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an explosion in an area popular with tourists and to key is biggest city. at least 6 people a did and 53 inches. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera live 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 rebels 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 cutoff. ah,

we start this bulletin from took here where an explosion has hit the country's most populous city, a stand bowl. it happens in one of its most popular tourist spots is thick length straight thick. he has presidents, recept type odor. one says 6 people are dead and 53 inches. let's give you an idea of where the blast happened. this ticket straight is a thoroughfare that's lined with shops and restaurants and popular with tourists and locals. the story is also famous for its heritage trends system. to key is present research type one heads this update just a short time ago. you should look who could or it would be wrong to say this is undoubtedly a terrorist attack. but the initial developments and initial intelligence from my governor is that it smells like terrorism, initial finding share among the people fleeing a woman as played a role in this authentic because he joined us from

a sample near where the explosion occurred. so can you just give us an update on what's happening the and now and what more you've been able to find out about potential suspects that you were talking to us about earlier a can do more for yeah. well, we are nearly 30320 meters far from the exposure side, which is right behind us. we are standing s press. we are standing and aligned by a text him squared was no one is allowed inside the pedestrian is now just rated as the crime scene investigation. teams are still working in the air. we are trying to collect more evidence about the incident, and we just heard from the officials a couple of minutes ago about turkish justice minutes that becket. mazda is at the explosion side right now. listening a from the crime scene teams about what happened, how it's happened, and the other details. according to the justice ministry of what scale

investigation has on launched, an 8 persecutors have been appointed a to figure out how to conduct this white scale investigation of as turkish present pointed out. then as security officials have been a tallying guess so far, it looks like a terrorist attack is mainly perpetrated by the off load could, is found the workers party, the p k, k, a turkish army turkish government. a has been giving a fight against for the last is 30 years and doing these spies nearly a 40000 turkeys citizens have lost their lives in this a fight so far. so let me explain about the suspects as turkish spreads, important to doubt that they have identified a female suspect, and there are 2 more suspects to mail suspects that they will, but it police is

a chasing after so far they haven't been able to be caught, but the police has the full identity. oh, those suspects with their names, what they are address and they are ages and occupation. and according to a picture that i, that i was home by some security pictures, the female suspect a who dropped a who dropped a bag of explosive. and the site was wearing a hat scarf, a black hat, scarves like an i. so i saw a woman and comma flush trousers at the bottom, so that was a confusing picture as the security officer suspects that she was trying to hide her identity. and it blend in this society as there are so many tourists around them, mania are up to his around this is sickness street. and one thing that i have

learned from the security sources is that this female suspect involved in this explosion is a daughter of a kurdish and men a who was lost doing it during 990 s, vendor. turkish deep state was, was involved. and what was actually it perpetrating, and some organizations against the kurds who politicized curse. inter kiss a salt is still the region that we call a cold case units where you don't know who, where whether these people have died or whether these people have been killed by some a counter terror officers a nested within the tricky states. so this is what i have learned about the female suspect as she has low serv, father during these a, these counter terrorism operations in the 1990s. and the area

where i'm standing is full assailed right now. no one is allowed inside and the police is checking out cctv pictures and other details and area. but it's a busy day as it some day and still there are so many people around a local and foreign tourists around trying to trying to enjoy the area. but everybody, everybody is curious about what's, what's happening here. and we are waiting for some extra information to hear from the prosecutors and from the security officials and about the incident that a killed as 6 turkey is to sit at 6th citizens. and today's incident has sent him cuz he ok, thank you so much for that update of wrestle. sarah is our correspondent, are usually in turkey of edison to her at the moment. m. thank you very much for joining us in the studio. and obviously, you know, a sample extremely well. why do you think that this area in particular was chosen

and what's the significance of us? so it's douglas street is one of the busiest streets in a stumble. and one of the icon extras that known in is non international resorts have been a popular touristic destination. so any time of the day you go there and you will see hundreds and thousands of people simply flew in through there for the 2 that are says this if you want to increase the casual casualties or if you want to create a huge real impact that is definitely an ideal place for any kind of such attacks if you want to inflict the terror over there. so this way is quite important in their sense, and at this moment it is of course not clear whether i am the person. it's a terror attack or not, there are some of the other possibilities that are also been investigated. but so far, bees on to statements that are coming from the a did officials, it seems to be a, a terror attack. so there is a broadcast band now in turkey conducted by the,

the communication directory of the presidency. and so the officials are seeing that an investigation now is underway and there are 8 jobs and exactly they did. the chief executives are that are involved in this investigation as of now, but just to elizabeth, look at that retrospectively in 20152016 turkey has suffered a lot from terror attacks, particularly coming from i saw and the p i k the current arm group that is a b in fight in turkish states since for decades. and we have seen their putting the 20152016. these 2 groups have been attack in turkey, the metropolitan cities. and we have seen tons of people have been killed of this bomba tags after the explosions or so on. and wait after that, a cool just followed in turkey in july 2016. then turkish state has conduct the several um,

