al shabaab militants have taken responsibility. witnesses say there were more than ten of them wearing outfits resembling military fatigues. at last check, the gunmen were in a firefight with police and troops. cnn's soni methu is live for us in kenya. what's the latest? >> reporter: the details are still very sketchy. the area is cordoned off. difficult for anyone to access the place. a lot of people coming out of the situation, victims, most are in shock and some rushed to hospital. the information is still quite sketchy. it has been over five hours now. there are hostages and police are claiming attackers are in a corner of a dormitory. >> this is still an active situation there at the university correct? >> reporter: yes, it is indeed. from 5:30 in the morning, we have been hearing sporadic gunshots. there was a moment where it died down and a few people were saying the situation could come to a close. however, the situation is still ongoing and unfolding. we don't know how many confirmed de

conjure -- in december 2013, al shabaab killed 65 people in the west gate shopping center. in 2012 the group pledged ali allegiance to al quaeda. the.com faith of saudi arabia and is a branch of sunni islam. u.n. backed forces have managed to drive al shabaab out of most urban areas but it's estimated 7 to 9,000 fighters are still active in somolia's country side and on its border with kenya. al shabaab rose to power amid the chaos caused by somolia's 20-year civil war. the east african nation has not had a functioning national government for more than two decades and al shabaab gained support in part from people promising security. but the group has brutalize people including stoning women accused of adultery and cutting off the hands of accused thieves. they also recruit foreign fighters and even children as young as 10 to join its ranks. >>> the director of youth point africa joins us from london. very good to have you with us. al shabaab's leader was killed in a drone strike in september. the group has had serious internal divisions and both the kenyan and somali armed f

how powerful is al shabaab?es, we have covered al shabaab since it got pushed out of mogadishu. the kenyan force claims the attacks are various soft targets in kenya and nairobi. they killed hundreds of people as a result. the au has managed to push al shabaab from its main hot spots, including kismau. that was a very well known port. most recently where the ugandan forces were forced out of the port. that was the last stronghold or headquarters. that is where they would get weaponry and bomb making materials and revenue from the port. however, with the group like this that is a affilliated with al qaeda, they will get revenue from other sources. they are committed to attacking kenya for being part of the african union force. they commit attacks in somalia on almost a weekly basis. sometimes very bracezen attacks. they enter the most secure area on christmas day in mogadishu and killed people there. the amazon mission in u.n. headquarters. they are still organized. their hit squads are precise. they operate in a

it's close to kenya's board with somolia and has been targeted before by al shabaab, a somali based group linked to al quaeda. some students were taken hostage and others managed to escape. >> it's unfortunate that where they're going is where the gunshots are coming from. >>reporter: within hours, al shabaab said it was behind the assault. many of the injured suffered gunshot wounds. and inside the hospital where they were treated, pain grief, and horror. [crying]. >> we were praying and were about to finish when some people came in from the main door and started shooting. they started shooting. there was one gunman firing from the doorway so i had to jump from the window and that's when i was hit in the leg. >>reporter: this attack will undoubtedly lead to questions about whether enough security was being provided at the university. >> 90% of the threat has been eliminated as a speak to you now. of course a very very heavy cost. human life was lost. as it stands now, we are able to rescue over 500 students. >>reporter: a dusk to dawn curfew is now in place. kenyans once again trying to

al-shabaab is denying that. there are eyewitnesses that, on the one side they say no military have been killed. others are saying that two camps were destroyed. it is not very clear how many people and if any have been killed. brian: there has been a lot of criticism inside kenya of the kenyan government and its failure to take on al-shabaab. will this airstrike go a bit of a ways in addressing some of that criticism? reporter: it might. there have been a lot of critics . the government did not react. they were hours later than journalists in the recep when the attack took -- in garissa when the attack took place. now they are trying to show they are taking more security measures. they are patrolling much more often in the streets. there are armed guards. they are trying to show that they are reacting. these strikes could soft and the critics -- could soften the critics. brian: our critics expecting the government to increase airstrikes to conduct more -- are critics expecting the government to increase airstrik

civilian populations have already fled and it was just al shabaab there. the kenyan military has come under criticism for not doing enough to prevent this attack. going on now to try to find the masterminds of the garrissa university attack, when they do bear any fruit when they do kill or arrest any of those masterminds, i suspect they will be quick to show the world they are doing something to fight back. >> malcolm with the latest in nairobi, thank you. >>> inside the garrissa university compound itself, there is of course evidence everywhere of the horrific attack on thursday. al shabaab said it carried out the attack. 148 people were killed. >> reporter: this is where the killings took place. bullet holes pepper the walls of the dormitory. signs of a fierce battle, three soldiers were killed here. behind this door around 100 people mostly students were shot dead in the courtyard. this dormitory is where it all happened and they still are very strong smell of blood. it is difficult to imagine how horrified those who died here were. bloodstains are ever

