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al jazeera gaissa in northern kenya. >> in this half hour waving goodbye to power. china's former security chief is charged with corruption. and why a new ban on the use of wild animals in mexico's circuses could leave hundreds of people without jobs. around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place - including one right here at the shop - now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! ♪ with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. let's take you through the top stories. the saudi coalition said that it it's laying siege against the houthi fighters in the southern yemeni city of aden. al-qaeda is suspected of seizing an army base in mukalla. >>> an al-shabab attack on an university in kenya has killed 148. >>> an iranian president has promised to abide by the deals greed toy by six world powers as long as they do the same.
al jazeera gaissa in northern kenya. >> in this half hour waving goodbye to power. china's former security chief is charged with corruption. and why a new ban on the use of wild animals in mexico's circuses could leave hundreds of people without jobs. around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place - including one right here at the shop - now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos!...
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al jazeera garissa northern kenya. >> still ahead for you on al jazeera waving goodbye to power. china's form security chef is charged with corruption. and it's not science fiction. this could be the car of the future. the driving of driver-less cars moves up a gear in the united states. >> welcome back. let's remind of you our top toys. fight raging between houthi fighters and those loyal to president hadi. the saudi-led coalition is pounding houthi targets from the air. >>> iran's president welcomed a nuclear deal showing the country can cooperate with the world but the white house now faces a tough challenge to get congress to back it. >>> and president obama said he'll still visit kenya this summer despite an attack on al-shababonon an university by al-shabab. >>> ten people have been killed in a bus station in another nigeria. the town of gombe has experience experienced frequent attacks by boko haram. this latest attack comes just after the presidential elections. president buhari has vowed to stop them, but many question whether he's the right man for the job. >> when pres
al jazeera garissa northern kenya. >> still ahead for you on al jazeera waving goodbye to power. china's form security chef is charged with corruption. and it's not science fiction. this could be the car of the future. the driving of driver-less cars moves up a gear in the united states. >> welcome back. let's remind of you our top toys. fight raging between houthi fighters and those loyal to president hadi. the saudi-led coalition is pounding houthi targets from the air....
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and two foreigners have been arrested over the al shabaab attack on gar ris sa university in northern kenya. they named mohammed kulu as the mastermind behind the attacks and posted a $215,000 reward for the capture. 147 people most of them students, were killed in the attack. authorities say the number could be higher because of people yet unaccounted for. many bodies were taken to a mortuary in nairobi. this was six days after britain advised against quite all but essential travel to certain parts of the country. kenya has been widely criticized for dismissing the advice. let's bring in malcolm webb live from garissa. tell us about the man believed to put this altogether. he's pretty well-known in the area isn't he? >> reporter: the audio is a little bad. i think you were asking about one of the mohammed kulu who was the mastermind from this attack. he's from garissa and lived here for many years and he was the head of an islamic religious school until 2007. he left and went to somalia. he's been involved with other groups since then. they say he was the brains behind several other attack
and two foreigners have been arrested over the al shabaab attack on gar ris sa university in northern kenya. they named mohammed kulu as the mastermind behind the attacks and posted a $215,000 reward for the capture. 147 people most of them students, were killed in the attack. authorities say the number could be higher because of people yet unaccounted for. many bodies were taken to a mortuary in nairobi. this was six days after britain advised against quite all but essential travel to certain...
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>> northern kenya is primarily inhabited by ethnic somalis of kenyon citizenship which means al-shabaabcted by the kenyon government. across northern kenyon and the rest of the country there are thousands of soft targets. it's an open society. it makes it easier to attack than in nairobi where they would be more closely monitored. they could still pup it off but would be more difficult in nairobi. >> ifill: how does this attack compare to the west gate mall attack we paid so close attention to not so long ago? >> west gate was more earth shaking for kenyans because it occurred in the heart of the capital and lasted four days. this is more lethal but because it's occurring in a peripheral zone in the country in northern kenya, it might not have as much impact on the kenyon psyche as did west gait but it will have a major effect on tourism, business investments. this area was and still is slated to be part of a major infrastructure development project of $26 billion. those kinds of investments could be thrown into question if this kind of violence continues there. >> ifill: there are some
>> northern kenya is primarily inhabited by ethnic somalis of kenyon citizenship which means al-shabaabcted by the kenyon government. across northern kenyon and the rest of the country there are thousands of soft targets. it's an open society. it makes it easier to attack than in nairobi where they would be more closely monitored. they could still pup it off but would be more difficult in nairobi. >> ifill: how does this attack compare to the west gate mall attack we paid so close...
