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and explosion in an area popular with tourists and to key is biggest city. at least 6 people are dead and 53 injured. ah, bumps mccrae, this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up defying predictions in the us. the democratic party retains power in the senate after a crucial mid term victory in nevada. fighting between congolese troops and rivals as reinforcements arrive in the countries east. and with one week until the tournament kicks off the trophy, that $32.00 teams will play for touches down and cutter. ah,

if you are just joining us, let's update you on our breaking news out of to kia. there's been an explosion in the countries most popular city stand bowl. it happened in one of its most popular tourist spots. the sticklers straight to key is presidents. recept type err one, says 6 people are dead and 53 inch it. let's give you an idea of where the blast happened. the stick, loud street is a thoroughfare, dads lined with shops and restaurants, and popular with tourists and locals. the street is also famous for its heritage tram system. particular president recept type, other one, had this update just a short time ago. 5 to 3 persons are wondered, and some of them are simply wounded. probably this, sir. figure my tries,

but these are the figures that i have obtained from the eastern blue governor hospitals. right now are taking care of the citizens. oh, i wondered so hello. tamir works for the turkish news channel. harbor global. she heard the explosion and spoke to us. ellia, i was really, really charged find going on for ups for every pico class streets. i was about to go to a museum, situate and down the hard up last a very low bank. and we couldn't understand what happened. maybe we told maybe it's the gothic social because any stumble, know those. we can solve this time. blush. really just bridge gas explosion done real part of the be so people screaming started to run

away with the package that it's hard to find and i may run into shops. i mean somebody just later, for a while, i try to speak with polio because we couldn't understand what was going on because it's because 3 is a very, very child the play. all right. and even tom days, it's really heavy. the like the very 1st to go district and also home to many foreign residential. mike, a hard stumble and it's really hard to imagine this trash and then employees confirmed that it's an explosion, but we still don't know if it's a total risk attack or not because old chick is a former, as a foreign policy and security analyst. joining us from ankara, thank you very much for being on al jazeera fiscal. we know we'll thirties,

haven't yet confirmed exactly what caused this blas, but from what you've been able to get a sofa, what do you think happened here? so 1st of all, this, every tragic day for turkey, which has not witnessed any similar types in 2017 and my condolence go to the families of junior, they will cover that being said, what we have seen so far from c t refill teach indicates that the bomb was hidden in the bank and planted in the middle of the stick to eat. and it was the woman who likely left the bag there and she left after she left after 2 periods of time. the boat, which might be for my will mostly conducted the explosion or it might, the time being just indicates that the attack had not the goal of target any one specific. but the way to take any one who is going there,

but randomly. and the main goal was to create chaos and disorder. and to, to the people in so far this is what we know about that tag. and we also know that you said, take it to, to kish society at the time when they have the most safe duty. people who are not so safe, takes since the 19th. it was the most secure and safe period of time. but approaching the need to strike, take a okay, i guess that lead to them to who could have been behind us? what do you, who do you think could have carried this out and what do you think that they would have wanted to achieve? so we have no clear indication of who it might be. we can not say for sure who might be behind the tag. but what we can say is that they are too likely could put

one in the p k, k. the other is the isis group. so when it comes to way of conduct got to take, it's likely that it's more likely that the p k k. because we know that the p k has an idea of empowering women in society by letting them come to taste, which is a part of dye case. i don't know when they have predominant you prefer women in turkey. right. i think that. busy me figure 2nd, we know that i'd prefer me to try to use the epic type put, forgotten the purpose, which is declared st does not have for instance, last to get, i think in turkey cognitive matlab, which had a message linked to the ideology. and lastly, we also have to address that this attack comes after the 2 armed falls. clean an important p k k site,

if not than you are in class for them to ration. and with that, it might be link it to the p k. k, but it's to need to say for certain towel my assessment, it tends to p k k. okay. and the lead up to this explosion. was there any thoughts, anything to suggest that something like this was a possibility? no, i'm for there wasn't any, there was no any kinds of remarks or statements. there were no threats. it more than usually from details organizations. there was no uprising in totally, but it took society at the time. when it says most said that this is the tragic how we also have to that this comes off, the p. k has a huge money to take more than you are. and maybe they felt so much on the truck in all the work fast they gave to him. the truth is probably hitting the church