so al shabaab in a way has become a regional movement and it is extremely active in kenya. >> well al shabaab certainly keen to link it to events in somalia itself. is that going to have any impact at all on kenya's positioning with regard to somalia? >> it's interesting, following this attack which is in terms of numbers, the biggest al shabaab attack in kenya, there's been a lot of comments on social media, either saying we should boost the kenyan military presence in somalia to try to crush al shabaab altogether or you get many kenyans saying we should get out of somalia, because this is why we are now almost their principle target. >> and that's what makes it look like al sma babb are achieving something when they do this. >> exactly. al shabaab, they say that the reason why they attack kenya is because kenya has declared war on them. and they also get more support from kenyan muslims, who have been increasingly targeted by the security forces who blame them who associate them with al shabaab, even if they're just normal, everyday muslims who have nothing to do with al shabaab at

they know their al shabaab elements in this area. they know that young people here are being very easily radicalized and recruited. they know that these people have relatives here, collaborators here but they want the government to sort of work with them and not to be high-handed in how they handle the communities that live here. the clan elders we talked to said look. the government needs to engage us. some of the people here, some of the locals here have crucial information that they would be afraid to give the government because they are fearing to be victimized. they are saying the government cannot work against the communities if they want this situation to be dealt with. >> okay. catherine soi live for us in garissa kenya. thanks catherine. >> iran's foreign minister has warned that his country won't hesitate to return to its current nuclear activities if the west doesn't hold up to its side of the bargain made in switzerland. under the agreement. tehran will rein in its nuclear program in turn for relief from tough comic sanct

uganda has been attacked before by al-shabaab. also bob's ability -- al-shabaab's ability to extend attacks beyond the border is worrisome. katty kay: how organized do you think this attack was? how much of the chain of command was behind it? >> it appears to have been well-planned and specifically targeted because of the bone ability -- vulnerability of the college and students. about 800 students in the university and its proximity to the border and the fact the town is largely populated by ethnic some of his. -- somalis. katty kay: what does this attack tell us about the state of our shabbat --also bob -- al-shabaab? >> it tells us to do things. -- it tells us to do because of the pressure placed on al-shabaab territorially ugandans are the largest troop contributor. that pressure has caused it to resort to these kinds of terrorist attacks. car bombings improvised expose of devices attacks against noncombatants, vulnerable citizens. in that regard, this indicates it is under pressure. but it is very troubling they do have the a

al shabaab has long fought for control of somalia.r group has continued to strike back in somalia as well as in surrounding countries. just last week, gunmen opened fire in a popular hotel killing at least 20 people before security forces stopped the i-tack. the victim, prosecuting a dozen suspects were accused in a dozen poppings. did claim support for the bombings and said they were in retall nation. in december in a kenyan quarry, gunmen separated muslims from non-muslim and executed more than 30 non-muslims. >> what if an attack was to occur in the mall of america. >> a tape was released to launch attacks against high profile shopping malls like the mall of america. the area is home to the largest somolian population living in the u.s. and a non-recruiting ground. the video and continuing attacks only raising fears that al shabaab is now seeking to go global with its brand of terrorism. >> a top u.s. senator is fighting nor his political life. his defiant defense after being indicted. we will have that coming right up. ds] it's so

that could grow as well as a group of gunmen, they are al shabaab militants, we're now told by al shabaabd into the garissa university college campus. they killed two guards on the gate and then went on what just simply looks like a shooting can killing spree. we're also told that they have separated muslims from non-muslims and let the muslims go. and while the interior minhistry says that one of those gunmen has been picked up there is still a situation going on in the campus itself. some dramatic pictures to go with that of course. it's not news to have attacks by al shabaab in this area, but this clearly has caught the security services completely short. >>> now, the flow of people heading to the middle east to fight with islamicist istlamist militants has reached its highest rate ever according to a report by the u.n.. it says 25,000 people have now traveled to join groups like al qaeda and islamic state. numbers have risen sharply in the last ten months in particular. some 22,000 of those heading that way have gone to syria and iraq alone. our world affairs correspondent mike wooldr