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a heavy price for the attacks in terms of police crackdowns, in terms of lost investments in northern kenya. which is slighted to receive kenya's biggest infrastructure development project. 26 billion project. it could be in jeopardy if this control. >> threts against somali kenyans, it's terrible to do that. for a long time kenya was a state that was able to sustain multiple or religious neutralism -- pluralism without a degree of tension. >> this is the saddest thing about the attack, not just the loss of the lives, but a loss of sense of togetherness. that is at risk. this is what al-shabab is trying to do as it metastasizes into a transnational regional terrorist threat, one that is upping the state. this is the type of intrareligious conflict that they are trying to stoke. it will be sad if it battle. >> if we were talking about a country with strong snooucks, that would be -- institutions, that would be challenged by a terrorist group. kenya had disputed elections, communal violence, ethnic violence, and a great deal of dependment in the urban centers, because economic growth has not
a heavy price for the attacks in terms of police crackdowns, in terms of lost investments in northern kenya. which is slighted to receive kenya's biggest infrastructure development project. 26 billion project. it could be in jeopardy if this control. >> threts against somali kenyans, it's terrible to do that. for a long time kenya was a state that was able to sustain multiple or religious neutralism -- pluralism without a degree of tension. >> this is the saddest thing about the...
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katherine soy, al jazeera northern kenya. >>> no one knows what will happen to them. plus. >> i'm adrian brown in what is one of the last fifing steam trains. trains. last surviving steamtrains. trains. welcome backriyadh says, the houthi rebels have been forced out of aden, where there has been fears fighting. the death toll from the kenyan attack is 148 and may be more. >>> a framework nuclear deal is struck with iran with six world powers. any agreement must now however get past congress. >>> nigeria's new president elect says boko haram ising its biggest problem. muhammadu buhari says it's difficult to get over. rorlgtreporting from abuja. >> when president elect muhammadu buhari gave his speech in abuja on the siem day chad's army says its forces had killed hundreds of boko haram. normer soldiers who was on the front line fighting boko haram in december of last year, he says the military does not provide soldiers with weapons the military says he failed to follow orders and did not perform military duties. >> i think those are the instruments, those are the weapo
katherine soy, al jazeera northern kenya. >>> no one knows what will happen to them. plus. >> i'm adrian brown in what is one of the last fifing steam trains. trains. last surviving steamtrains. trains. welcome backriyadh says, the houthi rebels have been forced out of aden, where there has been fears fighting. the death toll from the kenyan attack is 148 and may be more. >>> a framework nuclear deal is struck with iran with six world powers. any agreement must now...
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college students killed in that attack that went on for more than 12 hours at garissa university in northern kenya. that attack was mounted by al shabaab, which is a terrorist group based in somalia and carry out attacks in neighboring countries, as well including in kenya, and al shabaab has pledged allegiance to al qaeda, specifically to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. so one of the really hard things to fathom about that attack was how long it went on for. how long it took for local authorities to get in there and stop it. those al qaeda attackers shot their way into that college something like 5:30 in the morning, not until 5:00 that night that police commandos were finally able to storm into the school and kill the al qaeda guys and rescue the students. this is after an entire day when those al qaeda terrorists terrorized the students as their hostages, separated the students by religion, killed the christians first, made students call their parents. i mean, the whole -- it went on for an entire day before the police got there. we now know why it took so long for the kenyan police to get t
college students killed in that attack that went on for more than 12 hours at garissa university in northern kenya. that attack was mounted by al shabaab, which is a terrorist group based in somalia and carry out attacks in neighboring countries, as well including in kenya, and al shabaab has pledged allegiance to al qaeda, specifically to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. so one of the really hard things to fathom about that attack was how long it went on for. how long it took for local...
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. >> i'm russell beard in northern kenya where local hero martin wheeler is taking elephant conservation to new heights. >> i'm jasmeen qureshshi in monterey bay california where researchers have discovered that sea otters
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mohamed with al jazeera, northern kenya. >>> still ahead on the news hour the biggest name in americanrns his hand to baseball coming up with robin in sport. ♪ ♪ robin is here to tell us about a story causing a stink in the sports world no pun intended. >> given heightened water safety for athletes in the olympics and less than 18 months out from the games and thousands of dead fish were found washed up on the lake which will host canoeing events and investigating the cause which is believed to be a combination of pollution and resent strong drains in the city. it's the second venue under scrutiny with the bay which will have sailing events also criticized for heavy pollution levels and admit it won't be cleaned up in time. >> translator: you are rowing and start to feel sick, nausea and you have to stop training and go and rest. with rowing the dead fish get in the way because they block the oars. >>> champion league takes center stage on tuesday and quarter final of the competition and repeat of last season is the headline act with atletico has been ignited and reignited recently and
mohamed with al jazeera, northern kenya. >>> still ahead on the news hour the biggest name in americanrns his hand to baseball coming up with robin in sport. ♪ ♪ robin is here to tell us about a story causing a stink in the sports world no pun intended. >> given heightened water safety for athletes in the olympics and less than 18 months out from the games and thousands of dead fish were found washed up on the lake which will host canoeing events and investigating the cause...