several military incursions into syria into iraq and within turkey has seen that this did the presence of police and security forces. the special forces in them that simply in suite of them at politan, since have been remarkably equals, says that there hasn't been such a huge, a big, remarkable terror attack or an exposure. so this is in there, says it is, it's kind of, it's a 1st big terror or attack exclusion that's happening in one of the central one of the biggest cities in turkey in that, regardless is quite important. so why now, why, you know, after 5 years of relative pace, why do you think that this had take half a now and, and was there any warning and leading up to it? of course, at this moment we just need to read through the dynamics that are in that are in place. so i'm one of the issues that tricky in less than 8 months is going to hold an election and that is quite an important election. so

a coalition that is getting momentum against present the added one. so the pools are showing us that this, this disgrace is going to enact and act. so in their sense, in any way, for many of these groups, if they want to destabilize the countries the best time to do that. so, and one of the arguments in 2015 and 16 also was that the government is not able to secure the cancer. so now maybe this dynamic is again, once again being played. but here, there are couple of this, the did the usual suspects, the 1st one is the isis. so recently the, the did that the latest leader of isis, which was appoint, who was appointed, has been arrested in turkey, detained, and then has been identified an arrested as some of the other senior segers of iso, also in the city of gazette, have close to the syrian border and in a storm will they have been arrested weeks ago. so this could be a retaliation of isis. however, as of so far, the,

the signs are strongly sure when p get him more than isis. so for the peak i k also we know that there are ongoing operations. milton operations in syria and in iraq, aghast it. and one of the important though, look, man here is, is that so tricky to ratify. sweden's or finland's, accession to nato, is asking sweden and finland to extra died, piggyback his members that of freely operating. and that is quite a bad news for bigger k, because europe, for decades had been a safe haven for them for the recruitment for fundraising. and for the activities and now just a week ago, couple of days ago, and it was christopher and the prime minister was to be than was an anchor. and he promised edwin that they are going to change their laws and expedite these members of the peak, a kid, turkey, that's a bad news for pick a case leadership. so that also called 3 got this kind of attack,

trying to destabilize and undermine, did that the process. so the toward one of course that are in turkey, has been a usual practice. that many of the marginal left is on groups of that they're not, that much mainstream also have been conducting some of the such explosions or bomb attacks against the security forces in, in metropolitan cities. but as i said, as of now, it's not clear who is behind that, but this, i says, p a k are some of the other marginal on group could be behind that and as prisoner does also indicated them, but so far, no one has has that has as claimed attack yet, but keep in mind that in less than 8 months, turkey is going to hold an election and is quite critical for both for prison at one and also the position in truck. thank you so much, o, russel suda out to kia correspondent with us in the studio and how thank you. ah,

you as president jo biden's democratic party has defied predictions and retained power in the senate that was confirmed after the democratic incumbent in nevada. senate a catherine caught his master, narrowly defeated her republican challenger. at him like salt had been endorsed by former president donald trump. as mike hannah reports from washington dc, the results cast doubt on trump's influence in the posse. ah, the democrats seized 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 on. i'm incredibly clear. i think it's a reflection on quality of our candidates. in the they're all running on the same program or anybody wouldn't run in on what we did all stay sticky with. so

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but the democrats have closed the gap with some surprising winds in the past 24 hours. but even if republicans do take control of the house, it will be by the slimmest of margins, and with control of the senate. president biden will still have 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. mike hannah, out his era, washington was still a head on al jazeera. ah, we mason iraqi music teacher who turned his weapon into a lute ah,

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lou ah, watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories, the salad, there's been an explosion and one of his samples, most popular tourist spots. to key as president says, at least 6 people have been killed in 53 have been injured in the blast. let's give you an idea of where that blast happens. is sickle street is a thoroughfare that's lined with shops and restaurants, and popular with tourists and locals. the street is also famous for its heritage tram system a more on the attack. now with the use of alibaba, who is a security analyst and joins us on skype from sample. thank you very much for being

on al jazeera. i'm 1st of all, our correspondent and samples spoke earlier about 3 suspects. one woman and 2 young men potentially being involved. what is your reaction to that and who do you think could have been behind us? according to my practice, i can't say that the usual suspect speaching cave gusto case fight against terrorism. more than i'm fort use, especially for the project. kate enders actually would use it more inside cities, but it same time on the a month on the sidewalk. so just wanted to use in the usual suspects on base peachy kate. when it comes to the terrorist activities in psycho cuba is this will start not a mansion and on the line, there are also left as extras. oops, from time to time use carrying got some terrorist effects. indifference diesel, still g a. but since 4 or 5 years, balls all their attacks,

that are suppressed by the so she thousands agency on the security forces. for that reason, they almost minimized their capacity. but from my point to perspective, it might be a p j. j. at that point by ash, yes, it might be on the land dash at that bought out for now that i can not see in the resume for dash, i think insights are good, but i will. now we're said that this is not by ish. a probably also should begin to that irish effects guster gills. so is fighting against lash for many years and there are many diet shall facts inside or you had in happen a 5 or 6 years ago. but the ordinary suspect is p k k. okay. regardless of who it might have been, what do you think that they would have been trying to achieve in and do you think they did that with this explosion? ok, turkey suppressed the pic,