they know that the al shabaab is in this region original.hey have infiltrated this and they want to work with the government. clan elders that we talked to said look. some people have inflammation. but they are freedom to give this information here victimized. these are the reasons we are being told it's so easy to recruit some of these young people in a way of being jobless, offered money to join this group. so, the elders that we talked to the relanguageous leaders say what the government needs to do is to come down to work with the local community. >> catherine soi in garissa. many thanks. two al jazeera journalist held by the nigerian military since the 24th of march have been released. they were imbedded with the military when they were arrested for allegedly reporting on boko haram without clearance. they have now been allowed to leave the maidugri hotel and back at al jazeera's bureau in abuja. al jazeera's director of news says this: they are pleased that their ordeal is over. they are looking forward to spending time with their fami

but first, al shabaab has just issued a new statement threatening more attacks in kenya.he terror group says kenyan sites will, quote, run red blood. and it promises a long gruesome war. this comes as kenyan police arrest five people in connection with a deadly attack. al shabaab terrorists stormed a mission. 145 people were killed all but five were students. we'll bring in soni methu with the story. what exactly are they saying? >> reporter: well, al shabaab through their press office have said they promise a long gruesome war. they're calling for justice in the past in the muslim community. they're calling for not just in somalia the control of troops but in places like kenya like move ba m mubasa. they say the our message will be written to you not with the word but the blood of your people. and they say it is our responsibility to take government into account of the action that's they're doing to the muslim community. added if they do not do, they will face blood. and basically paraphrase it, as long as your government persists in its path of oppression, implements re

was reported missing by his father after he crossed into somalia to join ousted babb -- to join al-shabaababdel fattah al-sisi genie: genie: 21 foreigners and a policeman were killed by two gunmen leaves to the islamic state group. president essebsi's trip is meant to improve cooperation between the two countries. in the u.s. investor to the u.n. is urging the release of five women's rights advocates locked up in china. they were detained ahead of international women's day almost exactly a month ago. they had planned to mark the occasion by distributing anti-sexual-harassment material to the public in three chinese cities full stop the women are now facing up to three years in prison, accused of "picking quarrels." here is lucy prvaovan. lucy: do you hear the women thing? they are opposing domestic abuse in a marriage. and highlighting the lack of women's restrooms. these women, known as the beijing five, have a theatrical activism rare in china, and it has landed them in prison, and a friend and fellow activist has been detained twice, once overnight, trying to visit them. >> those five k

identify the leadership of the organization, that is al shabaab, involved in recruiting and training sterners. those people are the targets of drone attacks which have been really successful against shabaab. you have to differentiate all the ground people and focus on that upper tier recruiting westerners and you got to take them out. >> thanks so much. >> sure. >>> all right, sir. it's been a busy hour and a busy week so far. thank you all for joining me at this hour. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts in one minute. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. in the country. we operate just like a city, and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling h

>> claims it's from al shabaab we're trying to verify. the statement says that kenyan military has been in somalia since 2005, accuse them of rapes and atrocities there says that they are trig to avenge these deaths that are in the attack. they spared no muslim -- muslim blood is in invie in inviolable. say their actions have consequences against the intervention of somalia their statement says the kenyan government fails to deliver security and will never be delivering security, it serves western masters. that's probably what they're getting at there. >> thank you very much. >> and it says our message will be written with the blood of our people it says, kenyans should prepare their grave and prepare their coffins because it says there will be many more attacks. >> malcolm webb, thanks. still to come on al jazeera no one knows what's going to the happen to the animals now. now. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this wa

especially of those who are seemingly funding the operations of al shabaab here in kenya.ixed reaction. other people want security and others are frustrated by the inconvenience of it. >> and what about the unity of the country milton? >> reporter: the opposition party is already calling for the kenyan defense force to pull out of somalia. part of al shabaab's grief with kenya is that kenyan troops are operating under the african union mission in kenya to try to stabilize the -- in somalia, to try to stabilize the security situation there. so the opposition party is putting pressure on the president to pull out the defense force back to the country, to try to reduce the attacks by al shabaab. so there is, clearly, a division there as to whether kenya should stay in somalia and stabilize it, or they should come back home. >> milton describing one of the problems taking place. >>> a group claiming allegiance to the so-called islamic state saez they carried out the attack. they cut 11 channels belonging to the network and took over their websites and social media accounts. th