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katherine soy, al jazeera garrissa northern kenya. >> the fbi says thomas who goes by the flame young lioness on at which timer planned to martyr herself on behalf of the group. investigators tracked her electronic activity for two years, they tracked her tweets and knew she was in touch with a i.s.i.l. fighter. >>> six who hid in the pairs bakery, sued journalists for reporting their whereabouts. the paris prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into the matter. >>> more disturbing details are emerging about the germanwings plane that crashed last week. today investigators say the co-pilot andreas lubitz actually accelerated the aircraft during its descent. this supports the theory that he intentionally crashed the plane into the french alps. this comes from the initial reading of the plane's data recorder. all 150 were killed. >>> job creation streak has come to an end. employers in the u.s. only added 126,000 jobs in march a sharp reduction from almost 270,000. john terret is here with one worrisome report. >> one swallow does not make a summer, but we'll see how
katherine soy, al jazeera garrissa northern kenya. >> the fbi says thomas who goes by the flame young lioness on at which timer planned to martyr herself on behalf of the group. investigators tracked her electronic activity for two years, they tracked her tweets and knew she was in touch with a i.s.i.l. fighter. >>> six who hid in the pairs bakery, sued journalists for reporting their whereabouts. the paris prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into the...
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for the past 23 years, this person lived in a camp for northern kenya. he arrived here at the age of three. despite the challenges as life as a refugee, he performed well in secondary school examinations but is yet to be admitted to university. >> i was hopeful of going to university after finishing scale. i visited the u.n.h.c.r. asking for assistance to get higher education. four years lair i'll waiting. >> training opportunities is elusive for young refugees confined to the camps. they are nothing more than open air prisons. >> lack of opportunity is a great concern, and jobs for education, many have been forced to return to somali and join the group's fighting. >> the camps have been recruitment grounds for groups including al-shabab. >> i will not deny that al-shabab as been at the camps. it's a global group. there's nothing that would stop jobless joining them. >> some of the young people have drugs and cut the live in. yet others have been involved in criminal activities. this person's 17-year-old son was killed days ago. >> i sent him to the spps
for the past 23 years, this person lived in a camp for northern kenya. he arrived here at the age of three. despite the challenges as life as a refugee, he performed well in secondary school examinations but is yet to be admitted to university. >> i was hopeful of going to university after finishing scale. i visited the u.n.h.c.r. asking for assistance to get higher education. four years lair i'll waiting. >> training opportunities is elusive for young refugees confined to the...
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. >> i'm russell beard in northern kenya where local hero martin wheeler is taking elephant conservation to new heights. >> i'm jasmeen qureshshi in monterey bay california where researchers have discovered that sea otters may play a key role in revitalizing our oceans.
. >> i'm russell beard in northern kenya where local hero martin wheeler is taking elephant conservation to new heights. >> i'm jasmeen qureshshi in monterey bay california where researchers have discovered that sea otters may play a key role in revitalizing our oceans.
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al jazeera northern kenya. >> civil rights activists have held rallies across the u.s. to call attention to killings at the hands of police. we have this report. >> reporter: they're on the march here in new york city. these are people calling for justice. justice they say for latinos and african-americans here in the united states. they say they have been unjustly killed at the hands of police. we spoke with dr. cornell west, a renounce civil rights activist and professor, this is what he had to say. >> too many young brothers and sisters of color taken down by the police. the police should be held accountable. >> that's the message today. >> that's the message today and it's a beautiful message. it's about all about loving everybody. >> ericeric garner was killed in new york while in a chokehold. in missouri, a white officer shoot and kills an unarmed black teenager and recently, walter scott, a 50-year-old black man shot to death while running away from a white police officer in south carolina. those are some of the high profile examples and pours say that there have
al jazeera northern kenya. >> civil rights activists have held rallies across the u.s. to call attention to killings at the hands of police. we have this report. >> reporter: they're on the march here in new york city. these are people calling for justice. justice they say for latinos and african-americans here in the united states. they say they have been unjustly killed at the hands of police. we spoke with dr. cornell west, a renounce civil rights activist and professor, this is...