a terrorist organization and dash dentist. organization at the interest state. com through that will and carry out to struggle to extra state level. as you know, that turkey is struggling, fighting against there is a mot insights towards you, but. busy saw at the syria ample, so rock evolved, the biggest destination start he's fighting kit. gazed there is an especially to for picky and eh, b know that the fight against b. j. k. inside iraq suppressed the peach care and lot saw or that resume j. k. air rank breeds are now in a very hopeless position. so of so such kind of attacks are giving haul to the rectory. so p j. k, especially who's trying to sir, why against the turkish security forces in the mountains. okay. in the, in the lead up to this explosion, was there anything at all to suggest that something like this was on the horizon that this was coming? ah, you know that,

that search and actually is in the next coming 6 or 7 miles. so for that reason, there are many discussions inside 30, about the mental issue of the fighting. he gave the stairs and for that reason the terrorist organization are, might be gimme signal also to the parties who has a soft look out for the terrace activities. you cite durgy? i thank you so much. that is usa fall about a for us from stan bill. thank you. the congolese army and rebels of battling full control of the town of key bomba and north give you province is 25 kilometers from the regional capital gama. that's the closest the rebel group. m $23.00 has come to the city. since it began it's offensive and much welcomed web is and go my own road . many take to flee. the conflict been a steady flow of people walking down the road, carrying whatever they could drive before they left their homes. everyone we spoke

and he says, has been heavy fighting between the congress, the army, and the $23.00 rebel group, which is widely understood to be a proxy of neighboring rewan. their will. they were one denies it. military sources say to 2 sides have been fighting heavily with artillery, which is very dangerous for the civilian people. we've spoken to here say almost the entire civilian population of the town of cuba has fled, lo, cooler, one assume was what 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, there are many people coming down this road. you can go to and not is your, there is a lot of gunfire. we walked through the night and then slept on the roadside. we have carried almost nothing with us left everything behind and we were very hungry . i'm not military. sophie's told us. m 23 attack began with a barrage of dozens of rockets and bonds and sustained heavy machine gun fire. went

on for a couple of hours. he saw a truck to congo lease 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 have fled and up in shelters in camps for displaced people. this was made of amaskita. now it's not gonna keep out the rain. neither is this scrap of plastic. she thing the people from here of sort shell throughout where they were trying to cook some food for everyone. he says there isn't enough 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. for years of rocks, music industry has been under funded because of conflict and political instability, but its own beth raphi reports from baghdad, some artists, and now trying to make it come back. why stop someone's heart with a bullet? when you can win it over with a fed up of violence in iraq music teacher,

much of the newer turned his rifle into a lute far better. he says to serenade than tissue because you could either model the calisha 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. 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 who it was. aspiring artist and iraq struggled to make a start, especially when israel quit her dream job of fronting for a local band within

a year paid half as much as men are sometimes not at all. harassed online and assaulted in person. she says swimming against the tide and iraq is to be washed away by the from a long time ago, this country only with a war zone. people don't really understand that there can be a chance, it's something different of joy. so the struggle is when you really try to break the cycle, old, you are people, the typical ones. they really have a cycle that because yes, this is no, this is okay, this is not ok, this is wrong, this is right. younger people are shined to break this cycle. she is still singing, but nervous about stepping back into the light. live shows are rare. in fact,

days you could count the number of local rock bands on one hand, but there was a growing demand for taffy's like that novel as a venue for local musician book, dodd's blues brothers, have 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 she in is the liberal, obeying and the growing, growing, growing. we play a role, we play blues, we play metal sometimes i'm, they pull also as well, the fusion of famous arabic songs with western song iraqi song was from which from the, from the response was so good. we'll talk soon to through encouraging for me. i see it is very encouraging. i see, you know, i see the light and the end of the promo, usually in shot restroom use. yes.

ah, iraqi stacy had earned the right to have a little st. basra, the ultra 0 booked up. ah well with the wait to go until kick off the fee for will come. trophy has landed in cash. it's been on the tour right around the world, including stop. i've is an old 32 nations that have qualified for the tournament hosts katara take on a could or in the opening game. next sunday. laura bit manley is at the world cup countdown clock on t r hows waterfront. the viber suddenly, when it was 7 days to kick off, there was a huge rush of people. the came to the clock so i couldn't see the count down. the count down is literally just behind me now. it's 6 days. 23 hours, 47 minutes and 15 seconds. but there are still people who live in counter who have

come into the country, who are new hair, who have come to take in the atmosphere just now one week before the kick off for the wild card for just to give you an idea of where i am, i'm at the coin in capital doha. this is a huge crap and all going to be the central hub of entertainment. it's going to have for life stages that will have roving performance as a 150 restaurants and pop up stores. i'm with me, i have some moroccan fan or okay, which games will you be watching? the 1st much a courtyard model. corporation. america is going to win and shallow go. do you have friends and family coming? yes. come in my friends from work. good luck. i mean $22.00 in this month range. i'm like i said, just an idea. we really have people from all over the world are right, right.