this 16-year-old teenager carried out the suicide bombing that killed dozens of people welcome. you're watching al jazeera live. the greek government says it warned brussels of an impending attack last year. we will have a live update. yemen one year on. the fighting continues as the warring sides look towards an april ceasefire agreement. a metro project that critics say will destroy parts of an

historic pakistani city we begin in iraq where there have been two major attacks, one at a football stadium and another at the air base in the province of anbar. dozens of people have been killed. the air force base is located in that province about 120 kilometers from ramadi. hundreds of u.s. military advisers and trainers use the military base to control iraqi forces. however, the u.s. military says there were no attacks in or near the u.s. side of the base. iraqi forces launched an offensive last week to retake anbar province. 60 to 70% of the province is controlled by i.s.i.l. as we were saying earlier, the attack comes after a blast surrounding a football stadium in a town area south of baghdad.

we will get more on that for you as we can. greek police have confirmed pla plans, including a map of the airport. it says it informed the belgian authorities. the attacks killed 31 people and injured hundreds in brussels airport and the metro station. officials say the airport won't open again until at least tuesday. our correspondent jacky rowland joins us live from brussels. we're hearing these reports that the greek government warned the authorities a year ago that something like this might happen. >> reporter: there have been revelations in recent days. sometimes in the media, largely the belgium media and sometimes they're confirmed subsequently police and sometimes they're not, but the latest report suggests intelligence failings, there have been a number of stories recently about information that wassed to the police and what-- was passed to

the police and not acted upon. in the long and difficult process of verifying victims of the bombings can continuing in hospitals and more mo, more trees - mortuaries around the city. one was an islamic teacher here. >> reporter: a solemn moment of commemoration. students at this islamic school in brussels have learned that their gym teacher was among those killed in the metro bottoming. the school - bombing. they're shocked and also angry. >> translation: we can't be anything but angry and reject the beliefs of these people who claim to be muslim. there is no religion in the world that advocates killing of human beings. >> reporter: she was a young

mother with three sons. at school she was popular with students and teachers alike. several people we spoke to said she was like a sister. students have been encouraged to express themselves in drawings and poems and messages. the other teachers hope the children come to terms with their loss. in mosques around brussels the attacks have dominated friday prayers. muslims have been thinking about their place in belgian society and they're worried about the future. >> translation: it's natural that we are afraid of what's happening. we are part of this society. >> translation: my son asked me, these things that are happening, does islam permit that? i said no, religion forbids that >> reporter: this muslim member of the brussels parliament says the actions of a few radicalized young men have over shadowed her

whole community >> i hear that from my own children, it's like, can we still say that we are muslim? shouldn't we be secret about it or can we say muslim phrases? everything what has to do with religion has become contaminated. >> reporter: events of the last week show that muslims are just as likely to be victims of attacks as other members of society. they also know that the perpetrators have highjacked their religion to justify these acts of violence. >> reporter: there is due to be a sold art march and rally taking place in the center of brussels on sunday. students and teachers from that islamic school have said they will be taking part thanks very much. let's get a live update on our top story. we have had that assault on the

base in the province of anbar in iraq. our correspondent is joining us live. the u.s. military is saying nothing happened on their side of the base. it sounds as if this installation is a pretty big facility. >> it is. it's absolutely huge. it is the size of a small city. it is so big that when the americans were there, there would be regular city buses running through it. the iraqi side of the base is much important vulnerable to attack. it's not the first time that the perimeter of that side has been breached. in this case the iraqi defense ministry spokesman said that ten suicide bombers breached the outer perimeter and managed to get into the base where they were fought by iraqi soldiers from an army division that's stationed there. he said that most of them were killed but two of them detonated their suicide belts.