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al-shabaab militants stormed strapped with explosives, a college in northern kenya and gunned down at 147 students. survivors say the students were separated according to the religion. the christians were killed on the spot. al-shabaab has been diminished recently, but this result suggests it still has the capacity to organized of stating attacks. from kenya, the bbc's andrew harding reports. andrew: kenyan security forces rushed to the university campus, but too late to prevent a massacre. four masked gunmen arrived before dawn. hundreds of young students from all over kenya virtually unguarded. the attackers went from room to room. christians were the majority here. outside, scenes of confusion and terror, what appeared to be injured students lying in the dust. eyewitnesses talking, seeing dozens of bodies. >> guys certain jumping up and down, running for their lives. it is unfortunate where they were going to is where the gunshots were coming from. andrew: troops surround the campus, unsure of who might be a gunman trying to escape. soon, hence of the scale of this unfolding carnag
al-shabaab militants stormed strapped with explosives, a college in northern kenya and gunned down at 147 students. survivors say the students were separated according to the religion. the christians were killed on the spot. al-shabaab has been diminished recently, but this result suggests it still has the capacity to organized of stating attacks. from kenya, the bbc's andrew harding reports. andrew: kenyan security forces rushed to the university campus, but too late to prevent a massacre....
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in northern kenya, there are loud calls for international help. local politicians are distancing themselves from islamists. >> murderous criminals purporting to profess our faith of islam have committed these heinous -- this heinous act. to disassociate ourselves -- we want to disassociate ourselves and our islamic faith from the actions of these demented monsters. reporter: flags are flying at half mast across the country. kenya is holding three days of national mourning to honor the victims. brian: for the very latest on this story let's go live to the kenyan capital. we are joined by our correspondent. first off, can you tell us more about the airstrikes? have they been successful in reducing the militants' capacity for military action? reporter: well, that is still in discussion in kenya. the military says yes, strikes have been successful. they have been rating several camps. two of them -- they have been ratingiding -- raiding several camps. two of them have been destroyed. they have raided a stronghold. al-shabaab is denying that. there are
in northern kenya, there are loud calls for international help. local politicians are distancing themselves from islamists. >> murderous criminals purporting to profess our faith of islam have committed these heinous -- this heinous act. to disassociate ourselves -- we want to disassociate ourselves and our islamic faith from the actions of these demented monsters. reporter: flags are flying at half mast across the country. kenya is holding three days of national mourning to honor the...
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members of the militant group known as al shabob rampage through a university in northern kenya today killing 147 people most of them students. they were armed with explosives and ak47s. survivors say that al shabob single out non muslim students and killed them on the spot. al shabob is linked to al-qaida. it has been blamed for a series of attacks in kenya. >>> a philadelphia man is under arrest tonight for stealing air bags from cars. this is the suspect 20-year-old ricky sanchez. the major crimes auto squad says he's been involved in at least six thefts of air bags in the northeast. those thefts occurred in september of 2014. now police are investigating to determine if sanchez is the suspect behind the recent wave air bag thefts last month. mainly hahn today's and act kuras targeted. >>> uber x driver is facing charges to night in denver, colorado. this 51-year-old gerald montgomery accused of of trying to rob one of his customers. police say that montgomery gave a customer a ride to the airport, and then they say he drove back to her home and tried to break in. what he didn't kn
members of the militant group known as al shabob rampage through a university in northern kenya today killing 147 people most of them students. they were armed with explosives and ak47s. survivors say that al shabob single out non muslim students and killed them on the spot. al shabob is linked to al-qaida. it has been blamed for a series of attacks in kenya. >>> a philadelphia man is under arrest tonight for stealing air bags from cars. this is the suspect 20-year-old ricky sanchez....
