some people higher up the line. to. the tomato. is essentially the perfect you have a diplomatic bag that the open ended qantas such al-jazeera investigates the poaches pipeline. hundreds of people are finally rescued from a hotel in mozambique but the military says dozens more were killed in the sea. alone barbara sorry you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up the salvage operation continues to dislodge a container ship in the suez canal as delays mount and there is concern about the impact on the global oil and gas supplies. being a military campaign in venezuela

a steady stream of people continues across the border into lumpia and violence shatters the palm sunday mass of the indonesian island of so that we see dozens are injured in a suicide attack. hello welcome to the program we begin in mozambique where the government has confirmed that dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the northern town of palma and that number includes at least 7 civilians they were killed when their convoy of cars was ambushed as they tried to escape the hotel that they were hiding it after being trapped for days a government spokesman said hundreds of people locals and foreigners have now been rescued how do with reports. survive this from the siege in palm a right in the port city of pinback just along the coast since wednesday when an

armed group launched its attack on parma communications have been down and many families are still waiting to hear what happens to their loved ones to go free it's been reset the situation of losing someone it's hard you don't know where this person is you can't reach them or do what condition they're in this is horrible and it's destabilize humanity it's really not fair. this is the only footage that. from inside the hotel where up to 200 people have reportedly taken refuge hundreds of others have attempted to flee the town running into forests and nearby villages . we don't know how we will get out of here if we can get to the sea or if we'll be rescued. there are helicopters flying over the hotel they're checking to see if we can reach the beach to get a boat out but as you can hear we don't know if it's possible the situation is

critical we have no food just water we're in god's hands no. gun battles have been going on for days between the armed group the cause itself and government forces trying to take back control of the coastal town there's been fighting in northern missouri mainly in kabul delgado province since 2017 this is a region where most of the major gas discoveries have been made in recent years but the town of parma has been relatively safe for foreigners working on africa's largest liquefied natural gas project until this week. the french energy giant total has now evacuated $1000.00 of its workers and suspended its operations it was due to restart a $20000000000.00 project after stopping work in january because of security concerns that's now on hold. tacked on.

structural we. are trying to. stop any kind of energy projects. more than 2500 people have been killed and half a 1000000 forced to leave their homes during years of fighting in the province. it's really a toxic mix of various issues it is programmed the northernmost province of mozambique is marginalised people feel frustrated they have been people of the land. of mining activities they would be mines specifically amnesty international blames several parties for war crimes it has accused armed groups and the government backed private south african military firm of being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians it also says government chiefs have made an arrest without reason torture detainees and carried out extrajudicial killings as the conflict continues the united nations is warning they'll be even more internal

displacement with people trying to escape the fighting. salvage teams on the suez canal are alternating between dredging and then trying to tug and dislodge the container ship that's blocked the busy waterway since tuesday the blockade is having a devastating effect there are already oil strapped syria which has begun rationing its distribution of fuel to ensure the continuity of hospitals bakeries and the central businesses in reports. 6 days old and the fear is that the ever given is blocking the su is canal will lead to global shortages of all gas and goods but it's not just what's on the vessel itself although that's significant given it's one of the largest container ships in the world but it's what's on the other $300.00 or so vessels treading water at the entrances and exits of the canal as well as those stuck in the middle syria's already feeling the pinch the authorities

announced fuel rationing for supplies from iran to stock the news coming out of syria is deeply deeply worrying the country was already hitting crisis point with a comic collapse hitting syria and the daily lives of syrians and now these delays to fuel shipments will make an really bad situation worse. and as tankers queue oil prices are rising the blockage is another blow to global trade already disrupted by covert 19 around about 70 percent of the world's oil trade goes through the suez canal and it can't i need any ship has the choice of taking the longer route round the south of africa takes around 2 weeks longer obviously cost more because of the additional i'm shipping cost so ships are having to make their decision do they whites are in that queue of $300.00 or do they take the long trip there are 2 main strategies in play to dislodge the ever given they are currently

using tug boats to push and widen the canal by using diggers on land at the stern end of the vessel. that seems to be working the 2nd is lightening the load by removing containers that's seen as time consuming dangerous and untested either way this has never happened in the history of shipping before emraan current. 2 suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside a cathedral in in the war people were attending a palm sunday mass at least 1000 people were injured in the attack on the island of so the way as the president is urging everyone to work together to fight what he called terrorism just about washington reports from jakarta. right. at the beginning of easter week on indonesia's soon away sea island catholics in the city