al shabaab is not happy about it.there are people who actually appreciative of the efforts of kdf in somalia and understand the sacrifices that come with that. a lot of people are crying for the innocent blood that was lost yesterday and past activities that al shabaab has been able to tack attack in kenya. they are looking for a swift response and as well as proactive government that can react before the action actually happens before it is too late before 147 lives have to be lost. twitter accounts are coming out with emotional things. one says that it is about time that al shabaab receives the difficulty blood that we here in kenya receive. asking communities to cooperate and communicate and talk to police. >> soni thank you very much. >>> governors in indiana and arkansas signing a so-called religious freedom law, but not before some major fixes. they say will prevent any kind of discrimination. those changes up next. >>> this morning, gay rights supporters in indiana are calling a fix to the state's new religious

al shabaab says the bombs fell on farmland. threatening carrying out more attacks unless al shabaab withdraws. more troops deployed. >> we are against withdrawal of kds. we support their deployment and their presence until they achieve the desired goal and objectives. but we further recommend that the kenya government engages international community and the army in deploying kdf in all the sectors along the kenya-somalia border. >> inside the garrissa yurvet compound thereuniversity there is evidence of the horrific attack. catherine soy reports. >> bullet holes pepper the walls, three soldiers were killed here and behind this door around 100 people, mostly students were shot dead in the courtyard. this dormitory is where it all happened and they still have a very strong smell of blood. it's difficult to imagine how horrified those who died here were. bloodstains are everywhere. some of those who planned and carried out the attack are said to be kenyans who joined al shabaab. we spoke to rebecca and during the attack acknowledg

and it's not clear from the kenyan army will al shabaab militant were killed. they weren't able to give any casualties regarding death of militants. it's not clear what impacts these air strikes have had. >> and just in case people aren't aware of the situation, i guess there's little hope of anyone in somalia taking action against al shabaab? >> sorry, can you repeat that question? >> i guess there's very little chance, given the situation there, of anyone in somalia taking action against al shabaab? >> well the kenyan army that i was speaking to earlier were actually complaining about how little other african countries who are taking part in the african union force, were doing to neuralize al shabaab, saying that actually those bases that they destroyed were meant to be in a zone controlled by other african union troops who weren't doing their jobs of destroying these bases. >> maud, thank you very much, indeed. thanks to you for being with us. stay with us on bbc world news if you can. much more to come including this. an indonesian court has rejected a lega

in which al-shabaab gunman killed 148 people. it is a huge camp. almost all of the activities of the camp are gears towards carrying out attacks. >> we also met two youth arrested while on their way to join al-shabaab. they are from the central province. we were heading far away when we were arrested. we were given a map of the cities to pass through we had run out of funds and decided to go on foot. >> for now the kenyan trained troops celebrate their modest gains. >> they say they will need more support to effectively secure the border and hopefully live up to kenya's dream of getting a battle zone to share it's territory from law less somalia. mohamed al jazeera, somalia. >> there has been a deadly explosion in afghanistan second biggest city, three dead a bomb near in police station. at least 17 people were hurt, several police officers among them there's been no claim of responsibility so far. india says it has made one of it's biggest ever drug busts. $15 million worth of narcotics. the navy and coast card seized over 250-kilos of heroin, fro

killed the chief of external operations for al shabaab. you mentioned offering this $220000 reward for the current head of al shabaab. in september the u.s. killed al shabaab's leader at the time. in fact the u.s. began assassinating al shabaab leaders in somalia in 2008. but they keep getting replaced, carrying out attacks on soft targets such as the westgate shopping mall in 2013 in kenya and now the christian university students. kenya has a 450-mile border are somalia. and al shabaab fighters move across with ease. the kenyan military has been part of a u.n.-backed peacekeeping mission in somalia that's targeted the al qaeda-linked al shabaab since 2011 when the kenyan military first crossed into somalia after several foreign tourists and aid workers were kidnapped. >> tell us more about the attackers, jen. >> reporter: well, in a shocking revelation, it of revealed this weekend that -- it was revealed this weekend that one of the four gunmen was the son of a kenyan government minister. abyou do r abdu rahim awlacki was a student who h

al-shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.lots of papers are saying it is the worst attack on kenyan soil since the u.s. embassy was bombed in 1998. "the daily nation" is coming back on the toll that could increase. at least 147 killed. they are calling it a cold-blooded rate. it is a huge story across the world. lots of papers are focusing on details coming out from the attack yesterday. the british paper is talking about carnage on the campus. the details emerging from the survivors of the attack are horrendous. this article focuses on one detail that has gotten a lot of attention. that is the masked militants separated christian students from muslim students and then shot the christian students without mercy. "the guardian" as well focusing on witness accounts from the incident. you can see the title here. nobody was screaming, we feared that would have led to guhe gunmen towards us. there has been criticism there was not enough security at the college. it is located in a region known for lack of security. mainly what we ar