it's not clear what the death toll has been but clearly a devastating attack. the key area in western anbar it seems to ab pretty concerted effort on their part. is that hay new tactic for them? >> reporter: it's always been there and it has been one of the strengths and evidence of the lethal capability of i.s.i.l. i believe that what makes it more apparent now is that as they're losing territory in the wider battle, they're relying less on those big complex attacks that involved trucks and the armoured vehicles filled with explosives. they're unable to seize territory, both iraqi and american, but what they are doing and are able to do is devastating effect is are attacks like this one and the attack south of baghdad at a football field. that relied on a suicide bomber,

someone who can blend in, a local person, in the case of the attack on the air base, that was apparently a suicide bomber dressed in army uniform. something that is clearly very difficult for the iraqis to guard against the attack that jane was talking about there comes after a blast that she also mentioned at that football stadium in a town south of baghdad. i.s.i.l. said it was behind that suicide attack. here is bernard smith. >> reporter: the end of a friday football game. it's time to present the trophy. but among the crowd a suicide bomber. the explosion killed dozens of people and injured more than 100. it happened 50 kilometers south of baghdad. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for the attack. this is who it says carried it out. his name who is just 17 years

old. iraqi government officials believe it could be i.s.i.l.'s losses on the battle field that may be provoking an increase in attacks like these. in northern iraq the army says it started clearing villages surrounding the i.s.i.l.-held city of mosul. it is in preparation for the offensive to retake the city. mosul is cut off by kurdish peshmerga forces. the u.s. defense department says it is looking to increase the number of american troops in iraq to support the country's ground fight against i.s.i.l. better than ard smith at least 25 people were killed in a suicide bombing in yemen. it happened in the southern port city of aden. one car bomb went off near a military check point. the two others, lead to go a ro road. i.s.i.l. claiming responsibility there. it comes on the first anniversary of the saudi- led

campaign. since the conflict began in march of last year, the u.n. says almost 6.5,000 people have been killed. around half of them civilians. at least 30 thourngs yemenis have been injured. 21.2 million people, around 82% of the population, need some kind of humanitarian aid or protection. more than 2.5 pillion people have been forced from their homes. a senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution says the ceasefire still presents many uncertainties. >> we're finally talking about a ceasefire on april 10. we don't know whether this is going to hold. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura who announced this, he did not explain the lajic behind april 10-- logic behind april 10. if you are seriously interested in a ceasefire or truce, why don't you take one or two days to stop the war and begin the

ceasefire, but nevertheless, a major change has happened over the past year, is that the campaign has been able to liberate the southern part of yemen, in particular, the aden area, but that's by itself has become a problem in two ways. one way is that if this war continues and does not stop, then we're going to end up with a de facto situation of where we have a state in the south governed by hadi and the central government and a state in the north governed by the houthis. the other major problem with this is that the southern part has become chaos in terms of security or security terms, meaning that the aerp h-- equal has become in full control and i.s.i.s. has become active in aden where it is a haven for

i.s.i.s. syrian state media says government forces have taken the ancient city of palmyra from i.s.i.l. it is reported thatment citadel area has been recaptured by the government but the city stiffly is being fought over. >> reporter: activity visits inside palmyra have told al jazeera that government forces are in control of the city. the importance of that is that it is only one kilometer away from the city center. so whoever controls the citadel gives them april vantage point over the entire city and means, in mile tree terms, they will be in control of the city itself. we have reports that i.s.i.l. still put in a tough fight in a number of areas, but we know that the government forces are also clearing a number of areas. the importance of the entire city is quite big for the regime and also for the russians

because it contents palmyra with an area to the north and east. there is a stronghold there still to come for you on this program, targeted by their own government, why ethiopias's large ethnic group say they feel persecuted. tensions at the damascus gates. gates.

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jazeera. iraqi security forces say ten fighters wearing suicide vests formed the air force base in anbar. two detonated their belts. the number of casualties is unclear. staying in iraq. i.s.i.l. says one of its teenage fighters shown in this picture blew himself up in a football match. 30 were killed and 100 were injured. plans for a potential attack in brussels at the airport in two athens apartments in 2015. according to reports, the plans included a map of the airport. it says it informed the belgian authorities. officials said the airport won't open until at least tuesday a large number of refugees on the greek mf macedonian border are refusing offers to move to a camp. >> reporter: some refugees and

