both sides. how challenging are they for security services to deal with, the sporatic nature of them? >>reporter: very challenging indeed as the police have mentioned. it is a very difficult situation to deal with, these ongoing knife attacks and certainly creating a great deal of panic

on one level but also mounting anger within the israeli public. we've seen a massive up swing in right wing israeli activity with right wing israelis gathering in demonstrations. we've also seen of course what the police term revenge attacks, and that is jewish-israelis attacking arabs. benjamin netanyahu will be holding his first full cabinet meeting since september on sunday and certainly there's a lot to discuss about what has happened since then and considering the degree in which the conflict has escalated since that last meeting. >> the fact that these attacks keep on happening pretty much day after day, what does that tell us about the broader picture? >>reporter: well, what it does is give a very clear indication of what is a mood of frustration

of anger for an individual to take up as in one case yesterday a vegetable peeler and launch an attack on a young israeli religious scholar in a neighborhood of west jerusalem, these are acts in a way of frustration but also many analysts believe they're acts of desperation. there is very little avenue of protest allowed, and these kind of sporatic type knifing attacks are very characteristic of the israeli population as a whole just as the mass of people coming together in occupied territory, the mass of people who come together to demonstrate against the israeli army and the mass of people who will gather at the funerals of those palestinians who have been killed. so frustration inside israel and in the occupied territory mike, thank you. we have been reporting from the occupied west bank.

earlier al jazeera was teargassed by israeli forces during a live broadcast. she spoke about that a short time ago. >>reporter: we were having this live broadcast and during the broadcast, there was a group of palestinians siting there peacefully and watching. no one was throwing stones. suddenly, i saw them starting to move away to go up the hill. i turned around. saw that there was an israeli army vehicle approaching on the road below. i saw that, that car was going to go. at that stage there was absolutely no one around us except joseph our cameraman. and then actually the israeli vehicles stopped just below us, five to six meters apart from us, and two soldiers came out and started firing the teargas. there was no one else in that area except us. i would think that we got targeted specifically.

now, even if they were trying to target the rest of the people who were there, no one was doing anything. they were sitting there absolutely peaceful just watching what was going on. so actually there was no reason for the israeli army to come to this area and to target anyone sitting there. >> it's been reported a number of people have been wounded in a drippal bombing in chad. the attack is believed to have been carried out by the armed group boko haram. they have tar getted a market and a refugee camp >> still ahead, the u.n. pushes its new unity government plan to end years of violence in libya and north korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of the ruling party with a grand military spectacle. it left. >> now old-school methods meet cutting-edge science...

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welcome back. a reminder of those top stories here on al jazeera. 86 people killed in twin blasts in the capital of turkey. more than 180 others were injured. four palestinians including two teenagers killed in another day of violence across israel and the occupied territories. five israelis including three peace officers were injured this those accidents.

security forces in chad are blaming boko haram for attacks on a market there. thousands are taking to the streets in berlin fearing it will allow profits to come before public well being. >>reporter: it may sound a bit dull, but if you live in europe or the united states, you ought to know about the trans-atlantic trade, an agreement at the highest levels that aims to harmonize trans-atlantic trade rules and standards. people are protesting because they believe it's a bad idea. they're wary of what one campaigner called an all-out assault on european and u.s. society by transnational companies. it will create the world's

largest free trade zone, a market of 800 million people that could add $100 billion a year to economic output on both sides of the atlantic. in practice, it could affect everything from jobs to your income, healthcare, to the food you seat. and there are many critics. >> i'm not sure if it will happen all that quickly but my urgent advice to everybody who wants rules for globalization is you can't be nervous when it comes to negotiating with the motherland of globalization. you must constantly engage with this issue as a european. >> we fear that the social standards, especially the standards for workers will decrease. >> we don't like how it's undermining our democracy and giving more power to big companies. >> you don't believe the government? is the government telling you anything? >> no, they don't tell us nothing.

>>reporter: they argue that in seeking parity between the e.u. and the u.s., all that will be achieved is mediocrity. the winners they say, big business and the banks. and that's not all. controversially, say campaign campaigners, it's being negotiated largely in secret. a trojan horse being driven into the heart of our economies and our lives, and no one really knows what's inside. russian state media is reporting that its air force has hit 55 targets of isil in syria in the last 24 hours. its air campaign is supported by the president of syria and he's been helping government forces make gains against rebel groups.