al shabaab and al qaeda linked terror group is claiming responsibility for this attack. kenya's president spoke just moments ago. >> i want to take this opportunity to urge kenyans to stay calm as we resolve this matter and to provide the authorities with any information they may have in connection with any threats to our security. this is a moment for everyone throughout the country to be vigilant as we confront and defeat our enemies. >> let's bring in robin creole. she's the east african bureau chief in nairobi. what's happening now, robin? >> reporter: what it sounds like carol, this siege is still ongoing. sporadic gunfire and explosions. we hear grenades explows sieve devices. we're just not sure at this point. this has been a very harrowing day, and i might add that night actually was when these students would be heading off for their easter vacation. so an especially awful day for this to happen as a number of students would have been getting out of town. there are a lot of students from out of town at this university. it is a very large university. it's in kenya

out bombing raids across the border in somalia, and that's following last thursday's attack by al shabaab militants on garissa university in which nearly 150 people were killed. two raids took place, we're told, in the gedo region close to the border. more details when we get them on that breaking news. >>> now, the first aid flights into yemen have been held back by landing difficulties, according to the red cross. two flights were scheduled to deliver doctors and supplies to the capital, sanaa, after an agreement with the saudi-led coalition. that coalition has been bomb rg shia houthi rebels in yemen for the past 12 days. katarina has this report. >> reporter: it's a desperate situation for those who can't escape yemen. in the city of aden people risk their lives journeying to this distribution well. there isn't enough water, two major districts are without power, and many shops are running low on food. this boy says they've been without water for five days. the international red cross says after nearly a week of negotiations, they're now able to start delivering life-saving supplies a

al-shabaab is terrorizing northern kenya for years.a is slated to visit kenya war his father was born in july. that trip was announced three days ago from the white house, bill. bill: these are soft targets too, as you know. thank you jennifer griffin. more developments when we get headlines from there. thank you jennifer. two minutes past the hour. patti ann: new day and no deal. secretary of state john kerry extending nuclear negotiations with iran yet again, two days now past the original end of march deadline but white house insists patience is not infinite. they have reissued its threat to walk away. >> we do not envision a scenario where we would abruptly and arbitrarily end talkses that are productive but at the same time, this conversation is not open-ended. patti ann: chief washington correspondent james rosen now joins us live from the white house. hi james. that statement from josh ernest, that we just played was in response to your question in fact that yesterday's press briefing. what is your sense? are we seeing these thi

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it has often been targeted by al-shabaab.e end of a tumult to its day, news both encouraging and heartbreaking. >> 90% of the threat has been eliminated. at a cost. a very heavy cost. andrew: soon after, confirmation that it is over. when hundred 47 victims, most of them young men and women who had wanted to become teachers. kenya in shock. andrew harding, bbc news narrowly. -- nairobi. anchor: i spoke with peter pham, the director of the africa center at the atlantic council in washington. we keep hearing that the leaders of al-shabaab have been killed. there are new stories almost every other week about that. they have lost territory inside somalia. how did they have the capacity to carry out something like this? peter: several things. they certainly have lost their leaders. the emir of shabbat was killed in a drone attack last september. their head of clandestine operations was killed a month ago by another attack. but these are single individuals and they can be replaced easily. the loss of territory, although significant

al shabaab formally joined al qaeda in 2012. that's when they pledged allegiance. today, al shabaab carried out their deadliest attack yet in kenya, at the only public university in northern kenya. it's been open only about four years. today, just before dawn at about 5:30 a.m. local time, masked gunmen shot their way through the gates of the school and then just started killing people and taking hostages in the university dormitories. all the students had basically been asleep when the shooting started. one eyewitness told reporters that the gunmen at his door opened doors and screamed are you christian or muslim. he said, quote, if you were a christian, you were shot on the spot. it took two hours for security forces to arrive at that campus. finally, it was after dusk, about 15 hours later when officials finally announced that the operation was over, that they had killed four terrorists and the siege was done. 587 people were safely evacuated from that campus today, but at least 147 people, mostly students were killed. 147 people. a u.s. counter terrorism offici

al shabaab vowed revenge. there have been a spate of violent attacks in kenya including the westgate mall attack recently. garissa is on the border of somalia and kenya and what people describe as a porous border. 150 kilometer from somalia's border. about 380 kilometers from nairobi. and you can see the close proximity. there has been a lot of talk sense westgate and how security forces need to talk together, need collaborate, there was a lot of confusion in westgate who should be in charge, who's watching what. according to this on the ground and according to people who have been interviewed and there are quite a few with proper information, saying the situation is being dealt with better. you can remember according to a few media houses during the westgate mall attack and other attacks, there have been claims that attackers have been able to escape pretending to be victims. this time the students or victims coming out are being recorded, their names, being registered, being interviewed before they are relea