migrants who have been stuck along the border with macedonia for weeks now have decided to move to government-run camps according to the u.n. hc 450 people boarded buses on friday. they're here today as well. they're hoping that they can relocate more people, but they're also facing another problem. it is not just persuading people to leave here, but the fact that there isn't enough space. these accommodation centers cannot house all these people. greek authorities are struggling to deal with this crisis. there are now 50,000 migrants and refugees across the country, but, of course, there are those who do not want to leave. they still have hope that the border will open even though many people you talk to are resigned to the fact that they may be stuck here. they believe that by staying here they can pressure the macedonian authorities, pressure the e.u., keep their polite in the international media so they will not be forgotten because right now they have to apply for asylum, to apply for relocation program. this is going to take months and

people are growing desperate, especially those who want to be reunited with their family. it is' logistical challenge. they told us that it's going to take a long time for the people to get appointments and to apply, but they're hoping to employ the greek government employees more staff members in order to speed up the process the oromo people may be one of ethiopia's largest ethnic groups, but they say they're being ignored and even targeted by their own government. activists say at least 200 people were killed by security forces during recent protests. charles stratford has this report. >> reporter: six year old abi and her nine year old brother haven't been attending classes. the government claefd their school three months ago at the start of the crackdown of protests. we were here days after the children's mother had been shot through the neck during a demonstration. despite eventually receiving medical treatment, she died a couple of weeks ago.

>> translation: the little girl crisis and keeps asking where her mother is. we feel her pain. the older one cried when his mother shot and died but he understands now that she has gone. >> reporter: the oromo are ethiopia's largest ethnic group. it has an ethnically based federal system that gives a degree of self-rule to the oromo people. the oromo opposition, some of whose members have been arrested and detained, says the system has been corrupted by the ruling party. the protests were sparked by the independent grated development plan that esaid aims at spreading and increasing infrastructure into the surrounding region. the oromo people have had longstanding issues with the government for decades now. cultural, political, economic. they say it's these issues that are not being addressed. >>

>> reporter: this is an oromo politician who says his community deserves equal opportunity. >> in terms of politics, high marginalization. economy, the same. cultural, the same, including land, high marginalization. they have to have their proper place in this country. i don't think it is going to be. part of the problem is the government wants to rule in the old way. people are resisting to be ruled in the old way. >> reporter: the protests have come at a time when ethiopia has enjoyed economic growth in recent years. analysts say the government is afraid that civil unrest may be exploited by armed groups like al-shabab in neighboring somalia. it is repeatedly coup accusing the government of stirring unrest. the two countries have not signed a peace agreement despite the war they fought ending 16 years ago >> there is a need for ums,

public forums for consultation, for debate on public policy issues, for expression of different views. >> reporter: the government says it's listening. >> the further consultations are being made and will be made. we're the people to address it, but to address the underlying problems. >> reporter: for this family, the daughter and mother was a victim of a government that has broken many promises before a chinese writer who was part of an online petition calling on president xi jinping to resign has been released. >> reporter: a lawyer for the chinese journalist who had been missing since march 15 has confirmed that his client was released on friday night. he had been taken by police at

beijing airport on march 15 just as he was about to board a flight to hong kong. it is widely thought that chinese security officials thought he had something to do with a letter that was published earlier this month on a news website. that letter called for chinese presidential to resign. it also accused the chinese president of concentrating power in his hands, of abandoning the principle of collective leadership and of encouraging a cult of personality centred around himself. the authors of the letter, who remain anonymous, signing off only as loyal communist party members, had urged the chinese president to resign for the future of china and its people. while he may have been released, the investigation into who might be behind this letter has only intensified. a chinese dissident living in the u.s. said police took his parents and a younger brother away on tuesday night. his family members live in the province in china and heap

hasn't been able to contact them since. a news aagency is reporting that at least four employees at the website have also been missing and out of contact for a week now. so this clearly shows that authorities are intensifying their investigation, they're deepingening the crackdown and these developments have got human rights activists in china concerned because in suggests that not only is there growing intolerance as criticism, but it seems that there is a more disturbing pattern of going after critics so-called mega projects may be relatively easy to undertake in new cities, but if you're dealing with one that is 4,000 years old that's a different matter and that's causing concern. >> reporter: this is lahore, historic city and pakistan's