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. >> reporter: for the past 23 years he has lived in one of the camps for refugees in northern kenya.ere when he was just three years old. despite the challenges of life as a refugees, mohamed performed well in his secondary school examination. but he is yet to be admitted to university. >> translator: i waves hopefully going to university after finishing secondary school. i have visited the u.n. offices regularly asking for assistance to get higher education. four years later i am still waiting. >> reporter: higher education and training opportunities remain illusive for most young refugees who remain confined to the camps. for them the camps are nothing more than open air prisons. lack of opportunities is a great concern for many people here, unable to get jobs or access for their education, many of the refugees youth have been forced to return to somalia and join the groups fighting in their country. the campses some say have been recruitment ground for groups including al-shabab. >> translator: i will not deny that al-shabab has been recruiting at our camps. these are global group
. >> reporter: for the past 23 years he has lived in one of the camps for refugees in northern kenya.ere when he was just three years old. despite the challenges of life as a refugees, mohamed performed well in his secondary school examination. but he is yet to be admitted to university. >> translator: i waves hopefully going to university after finishing secondary school. i have visited the u.n. offices regularly asking for assistance to get higher education. four years later i am...
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al jazeera at the dadaab refugee camps in northern kenya. >> kenya's united nations country representative joins us live from nairobi. thank you for joining us. we've been waiting on you to speak to the government about this situation. i'm wondering if you have spoken to the government and what are they saying? >> we have, yes spoken to the government about the announcement that has been made. indeed the concern that two main concerns are raised, first a security concern that dadaab is a very large place. it has -- >> i'm i'm very sorry we've lost sound there apologies for that. >> 46 humanitarian groups have issued a report saying that reconstruction of gaza has barely begun since the war ended eight months ago. only a quarter of funding has been released and usuallyion the international community to immediately end the blockade on gaza. we have more from west jerusalem. >> it's been six months since the international community pledged $3.5 billion to reconstruct the gaza strip and this home is one of 19,000 destroyed homes in the war that have yet to be rebuilt. he's living in a makeshif
al jazeera at the dadaab refugee camps in northern kenya. >> kenya's united nations country representative joins us live from nairobi. thank you for joining us. we've been waiting on you to speak to the government about this situation. i'm wondering if you have spoken to the government and what are they saying? >> we have, yes spoken to the government about the announcement that has been made. indeed the concern that two main concerns are raised, first a security concern that dadaab...
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mohamed adow, al jazerra, at the refugees camps in northern kenya. >>> nigeria's president electric mohammedade more gains in regional elects. for the first time since the end of military rule in 1999 his party will control boat of the prelsey is governorship of lagos state of 21 million people the most important stayed in nigeria. >>> violent frost on his the west coast of central africa following the death of a senior opposition leader. witnesses say opposition supporters set fire to the embassy while rioting in the streets of the capital. they accuse the government of poisoning andrÉ who died on sunday. he was 57 years old and ran for the presidency in 2009. >>> now, bangladesh's booming garment industry has been left reeling by transport blockades called for by the opposition. it's trying to force early elections by blocking access to major cities. some factories have had thousands of orders canceled this year because buyers are losing faith in their ability to deliver. a report from central bangladesh. >> reporter: here at the giant factory thousands of garment workers hurry to fill hon
mohamed adow, al jazerra, at the refugees camps in northern kenya. >>> nigeria's president electric mohammedade more gains in regional elects. for the first time since the end of military rule in 1999 his party will control boat of the prelsey is governorship of lagos state of 21 million people the most important stayed in nigeria. >>> violent frost on his the west coast of central africa following the death of a senior opposition leader. witnesses say opposition supporters...
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this university is in sort of northern kenya. tronghold four hours away down some bad roads. kenya and a multi-national force and american drones are taking on al shabaab in those areas and trying to stop them coming across the long porous border is very difficult, don. >> horrific story. thank you very much christian. >>> still to come pulled from the sea after spending more than two months adrift. how this sailor managed to survive, next. >> i was running out of water. drinking a pint a day for a very long time. rationing the water. almost out. almost out. finally, god answered my prayer. before i ran out of water. thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. if you're current or former military or their family, see if you're eligible to
this university is in sort of northern kenya. tronghold four hours away down some bad roads. kenya and a multi-national force and american drones are taking on al shabaab in those areas and trying to stop them coming across the long porous border is very difficult, don. >> horrific story. thank you very much christian. >>> still to come pulled from the sea after spending more than two months adrift. how this sailor managed to survive, next. >> i was running out of water....
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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 official tells us that al shabaab had been planning this attack for a long time. president obama just this week announced
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...