>>> terror group al shabaab kills nearly 150. we go live to nairobi in just a moment. >>> iran says it can be trusted when it comes to a nuclear deal, but everyone is convinced. >>> viewers are fondly remembering paul walker. >>> i'm isa soares and you are watching "cnn newsroom." >>> it is noon in kenya, al shabaab has warned the country to warn for more blood baths. they said the kenyan government failed its people. al shabaab stormed the school on thursday ciling 147 people sparing muslims on the campus. all but five were students. for more on this story, including the government's response. let's go to nairobi. let's get what you've heard from al shabaab. what exactly are they saying? >> reporter: basically, al shabaab is trying to convince kenians that the government has failed then and they are warning kenyans, they will have no peace, in their schools or their universities or their homes and workplaces. they start by talking to kenyans and they say i will read -- for the people of kenya, as long as your government persists

al shabaab was kind of being pushed out.prised that this happened? >> unfortunately, not at all. what al shabaab was being pushed out of was territorial control. it was holding territory and trying to set up its own government in somalia. in the process, the group has changed. it's no longer as interested, the leadership, in running and ruling people so much as becoming a transnational terror threat. and as this attack as well as attacks they carried out in kenya in november and december last year, a foiled plot in uganda back in september, it's really becoming more of a terrorist group. so the danger is changing. >> when you list it out that way, it begs the question, when you look at the disproportionate nature of the number of people killed, they're talking about four, maybe ten gunmen on the high end. how can this be? the kenyan authorities just can't handle this? >> well, these are soft targets. they're very easy and they get attention. a group of innocents like this will get world headlines. we're talking about it. it'

>>reporter: within hours, al shabaab said it was behind the assault. many of the injured suffered gunshot wounds and inside the hospital where they were treated, pain, grief, and horror. [screaming]. >> we were praying and were about to finish when some people came in from the main door and started shooting. there was one gunman firing from the doorway so hi to jump out of the window and that's when i was hit by a bullet in the leg. >>reporter: this attack will undoubtedly lead to questions about whether enough security was being provided at the university. >> 90% of the threat is eliminated as i speak to you now. at a cost. a very very heavy cost. human life has been lost. as it stabbeds now, reare able to rescue over 500 students. >>reporter: a dusk until dawn curfew is now in place. kenyans once again are trying to come to terms with the loss of so many. >>> robin creel is the chief african correspondent for an african tv network based in nairobi and i asked her about advanced warning about this attack. >> we have been hearing from a number of diffe

al shabaab al shabaab has left dozens of families struggling in pain. malcolm webb, al jazeera nairobi, kenya. >> catherine soy reports from nairobi kenya. >> a resident of the area, son of a government administrator in that border town of mandera a graduate student from a very reputable university in nairobi. those who knew him describe him as a bright upcoming lawyer. we also spoke to a journalist, who spoke to his father, confirmed it was his son said that abdel rah rahman, wanted initially to travel to syria to fight alongside i.s.i.s. but he could not get a passport. now another suspected master made, a suspected mastermind of the attack in garrissa, he was one time a teacher of a religious school. i spoke to many religious leaders, human rights groups, and leaders here, who are saying that for the government to win this battle, it must come down, it must engage the local communities, it must work with the local communities not against them. >> as kenyans mourn the casualties of last week's violence the country is also grappling with the continued

. >>> more than 70 dead and hundreds still unaccounted for after al shabaab gunmen attack a college in northeast kenya. >> you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up iran nuclear talks reach a climax. a joint statement is expected soon, but is it a deal? we'll bring you that live. >>> we begin with breaking news from kenya where at least 70 students were killed by al shabaab gunmen in the northeast of kenya. hundreds of students were held captive after fighters from the somolia-based group stormed the capital near the border with somolia. dozens have been rushed to hospital but police say large numbers of students remain unaccounted for. there's human life lost. as it stands now, we are able to rescue the 500 students, 500 students accounted for as i speak to you now. but unfortunately, we also -- are going to have -- we have not confirmed fully but it's in the region of 70. >> once student who managed to escape spoke of the moment gunmen stormed his dormitory. >> we were praying and were about to finish when some people came in from the main door and started shooting.