economy and trying to cut off to where going and great the going to them. it says to them of turkey and 200 took chicago me basically and to give to message. if you hit us, we wouldn't hit your economy and this is the part to get those needs to continue on today. thank you so much for your time and your inside as well. that is us cuz we'll check a former foreign policy and security analyst from ankara. aah . or 2 other news and you as president jo biden's democratic party has defied predictions and retained power in the senate. there was confirmed after the democratic incumbent in nevada since catherine caught his master, narrowly defeated. her republican challenger, had him lack sold, had been endorsed by former president donald trump. as mike hannah reports from

washington d. c. the results cast doubt on trump's influence on the party. ah, the democrats seize control of the senate. catherine cortez musto, winston nevada, giving the democratic party 50 seats, and with the casting boats at the vice president, a majority in the chamber. i'm not surprised by the turn. i'm incredibly please. i think it's a reflection of quality. we're kelly's in the. they're all running on the same program or anybody who wouldn't run in on what we did all stay sticking. so i feel good. i'm looking forward to there couple years. republican, at him, lex, that becomes yet another trump supported candidate to lose. earlier the democratic party, one in the state of arizona, were former estron or to mark kelly defeated, republican blake masters. i think that democrats have faced the central dilemma in

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a lot of leeway to press forward with his legislative agenda. ah, above all these midterm elections have cemented his stature as a leader. which in turn will give him a greater degree of control over his party. my cana i'll jazeera washington. this is what a senate victory looks like for the democrats who have kept 50 seats to the republicans. 49. the swing state of georgia will hold a runoff election in december. but regardless of that result, democrats will control the senate because even if the seats end up being split evenly, 5050 democrats hold the tie, breaking vote with vice president, kamala harris alone to the house of representatives. that is still undecided, but leaning republican, they have $211.00 seats. that's just 7 short of the 218 needed for a majority. now, democrats are expecting more winds, though in western states like california. ah

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close. street is a thoroughfare that's lined with shops and restaurants, and popular with tourists. some locals. the street is also famous for its heritage tram system. i'll send him because yahoo joins us now from a sample and you've managed to get to the scene. i can you just give us a bit of an update on what's happening the now and what more you've been able to find out. i'm at the entrance sales tax and square, which leads to nice to treat the screen road right behind me. and the explosions site is nearly 30320 meters from where we stand. as the president, the square is totally see of the body is security officials, as we have been hearing that there are 3 suspects involved in this explosion, actually introduce prisons and as

a favor on it also gave some remarks about this. he mentioned that a, there is a smell of terrorism in this attack. and what i have learned it from my sources is that too. he mentioned that, well, the main suspect is a female. and i learned from my sources that the other 2 suspects are 2 young men who are born after 2000. so there are 2 very young men involved in the incident as well. we don't have any information about the identity of the perpetrators, but so far, what we know is that the female suspect and whom the official suspect that she is and out load it could have some work. as part of the p k. k member dropped the bag up, exposes a right in the middle of the street where civilians and tourists are, were walking by. and as she left,

the the device exploded within 2 to 3 minutes. so this is what we know so far after the incident, the area has been told to lucille civilians have been evacuated. even the most that has been recent. the billed by the today, which is a controversial a project has been evacuated. so as press, we are standing it just as a line at the entrance of the talks them square and some sources and say some actually report to say that. and if the police is chasing them or a call, it's one of them. but according to my own sources, and the police is still after those 3 suspect, one thing is very interesting about the suspect, the main suspect who his name to be a female one. c i was shown a picture and in that picture, she's wearing a black hat scarf, but a camouflage, a trousers down below. so she probably she tried to come snatch herself by

wearing a headscarf, but according to security sources, all signs point out the p. k. k. in this explosion, a, in this bomb attack, but so far and the officials haven't named the perpetrator. and not all of the armed goods have claimed this that be attacked and sent him just to confirm that these teresa speaks that you've been talking about a norton county guy. they are still being source as for my sources. and they are not under custody yet. so they're looking for those suspects, but they have identified the suspects with the pictures and with the identities. this is what i have been told. okay, send him because he upload assemble. thank you so much for that. i've got more of a slot, is a security analyst based and to key is capital and cra. he says it is still unclear

as to how the incident unfolds. it. we have only a little information about the extra. so any clue about the reasoning was sort of a cetera circle rock, but at that time there's an explosion, and there are local flies is very clear from the announcement of the song and the street is really populated. crowded with many tourists. location is really important in here, once you hit this trip, that means all turkey and also international media will monitor the situation. and then you can solve exactly what you want as a threat or as a message to, you know, remind the wrench, et cetera. just because of turkish terrorism or braces in cereal, in the rob or at the strategic police in this area is the, you know, is at the highest a lower level. on the other hand, this is totally a civil, the,