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people most of them students, were killed in the 13-hour attack tongaon the garissa college in northern kenya. four attackers from al shabab were strapped with explosives and when police shot them the bombs went off, causing even more damage. the death toll is by far the highest of any attack by al shabab on kenyan soil. u.s. intelligence sources say tonight it appears the attack had been in the works for a long time and that it was carried out by the group's elite special ops unit. at the live desk i'm jim handly. >>> indiana and arkansas both have new and revised religious freedom laws tonight just days after sparking a national firestorm with their older ones. critics said the laws open the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians. then came criticism from major business leaders. both states rushed to modify their laws and late this afternoon arkansas governor asa hutchinson signed an improved version of the law that he refused to sign just yesterday. >>> if you live work shop even study in the district it might cost you more. tax increases are part of the new mayor's plan to pay f
people most of them students, were killed in the 13-hour attack tongaon the garissa college in northern kenya. four attackers from al shabab were strapped with explosives and when police shot them the bombs went off, causing even more damage. the death toll is by far the highest of any attack by al shabab on kenyan soil. u.s. intelligence sources say tonight it appears the attack had been in the works for a long time and that it was carried out by the group's elite special ops unit. at the live...
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. >> reporter: there's not much remarkable about this small madrassa in northern kenya. except this man once taught here. muhammad mahmoud, identified as the master behind on the attack at the university that killed 147 people. sheikh kalif worked with mahmoud for two years. are you shocked when you see this poster? >> yeah, yeah. we feel very painful. >> reporter: what was he like? >> he don't like too much talk, and when he was here, he was in communication -- >> reporter: what worries authorities is that mahmoud is kenyan, a key leader they say in al shabab, which is based in neighboring somalia. about a four-hour drive up this road will take you to the somali border, where authorities say muhammad is in charge of the militants and is responsible for other attacks. and yet, mahmoud grew up in garissa. he taught at a madrassa and now authorities say he is wanted for the attack on the university just a few hundred meters from here. kenya's interior ministry says at least one of the four gunmen who attacked the university was also kenyan. the son of a local politician wh
. >> reporter: there's not much remarkable about this small madrassa in northern kenya. except this man once taught here. muhammad mahmoud, identified as the master behind on the attack at the university that killed 147 people. sheikh kalif worked with mahmoud for two years. are you shocked when you see this poster? >> yeah, yeah. we feel very painful. >> reporter: what was he like? >> he don't like too much talk, and when he was here, he was in communication -- >>...
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refugees must be agreed upon by kenya and somalia authorities, i'm with al jazeera, refugee camps in northern kenyaprofessor of history and international relayings at the u.s. international university in nairobi and good to have you with us and what will happen to refugees? there is a lot of conversation back and forth about whether it's logistic to move that many people in the timeframe and what do you think will happen to them in the end? >> well they need discussions about movement of the refugees and it will not be done in three months in reality but talking point has to be started and to find modalities and ways of maybe setting up new camps within somalia that are not threats to the kenya situation. the reality that some of the people in those refugee camps are not with kenya but people in the neighborhood and this of course has raised concern given the reason attacks kenya has been experiencing and also the concern that kenya bears an unfair of looking after refugees and should be a collective international responsibility but appears as if it's only kenya that has to deal with it so there is
refugees must be agreed upon by kenya and somalia authorities, i'm with al jazeera, refugee camps in northern kenyaprofessor of history and international relayings at the u.s. international university in nairobi and good to have you with us and what will happen to refugees? there is a lot of conversation back and forth about whether it's logistic to move that many people in the timeframe and what do you think will happen to them in the end? >> well they need discussions about movement of...
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a security check at a church service in garissa, northern kenya. even young girls are checked for explosives or hidden weapons. bishop joseph's church has been attacked before. >> some people try to get out, and they realize the that there were grenades. one was thrown from that side. and the other one from in front. >> reporter: now another attack on garissa university where 147 people were killed after christians were reportedly separated from muslims. garissa is a town where you have mosques on one side of the road and churches on the other. it's a town that sits on one of the longest religious fault lines in the world. separating a predominantly christian subhad as haener africa from a muslim northern africa. the governor of garissa county says al shabaab's attacks are aimed at creating division and hatred. >> to see a division between the non-muslims and muslims of this town. but again, that is something we need to fight. >> reporter: sitting and talking may not seem much like fighting back against al shabaab, but local religious leaders hope
a security check at a church service in garissa, northern kenya. even young girls are checked for explosives or hidden weapons. bishop joseph's church has been attacked before. >> some people try to get out, and they realize the that there were grenades. one was thrown from that side. and the other one from in front. >> reporter: now another attack on garissa university where 147 people were killed after christians were reportedly separated from muslims. garissa is a town where you...