second largest. home to monday ewe meant dating back hundreds of years. you will find remnants of mobile architecture, inter mingling of traces of the empire and british colonialism. this sky line silhouetted by the mask will be change forever if a new train line is given the go ahead. it is a prospect that has angered many. what is about to happen to a great city. >> this development project is threatening over 11 heritage sites that are listed under law, including the gardens which is a world heritage property. some of these sites will be endangered irreversibly. they will be lost >> reporter: the government says such projects are needed to ease traffic problems. in a city brimming with people and bumper to bumper traffic >> this is about 27.1 of line. it has been 26 stations.

it will be catering for about 250,000 people on a daily basis. to start with, an ultimately this will be facilitating about 500,000 people on a daily basis. >> reporter: critics say it won't solve the problem. >> because this project feeds less than 2% of the population. it is not integrated with anything. >> reporter: it is not the heritage but the human cost of this project which will affect tens of thousands of people. this woman has lived here since independence in 1947. when she and her family moved to pakistan. she had already seen her neighbor's house demolished. she has been compensated because she says they were told to take the money or see their home demolished. >> translation: if the government would have given us an alternative place to live in before demolishing my house, i would have vacated it happily, but the money they're offering us is not enough to buy a house

>> reporter: this orange train project will cut a wound to the heart of the city. the feeling across the country is that the government has to prioritise before embarking on such ambitious and unsustainable projects passengers lined up in tokyo to secure a place on the bullet train experience. a project 43 years in the making. it is the deepest under line tunnel anywhere in the world microsoft sas withdrawn a chat row bort from twitter after it was taught to write racist tweets. microsoft is making adjustments after users took advantage of the flaws. in one it says:

over the last six months there has been a wae of violence in israel and occupied east jerusalem. the historic landmark damascus debate has become a hot spot for unrest. many palestinians have been killed over attempted and alleged stabbings and shootings at israeli security forces. more on how this violence is affecting life in the city. >> reporter: damascus gate debate-- debate. the busiest entrance to the old city. not any more. the street market sellers have gone, there is now an eerie silence here. >> translation: these days the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands are inside your pockets their hands will be on the trigger ready to shoot. the situation is really difficult. >> reporter: damascus gate has become a hot spot during the

last six months of attempted stabbings and shootings. it has made the israeli government beef up security here. they stand behind barriers they didn't before. more security cameras and the trees have been cut so there is a clearview. we are told we can no longer film here freely as we used to. we can only stand in certain locations. these steps used to be full of people enjoying their day. now that is no longer allowed. there is security all around this area and there are sniper positions on either side of damascus gate. palestinians stay this amounts to collective punishment. many we speak to tell us they're scared that any wrong move could get you shot. walk inside the old city, this is another street that has seen multiple attacks. again, security has been increased. this man has owned this shop for 40 years. he said the situation has never been it this bad. >> this is the most worst time in all my life in jerusalem. it is very hard, very

complicated. you have no future for us, no future for the children. nobody look after jerusalem. it is every day become worse than the day before. >> reporter: israeli officials say the security situation is difficult to control considering the nature of the attacks often by palestinians acting alone. israeli police tells us that various units have been deployed in the area in order to maintain the safety for all the residents and the tourists. the palestinians and human rights groups blame the attacks on the sense of hopelessness and decades of israeli occupation. many palestinians despite that some attacks even took place. what is clear that is that life has been sucked out of this once busy historic place and replaced by tension and uncertainty pope francis has led good fraser mown ees in vatican and roam ahead of-- good friday

ceremonies. thousands of people witnessed the procession of the cross. the leader of the world roman catholics again criticized what he called europe's indifference towards refugees and migrants. more news, of course, on our website aljazeera.com the way we live. get ready because the future is coming. how many times have you heard that? now you're going to hear a lot about a so-called fourth industrial revolution. that's already upon us by the way. this revolution will undo the global industrial economy which has underpinned the advance he