of mark assad gathered to mark palm sunday on a win or 2 bombers were waiting the pair tried to enter the cathedral through the main gate but it was stopped. all the attacker was trying to enter our church and one of our staff soared and got suspicious he then stood by the gate and that's when the bomb exploded police cordoned off the area to divert the time so far all police units are here including the forensic team and also the police chief the president said all people in indonesia have the right to worship in peace. i strongly condemn this act of terrorism and i have given instructions to the police chief to investigate the networks of the perpetrators to take down that network to the root in the early 2000 bomb attacks in engineers are more frequent and killed many people but in recent years authorities have increased their crackdown on active network us experts say the threat has decreased but not disappeared yeah.

the security apparatus actually created maximum deterrence but we know that these terror groups are always finding new ways to avoid security. in recent months police have made more arrests and authorities are investigating whether the attack might have been a retaliation against their operations just to washington al-jazeera jakarta. up to 5000 venezuelans have sought refuge in neighboring colombia because of fighting between the military and the illegal armed groups several 100 refugees arriving each day in the town about a week than the other border towns some of accuse the venezuelan military of abuses including extrajudicial killings they say the military is targeting members of that the span the far rebel group which was previously engaged in an armed conflict with the colombian government. well as cross live now. who's at

a shelter 'd for displaced venezuelans in iraq we thank along the a which is on the border as mentioned of the 2 countries alison what are you seeing on the ground there. in one of a scene of these shelters that have been set up in the last week since this situation began here in iraq ethan a number of other towns along the border the latest count cording to the colombian government of 4700 venezuelans that have fled the clashes that continue inside their country between. armed forces and. armed groups were and as you were saying in your introduction many here are very angry at venezuelan government for what they consider the use of excessive force on the part of the venezuelan armed forces during their push against these armed

groups are now venezuela has been accused for years by the colombian government of tolerating if not directly supporting the presence of colombian armed group in their territory they even have been accused of colluding with some of these groups making money through drug trafficking gold mining and so forth but something has happened now happen inside the village where by which the government has decided to go after one of these groups and many of the people here say that the government forces have accused them of being part of being rebel fighters of being supporters of these groups and having pushed them away from their homes so this is really a time bomb before a place like i'll keep a port town on the. colombia aside however help is on the way today

on sunday the colombian government has created a common past together with the un refugee agency and other international organizations to bring in more food more assistance many of the people left with just the clothes they had on and they have been receiving more clothes today asunder and stephanie good news that i guess help is on the way but 6 i'm sure many of those refugees will just want to go home at some point how likely is that to happen any time soon or is there any kind of time frame. we were speaking with the interior minister of colombia just moments ago and he's saying that they are planning for these shelters to remain in place for a least 2 weeks just because they don't know how long the military campaign will continue and. the venezuelan government has insisted that the situation is now

under control that the people can go back but we heard just a few hours ago more explosions inside venezuela and people here are saying that the guarantees simply are not there for them to go back they're saying that they do not trust their government after what happened after the violence they've seen against the population the accusations that they've received some of them are even talking about their judicial killing with the military in the screaming mentally killing a few families that the people here say were farmers accusing them instead of being part. of this rebel this group so as of now it will be very difficult for these people to go back in the coming days and. live for us from the kind of money on the border. between colombia and venezuela some of the phone call. still to come here on al-jazeera is making

a comeback and fears the armed group may be slowly rebuilding in the deserts of syria plus mexico's tragic admission hidden home deaths add another $100000.00 people to a rapidly rising told. the smell of spring will be in the air even early summer i think for a good part of western and northern europe that has been there for a while now basically the air is coming in from the atlantic still it's still quite windy cloudy in for some wet but it's displacing most people a stubborn culp to clean east now that at least some of that cold is still there from poland east was on monday and is heading down towards turkey so not everyone will benefit from what is a clear rise in temperature

a good part of the european plain and british isles will see temperatures rising above the average considerably yet may not last as a nice burst at least the forecast for london shows it 75 to 21 the wind lies all the time in the sun in the sky and eventually yes it will push push across to poland was source code will be replaced by warsaw warms up to about 18 degrees you have is 10 so we are exceeding the averages well to say won't last but we'll just enjoy it while it's there and it didn't hurt that the cold that's in eastern europe we pushed on across the black sea and once again to be in part at least we'll see temperatures drop a bit below where you might like them and that strong when that comes down through the g. and to the eastern side of the med will carry on blowing through egypt and pick up the sand in chad and the.