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the death toll has skyrocketed following a 15 hour siege on the university of northern kenya. 147 peopleted dead and dozens more wounded. a day later authorities are on the hunt for a key al-shabaab leader they believe is the mastermind behind the attack. police have placed a $217,000 bounty on the head of mohammed kuno. >>> at least five people are dead and one missing after a boat capsized off the coast of the philippines. the coast guard says the boat was overloaded people. and heavy cargo when it went down. >>> indonesia's government is moving foreign fishermen off an isolated island. that's where an associated press investigation exposed slavery in the fishing industry. what started as an evacuation of 20 men grew as others emerged from hiding. officials say interviews with the first group of men led to concerns for their safety. >>> the man behind the crystal cathedral megachurch in california died. the reverend robert h. shuler was 88 years old and he had been diagnosed since 2013 esophagi ideal cancer. >>> a sailor is found alive. louis jordon was reported missing at the end of j
the death toll has skyrocketed following a 15 hour siege on the university of northern kenya. 147 peopleted dead and dozens more wounded. a day later authorities are on the hunt for a key al-shabaab leader they believe is the mastermind behind the attack. police have placed a $217,000 bounty on the head of mohammed kuno. >>> at least five people are dead and one missing after a boat capsized off the coast of the philippines. the coast guard says the boat was overloaded people. and...
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the massacre at that college in northern kenya by al shabaab that killed nearly 150 young people, andthousand migrants in the mediterranean after their boat capsized. what i got was a strong hint into his views on how the world and america's role in africa have continued. >>> you know the area i know you care about is africa. and your feelings about watching those refugees, 950 people drowning, just trying to find a life. and also kenya, a country we all care about. very moderate country, proof h western, getting terrorized those college kids, who were the hope of their families, getting killed because they're christians. are you going to still go to kenya? >> i am going to still go to kenya. look, it's a heartbreaking situation. there's a lot of tumult and chaos around the world right now. and part of our goal as the world world's leading superpower is to work with partner countries to try to resolve conflicts, to be ruthless in going after terrorism, but we're not going to do that by ourselves and do it just by deploying more marines in every country that has these problems. we've g
the massacre at that college in northern kenya by al shabaab that killed nearly 150 young people, andthousand migrants in the mediterranean after their boat capsized. what i got was a strong hint into his views on how the world and america's role in africa have continued. >>> you know the area i know you care about is africa. and your feelings about watching those refugees, 950 people drowning, just trying to find a life. and also kenya, a country we all care about. very moderate...
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al-shabaab is terrorizing northern kenya for years. 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 thin
al-shabaab is terrorizing northern kenya for years. 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...
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remember northern kenya, there's a muslim population which is you know is not shared in the wealth as rest of kenya, and you got shabab and fundamentalists appealing to them to break away and which that's why they pulled out christian students as an ethnic cleansing. kenya needs to get its house in order as well as step up the antiterrorism campaign. at the end of the day, if you have an open sore like somalia, where you got the shabab armed and trained and getting combat experience you can never entirely protect yourself from attacks like these. >> what's your assessment of this? they have looked at al shabab as being weakened, try bing to compete with the likes of isis and aqap, for example, the attack 147 killed what's your assessment of the strength of the terrorist organization? >> the strength is the scariest thing seen so far with the terrorist organization since al qaeda. they have figured out the critical times and the critical areas of these soft targets, and, you know in syria, you have isis that's cutting the heads off a lot of people. here they are literally going to a ma
remember northern kenya, there's a muslim population which is you know is not shared in the wealth as rest of kenya, and you got shabab and fundamentalists appealing to them to break away and which that's why they pulled out christian students as an ethnic cleansing. kenya needs to get its house in order as well as step up the antiterrorism campaign. at the end of the day, if you have an open sore like somalia, where you got the shabab armed and trained and getting combat experience you can...
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kenya's a northern and eastern region near somalia border have experienced attacks blamed on al qaeda linked somalia islamic group al-shabob. >>> happening today, dozens of airport workers at philadelphia international airport will hit the picket line today. they are walking off the job in protest of low wages. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at the airport with the the very latest on this justin good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. hundreds are expect to include wheelchair attendants baggage hand letters and aircraft cleaners. they are picketing for higher wages, health insurance and paid sick leave. they have rallied here before most recently in november and january these rallies are planned by local seiu32bj. these strikers are not unionized they are employed by agencies that are subcontracted by airlines like u.s. airways at the airport, workers say they currently make $7.25 an an hour. this is almost a year after they say the city voted to a have prove a 10.88 cents hourly wage for city workers. they point to mayor nutter just last year signing off on
kenya's a northern and eastern region near somalia border have experienced attacks blamed on al qaeda linked somalia islamic group al-shabob. >>> happening today, dozens of airport workers at philadelphia international airport will hit the picket line today. they are walking off the job in protest of low wages. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at the airport with the the very latest on this justin good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. hundreds...