mahmood is said to be a leader of al shabaab and on the run in kenya. he claimed responsibility for last september's assault on a bus in which 28 people died >>> iran's foreign minister says significant progress has been made over nuclear talks in switzerland. marathon meetings are continuing two days past their deadline. >>> what we expect today is a statement and the fact that we have all reached common understanding on how to resolve the issues. but the agreement, a written agreement, is something that needs to be drafted by all participants and agreed upon in a multilateral process and that will take hopefully three months to finalize hopefully less. >>reporter: so a joint statement allowing a more detailed agreement to be written down by june 30th. at that point, there may even be a u.n. security council resolution to enshrine it in law. if there is an agreement, it will be presented by the iranian foreign minister and the european union's foreign policy chief. but exactly where and when this will happen is for now, anyone's guess. as before the st

but worrying nevertheless that groups like al shabaab, like al qaeda, like isis, encouraging lone wolf the west to hit soft targets. >> paul cruickshank, thank you for your analysis. do appreciate it. i sure wish we could meet on different topics. thank you, paul. >> thank you. >>> from one terror story to another, the defense in the boston bombing trial, that's over. they rested after pretty much a day and a half. but now the real work begins, trying to save his life. which means planting seeds of doubt. but is there anyone on that jury who will find the nuggets of doubt they may have sown, the least bit reasonable? we'll weigh that in a moment. >>> while a guilty verdict in the boston bombing trial seems pretty much like a foregone conclusion at this point, never say never. i say that because of o.j. defense attorneys for dzhokhar tsarnaev are vigorously preparing for round two, nonetheless. and round two is the sentencing phase. one of his lawyers in her opening statement just went ahead and said it, folks. she looked at her client and said, yeah, it was him, plain and simple. but t

al shabaab gunmen killed 147, mostly students.ree students were found alive and hiding on friday. >>> the u.n. security council will meet today to discuss the growing conflict in the chaos that is yemen. more than 500 people have been killed in the last few weeks of fire-fighting. houthi rebels have abandoned the presidential palace friday after heavy saudi air strikes. >>> iran's president says his country will stick to its nuclear deal and prove it can cooperate with the world. the agreement keeps iran from pursuing nuclear weapons in exchange for phased out international sanctions. the deal must be finalized by the end of june. >>> before a deal is finalized, u.s. president barack obama must convince congress to approve it. and his deputy national security adviser says delaying that approval only increases the chance of war in the middle east. he spoke with cnn's fareed zakaria. >>> for now the republicans by and large seem opposed. what are you going to do to try and get it through congress because otherwise there's no deal. >

we begin in kenya, where news is coming in the air force has been bombing two al-shabaab camps. jets have targeted the camps in a region and somalia close to the border of somalia with kenya. shock in the news that one of the gunmen on the university was a kenyan law graduate. he was one of those who shot dead 148 students. the former straight a student is the son of a local government official. duncan is in nairobi. we are starting to hear more about these airstrikes. what can you tell us? duncan: the information is limited. what we have is a newswire report. the air force jets did bomb those camps in southern somalia close to the border. a military source is saying it was difficult to distinguish how much damage was done. it does not bode well for a targeted strike. >> the military invaded in 2011 in response to al-shabaab's alleged activity in kenya. a peace enforcement mission is sponsored by western powers and that has drawn kenya into the front line of the war against al-shabaab. we are seeing blowback here in kenya. there seems to be a strategy underway now, they are tryi

the government says the forces will continue to fight in al shabaab and somalia.ya's borders have been secured. the growing concern of it. some participated in the attack on the university. there are arguments that kenyan forces can withdrawal but it's not going to ensure the kenyans are going to -- it was there for two days two or three days during the -- after the attack. every few hundred meters you traveled, the heavy presence of military officers, which is not a common sight in kenya. there are police deployed there. the government asked about 10,000 records to report to police colleges for training. this was an exercise that was to take place last year. then it was because of allegations of corruption. a government has now decided that they will go on with that process regardless of the outcome of the case. >> thank you very much indeed. you are watching live pictures of this march that is taking place in the kenyan capital. later, a vigil for 147 people killed. we'll continue to monitor to see if it grows during the day and if anything develops in terms of

we've been trying to monitor al shabaab. we understand the counselor is holed up inside the campus. >> we're looking at the map of where garissa university is located. it looks relatively well developed. we heard the last reporter there say that security on campus is reported to have been weak. only two security officials supposed to be manning a gate. they weren't there. can you fill us in on what the security situation was or would be expected at that university? all right, if you can hear me, what kind of security would we usually see at this college? >> reporter: just normal guards. the police didn't actually say that -- this is from what eyewitnesses told us. the gunmen and at the gate are security guards. those were the first casualties as they made their way into the campus. the police were notified in the attack, and the military came in a few hours later. from 5:30 in the morning to around 7:30 in the morning, the military was still outside. they had no idea yet what exactly was going in. there the area is not monit