a sister turned human rights activist the day her brother is locked in a notorious goes back to desert prison. per fight for his freedom sees her exiled surveilled and betrayed by those closest to her. but her resolve is unshaken. only the devil lives without hope. witness on al-jazeera. the evening. welcome back is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera mozambique's the friends and security spokesman says dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the northern town

of palma that includes 7 civilians who were ambushed as they left the hotel they were hiding it hundreds more have been rescued from the town. the block suez canal is having a devastating effect on our already oil strapped syria it has started rationing its distribution of fuel to ensure the continuity of hospitals bakeries and other essential businesses in syria. 2 suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside a packed because he'd really need these there were people were celebrating a palm sunday night at least 19 people were injured in the attack on the island of . let's go back now to our top story the situation in mozambique and the rescue of survivors of following that siege there in the town of palma let's speak to how to joins us live now from friday in neighboring zimbabwe how we've actually heard quite recently from

a government spokesman who mentioned that hundreds of people's locals and foreigners have now been rescued what more did he have to say. well he says the situation is still on going to ascertain how many more people have been affected human rights workers are concerned the number of people dead both local and phone is could rise in the coming days they say if things get quiet in apartment people able to move around more freely more bodies could be found to be getting more details of what actually happened when the attack 1st started on wednesday afternoon we're told that the army came into parma in different directions it seems like it was a coordinated attack so it's assumed that some people died when they're armed into the actual town and then later on people are holed up in a particular hotel for example some of them thought it was relatively safe for them to leave the hotel and try to access the road out of the town he told that as they

were driving along that road they were ambushed by these armed groups some people in that convoy were killed the rest the convoy turned around and managed to make it back to the hotel and we're told since same some of them have since been evacuated and taken to the provincial capital but again human rights workers warning that is still early days when things are quiet so if you look at really when the fighting stops if it does hopefully in the coming days the number that people did could be much higher. of course we'll be monitoring all developments from harare neighbor for the moment how to thank you. the 3000 people from karen state her fled across the border to thailand many spent the night sheltered in the jungle after the military launched airstrikes targeting the current national liberation army the armed ethnic group is one of dozens fighting the central government earlier on saturday they said they had overrun and seized in the tree

out. well dozens of funerals are being held in me and for some of the 114 people killed on saturday it was the bloodiest day since the military seized power almost 2 months ago now the killings have been condemned by the international community tony chain reports from bangkok the day after the killings and the funerals begin the coffin of 13 year olds i want you and treat to the flag of the national league for democracy or an l d on sunday. well there were no protests where he lived in yangon the security forces still open fire on people as but as monks lead the funeral rites friends and family express their grief. was why are you leaving me behind crisis mother inconsolable can't

you hear me she says how can i live without you my son. was in the protesters continue to march here in the city of daraa way in southern myanmar people took to the streets with the now familiar chance for the military to step down. and there is no doubt now about the reception that awaits them the security services part with no restraint on saturday rubber bullets and live rounds from automatic rifles the pretense of protecting life and liberty has been stripped away and despite condemnation from around the globe little to make myanmar military. your override any other steps that the world can take but they need to take these steps and all the condemnation is not going to matter very much the people of mean more if they can't see the wall standing up and acting as well as

speaking out and we have. attitudes a hardening among the protesters today in mandalay they took air rifles to the barricades on saturday hardly a match for the weapons of war they face but now they know this is a fight to the death and more destruction after a fire raged in p.g. dogon township overnight people living there but kept away by security forces returned to find 60 homes burned to the ground now all they can do is pick through the ashes trying to save anything from the military's policy of scorched tony chang al jazeera. mexico's covert 900 best toll is likely 60 percent higher than previously thought that's according to the country's health ministry the government says the number of coronavirus that's is now above 321000 not the 200 or 1000 previously reported the country already had the 3rd highest