in homs, groups are combining to fight them. >>reporter: the opposition is expecting a war. the army plans to advance into the northern countryside of homs. this has long been a stronghold for the rebels. it is, however, surrounded by government bases, and the army has been reinforcing its position. antiaircraft weapons have done little to stop russian military jets from targeting this region. the homs country side has been hit almost daily since the russian intervention. rebel demacommanders are worrie because they say they don't have the weapons needed to fight this battle. >> we don't have enough ammunition, particular antiarmor missiles. >>reporter: the rebel-controlled

enclave is under a blockade and the only way out is through army checkpoints. many groups with different idealologies operate in this corner of syria. they have united with more conservative forces. they say the threat required they put their differences aside. >> we have created a joint operations room. we have united our forces. all the big groups have come together to be able to confront the upcoming offensive. >>reporter: villagers have reported deaths among civilians in what they believe were russian air strikes this past week. they say conditions are bad because of the difficulties in bringing in food and much-needed supplies. >> it's a desperate situation. people cannot afford the high prices. the regime controls the roads in and out of the region so they can control the prices.

>>reporter: it's on a plain highway linking homs and hama. it's an important route. if the government wants supply lines to battle fronts north and for the opposition, it is important not to lose its last remaining stronghold in a province known as the capital of the revolution. al jazeera, beirut after months of talks to end fighting in libya, the u.n. is proposing a settlement. rival parliaments now need to approve the deal. here's that story. >>reporter: violence and rivalries have deeply split people in libya. the country has fallen into chaos since the 2011 up riding that deposed leader ghadafi.

each is engaged in daily fighting. the chaos has been made worse by groups that claim allegiance with isil. now there's hope that a unity government proposed by the u.n. after months of talks in morocco may bring the fighting to an end. >> i hope that the unity government succeeds quickly because it's been too long and people are suffering, especially the displaced in libyan cities. most of them are suffering very much. we support this new government to start its work quickly. >>reporter: others are skeptical and worried the proposals will lead to groups like the muslim brotherhood gaining too much power. >> this is considered a conspiracy and libyans know that. it is unacceptable and we will not support it. >>reporter: rival parliaments now need to approve the proposed deal and there are still many

points of disagreement. >> we have the government location, where will it be? it's supposed to be located in tripoli. if the proposals are adopted, the east and west of libya will form a government, disarm mri that * reform the army, and enforce a cease fire across the country. any delay in forming the unity government will only prolong the suffering of the libyan people. the leaders of those countries also worry that a divided libya could pave the way for isil to build a stronger platform there. there's increasing violence

in the runnup to sunday's presidential elections in guinea. at least seven people have been killed east of the capital there. five of them were burned in their home. another two were shot. the u.n. has warned of the deteriorating situation after street fighting between supporters of rival political parties. now it's being reported that a number of people have been wounded in a triple bombing in chad. details are scant on the ground but joining us is our reporter on the ground. i'm hoping you can hear me. what details do we have so far? ribes are ask is is -- led by

boko haram. >> and just quickly, is this violence, i know they're pointing the finger at boko haram at the moment, is it spilling over the border from northern nigeria? >>reporter: yes. they share the border with nigeria and cam roan *.

this is the second attack by boko haram. thank you very much for that update. and north korea has celebrated the 70th anniversary of its ruling party with a lavish parade that came with a warning to the u.s. presiding over a cast of thousands in a parade of its military might, kim jong-un said north korea was prepared for any type of war against the united states. their arsenal was re put on very public display during the celebration. >> our party can proudly declare we are ready to respond to any war that u.s. imperialists want to wage. >> a unique way of life in one of the largest national parks in

the u.s. is under threat. for decades floridas gladesmen have used air boats to make a living there. that may not last much longer. >>reporter: it's a unique community of locals known simply as the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction. the. >> we have to do the impact to the wildlife, the quality of the visitor experience, the noise, pollution, the impact of it is very loud. vessels really affect the animals' behavior and function in a natural setting. >>reporter: in 1989, congress ordered the u.s. park service to come up with a comprehensive

management plan. now that plan is ready to be implemented meaning the end of private air boating except for the handful of captains who can prove they used the area in 1989 because they will be begin nontransferable lifetime permits. it's 1.5 million acres in size. in 1989, the expansion act, private air boat owners were allowed on 109,000 of those acres. today under this new federal act, they'll be limited to just 25,000 of them. the new management plan goes into effect in the coming weeks. >> clearly, there will be some back and forth about it. i think as we start talking further, there will be a good outcome on the business side of things. >> it's going to disappear. there's going to eventually be no gladesmen in this area at all, no private individuals who

live off the glades, survive in the glades. >>reporter: the gladesmen would like to be the custodians as they have always been but don't see that happening. robert ray, al jazeera, homestead, florida you can get much more on our website at aljazeera.com. vo: visitors to london could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing a quintessentially british town. the imperial architecture. the iconic black taxis and red phone boxes. but