an area and crowded. well, you can see many police cars and also civilian police is just trying to prevent any security while ations. but still if you have a back and you don't just walk around and exploded, there's nobody to take care any if you don't to prevent any extra. but there are a love and love of cameras in order. so i think was good. i didn't find exactly what it and how it did it. your j is that if it's cetera, by the way, so we don't know exactly the reason. ah, ukraine's military is assessing damage in the hearse own region after russian troops fled president philadelphia, zalinski says critical infrastructure was destroyed. work is underway to restore power and water supplies. people who have lived under russian occupation sharing

their stories. lima who is lowered forecasts came and they told us it is because of your pro ukrainian possession. i see you can shoot us down because we are ukrainians. we could not say a word. we could not say glory to ukraine. the congolese army and rebels are battling full control of the town if keep them in north province is 25 kilometers from the regional capital goma. that's the closest. the ripple group in $23.00 has come to the city since it began it's offensive in march. now can, with isn't coma on a road, many take to flee the conflict when a steady flow of people walking down the road carrying whatever they could drive before they left their home. everyone with broken t says it's been heavy fighting between the congress, the army, and the $23.00 rebel group, which is widely understood to be a proxy of neighboring rwanda. they were wonder, denies it. military sources say the 2 sides have been fighting heavily with

artillery, which is very dangerous for the civilian people. responding to here say almost the entire civilian population of the town of cuba has fled, lo, cooler, one. assume as we were asked by soldiers to leave all of us, the soldiers were pursuing the rebels and told us to go the other way. we heard a lot of bombs, and there are many people coming down this road. you cannot have been not in your there was a lot of gunfire. we walked through the night and then slept on the roadside. we have carried almost nothing with us. i left everything behind and we were very hungry. i'm not military socio told us am 20 three's attack began with a barrage of dozens of rockets and bonds and sustained heavy machine gun fire. went on for a couple of hours. you saw a truck of congo leaves presidential god driving toward the front. that one of the best trained and equipped units in co, guys army this is where the people who fled and up in shelters in camps for

displaced people. this was made of amaskita nap. it's not going to keep out the rain. neither is this scrap of plastic see thing the people from here, so shelter elsewhere. they were trying to cook some food for everyone here as the isn't in our food. there isn't much clean water this time a week ago, the u. n said nearly 200000 people have been displaced by the conflict and that was before the population of cuba fled 70 into voting. in the 2nd round of the presidential election, the post is largely ceremonial. the run office between the renowned law in the pick massage, who's the favorites to win informa conservative minister and say laga if she wins, smith will be the country's 1st female head of state. over years, iraq's music industry has been undefended because of conflict and political instability. but again, beth's raphi reports from baghdad. some artists now trying to make it come back.

why stop someone's heart with a bullet when you can win it over the fed up of violence in iraq, music teacher, much of the newer turned his rifle into a far better. he says to serenade than tissue. because your model of the collision car is a tool of war. we are the country of the heart. iraq has too many widows and orphans. this is a message for politicians to invest music and other arts because arts are the face of a country. music is the language of peace and love, and there isn't a musician who is a killer. he uses music to help students who need speech therapy and says religious conservatives wanting to place bands on the industry, fail to see its ability to heal all low ball. it was

aspiring artists in iraq struggle to make a start, especially when israel quit her dream job a fronting for a local band within a year, paid half as much as men or sometimes not at all. harassed online and assaulted in person. she says, swimming against the tide in iraq is to be washed away by the a long time ago, this country only with a war zone. people don't really understand that there could be a chance, something different joy. so the struggle is when you really try to break the cycle, old, you are the people, the typical ones. they really have a cycle that because yes, you know, this is ok. this is not ok, this is wrong, this is right. young care where people are trying to break the cycle. she is still singing,

but nervous about stepping back into the light. live shows are rare and you can count the number of local rock bands on one hand, but there is a growing demand for cathy like that noble as a venue or local musician book dots. blues brothers has been at the heart of the local music scene for years, surviving decades of war and turmoil. they say that bringing people a little joy at the end of their day is as good a job as a person can do. the music scene is being growing, growing, growing, replace, all we play blue, we play metal, sometimes they pull the fusion of famous out of the western song. you're at the song from which the response was so good starts in the country for me to splitting cutting. i see, you know, i feel.