confirmed best toll before 'd the revision well many in a cave joins us live now from rio de janeiro this means that mexico actually surpasses brazil with the highest number of the best in the region i guess the question is after all these months since the pandemic started what happened how can they only find this out now. yes it's true we were all surprised at least here in brazil where a brazil has been long been the 2nd has the 2nd largest death toll in the world after the u.s. and all of a sudden mexico surpassed brazil and that is because in mexico well there were. very little testing done there were people that were dying at home and they make a revision and they also calculate the excess deaths which is they compare the number of deaths in a certain amount of period before the pandemic and after the pandemic and then they

calculate what surpasses the let's say the normal or average amount of deaths and that's how they have them on so mexico which has. almost half of brazil's population now have $321000.00 of them will. be 810000 down. so monica i mean you know worrying situation in both countries and the real question is how many more deaths are they both going to suffer what is the situation currently in brazil because it does seem to continue to deteriorate. yes now most states or many states and cities are in lockdown or curfew or suffering some sort of restriction like rio de janeiro where i am right now is things everything except essential businesses are closed down budget having said that at

least $23.00 states the i.c. use and $23.00 of the $27.00 states are 80 percent or above their capacity so we still have a shortage of beds and hospitals there are still those of the worrying factor of having a shortage of of medicine and there are these the brazilian strain is here which is it's very infectious so that's one explanation of why numbers. we just had 3 more more than 3000 deaths again in the days so it is worrisome when you communicate with the latest there from religion or monica thank you. scientists in calcutta have identified a coronavirus mutation that may lead to a covert 900 test returning a false negative the findings have been published in the journal of clinical microbiology the study calls for testing centers to monitor mutations and ensure

that testing methods are up to date. gibraltar is lifting its requirement to wear masks outdoors 'd after inoculating most of its adult population despite the relaxation of restrictions masks will remain mandatory of public transport and in shops authorities in the british territory of also lifted a 9 time curfew allowing bars and restaurants to stay open until 2 am a number of new infections there has dropped significantly. syrian kurdish forces in control of the serious serious northeast have launched a sweeping anti eisel security operation they've arrested more than 30 people in the whole county many of its 62000 residents or foreigners who are believed to have ties to eisele there have been dozens of murders in the whole this year the operation at the camp is expected to take about 10 days. well the u.n.

special envoy to syria has told al-jazeera there are worrying signs i saw is trying to regroup in the desert the warning comes as the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken is due to meet other foreign ministers to discuss what washington calls the enduring defeat of the armed group or diplomatic editor james bays reports from the united nations. they created their own diffract state. of syria and iraq and read the most brutal way justifying their actions with their own interpretation of islam. 2 years ago president trump declared eisele had been defeated. after a long military operation some of it human rights campaigners say also carried out in a brutal manner involving kurdish fighters the iraqi military american special forces and u.s. bombardment from the air. now their former capital racker lies in ruins but experts

say eisel may be slowly rebuilding themselves in the deserts of syria and what we've witnessed in central syria in particular is a robust and growing isis campaign that is applying pressure on the military and oil infrastructure that is actually forcing the russians the regime and the iranians to respond and try to figure out how to stabilize the security situation is such talk a lot missed not according to the u.n. special envoy for syria pederson you should or should be worried about what you see as increased garnish activity is in the desert and in certain areas of syria and i haven't appeared before us you know the members of the security council now we need a collaborative effort to fight the terrorists that are still active in syria and with. the americans are going to be. on top of this there's another problem

related to isolate the world is not confronting there are thousands of prisoners some of them foreign fighters but mainly women and children being held in camps in northeast syria in the largest camp i'll hold there are nearly 30000 children the conditions a grim they risk being alienated and further radicalized james pays out his era at the united nations. well the united nations says it's holding serious negotiations with china over gaining unfettered access is access to change and so it can verify reports that. being persecuted speaking to c.b.c. news u.n. secretary general petraeus says the sky have begun but didn't indicate whether a visit was actually likely the u.n. so high commissioner for human rights said last month that reports of arbitrary detention and treatment sexual violence and forced labor in the region warranted

a thorough and independent assessment. well china's capital has been shrouded in sick dust for the 2nd time in 2 weeks the sandstorm affected beijing and it carries extremely high levels of hazardous particles china's meteorological authorities say it originated in mongolia were warmer temperatures and lower rainfall are creating the ideal conditions for sandstorms. and now a reminder of the top stories on the mozambique government has confirmed that dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the northern town of palma including at least 7 civilians they were killed when their convoy of cars was ambushed as they tried to escape the hotel they were hiding it after being trapped for days.