he vanished from home and his father and police were looking for him when al shabaab militants attacked garissa. they were paraded through the streets this weekend. 147 people, most of them students, died in the attack, were killed in the attack, but we're also seeing emotional reunions between survivors and their families. >> translator: i came here at 6:00 a.m. this morning and i've been waiting. i've been waiting. i was still holding out hope that i would see my sister. i'm very excited. god loves me. i'm very excited. i don't even have words. very happy. >> your friends watching bullets from everywhere. thank god i made it. >> let's go now to cnn reporter. we understand this is easter sunday. because al shabaab separated christians and muslims, there is a lot of fear at the christian churches this morning. >> reporter: there is, indeed. there is a bit of a scare in mumbasa. people are taking to social pages and expressing their fear. this sunday has been dedicated to the victims of the attack. and yesterday members of isli community, it's known as little mogadishu. they protested ag

so the african union has given it a shot but every time they go into somalia scatters al shabaab, al ter attacks sadly too often and this cycle of violence repeats itself but it really comes down to what in he is dense is an islamic insurgencey in somalia and east africa against the more traditional christian states in central africa. there ises no sign that any of this is going to abate anytime soon. >> to that point one of the things that the united states has done is it started to use some of its counter terrorism tors inside somalia, advisory groups. in fact, president obama pointed to somalia as one of the two successes, we know what happened to yemen now he said somalia was a success, we see how that has gone. he issued a statement regarding these latest attacks in kenya and he said that violence and terror essentially will not design the future of kenya. you see the quote right there. al shabaab putting out its own statement saying that the cities would run red with blood. some translated that to the streets will run red with blood. who is right? >> well, i think they're right.

. >> they are sharing sophisticated bombing techniques with al-shabaab. kathryn is live in our washington newsroom with more. >> reporter: al-qaeda in yemen is expanding the guidance to somalia. and how they support their regional ambition. the al-qaeda affiliate is providing guyance and sharing bomb- making techniques. and they are recovered. and midmarch. fbi investigator found an fbi truck that was tracked by the fbi to somalia to kenya. they are militants with al-qaeda and yemen and one of the top commanders was among them and so comfortable in his new freedom there are tweets with him relaxing in what used to be a presidential palace. and the ranking house democrat said the chaos is playing to al-qaeda's benefit. >> al-qaeda has had a resurgeiance and taking over the fifth largest town in yemen. and sprung al-qaeda operatives from prison. and they've also taken over part of a bank. >> the cia drone strike was in midfebruary and they had no commenting for our reporting, john. >> disturbing stuff there. >> and kenya is retaliating and launching air stri

at easter sunday mass in the catholic church prayers were said for the 148 people killed by al shabaabighters. the victims have been singled out for being commission. worshippers in the capital celebrated easter under increased security. it's the worst the country has seen since 1998. the latest lights go live to cath catherine soy. christians filling churches on this eastern sunday are no doubt keenly aware of the execute threat against them. what can you tell us about those suspected of carrying out thursday's attack. yes, jonah, we did speak to some of our sources a quiet very bright person. he was a graduate a graduate in one of the universities in nairobi. we spoke to a journalist who earlier talked to his father who said that, yes, it's my son, and he said that he has not seen his son since may last year. he said when his son disappear, he had gone to somalia, he the father did inform the government. jonah, as you said in the intro, security has been beefed up here. we went to a church that was guarded by police officers police officers have been deployed to public buildings here

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it was the bloodiest terrorist attack the country had ever seen, and the somali group al- shabaab, linked stormed the college at dawn, firing at students in their dormitories. survivors said the attackers separated out christians, taking some hostage and killing many others on the spot. those who managed to escape, recounted the horror... >> ( translated ): i jumped out the window and fell down. i ran to the gate, and that's when i met a biker who helped me get to the hospital. >> ifill: security forces quickly surrounded the college, about 120 miles from the somali border. and an overnight curfew was imposed on the entire the region. in a nationally televised address, president uhuru kenyatta urged his people to stay calm, and alert. >> this is a moment for everyone throughout the country to be vigilant, as we confront and defeat our enemies. >> ifill: kenyatta also announced expedited training of 10,000 police recruits. the government also identified the suspected mastermind of the attack as mohammed mohamud, also known as dulyadin, -- and officials posted a $220,000 bounty for him. he'