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it really is the badlands of northern kenya, a long porous border with somalia. shabab hitting soft targets like this. today, it's about kenya now beginning to come to terms with what happened behind those gates. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much for the reporting. we're still going to get information out of that. we'll check back with him in a little bit. >>> breaking news as well in the flight 9525 investigation. investigators have a first look at what was on the plane's data recorder. that data they say proves co-pilot andreas lubitz put the plane into a dive and even accelerated on the way down. meanwhile, his tablet device was loaded with searches for suicide methods, cockpit doors and cockpit door security. >>> lawmakers in indiana and in arkansas swiftly approving fixes that aim to remove the risk of religious freedom laws to avoid discrimination. protection as a class under state law. indiana added to its existing bill arkansas passed a narrower version of it its original bill which is now virtually identical to the federal religious freedom a
it really is the badlands of northern kenya, a long porous border with somalia. shabab hitting soft targets like this. today, it's about kenya now beginning to come to terms with what happened behind those gates. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much for the reporting. we're still going to get information out of that. we'll check back with him in a little bit. >>> breaking news as well in the flight 9525 investigation. investigators have a first look at what was on the...
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>> okay, i'm actually outside the compound of garissa university in northern kenya.n hour ago. and this is a picture from the airport at the garissa air strip. we found chartered flights. most of them taking the injured to the capital city nairobi. i managed to speak to one of the survivors. and they [ indiscernible ] >> they're now using the air strip of the rescue center there, coming out of the university would be attended to before going to nairobi. i also managed to see one corner of the air strip close to 200 students who are sitting down surrounded by military officials. i don't understand part freeing all the students who came out who saw and yet to understand what exactly happened at 4:30 in the morning. but next to the university i can hear gunshots and hear explosions in the background. this has been going on for several hours. >> dennis let me stop you there -- >> gunshots going on in the background. >> i want to ask you about what you're reporting, you're hearing heavy gun fire and explosions those are coming from inside where the hostage standoff is? or
>> okay, i'm actually outside the compound of garissa university in northern kenya.n hour ago. and this is a picture from the airport at the garissa air strip. we found chartered flights. most of them taking the injured to the capital city nairobi. i managed to speak to one of the survivors. and they [ indiscernible ] >> they're now using the air strip of the rescue center there, coming out of the university would be attended to before going to nairobi. i also managed to see one...
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i mean the idea that leaders from northern part of kenya converge yesterday, and say that, you know the united nations refugee camp is the incubator for terrorism is absolutely dissen genous at best. at worst, it's trying to rep nig on some -- renege on some countries that signed a refugee convention. it's also the leadership within the garissa county that while in support for the intervention in somali. syria's dereliction of duty and it's making the refugee population vulnerable for targets. >> the kenyan government makes you believe al-shabab is on the run. how is it that they were able to amount atrocities such as the one we are seeing in garissa and the westgate mall attack >>> you're right, al-shabab - this is probably the point at which they are very very desperate right now. they do not have the gant control of the territories in the south central somali that they used to control. from the top, the drones from the united states and western counterterrorism is picking up the leaders at will if you will. the group is desperate. let me say this: the kenyan authorities, the security
i mean the idea that leaders from northern part of kenya converge yesterday, and say that, you know the united nations refugee camp is the incubator for terrorism is absolutely dissen genous at best. at worst, it's trying to rep nig on some -- renege on some countries that signed a refugee convention. it's also the leadership within the garissa county that while in support for the intervention in somali. syria's dereliction of duty and it's making the refugee population vulnerable for targets....
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this is the latest in a string of attacks in kenya's northern and eastern regions suffered. >>> in mexicopeople are dead and 16 injured after flames engulfed a pennex oil platform in the gulf . the cause of the fire is still under investigation. right now it's unclear if any oil spilled into the water. >>> clean up in the hard hit northern region of chile continues after last week's devastating floods there. crews are starting to clear the wreckage from homes swept away. meanwhile rescue workers are using dogs to search for missing people. 57 are still unaccounted for at this point. 27 people have died in this. >>> it's a different world we have to act differently. that is what california governor jerry brown said as he announced plans to try to lower water use by 25% in his state. the snowpack level are the lowest they've been in 65 years. bone says the historic drout remains unprecedented. >>> california farmers are being hit the hardest. many are choosing to take out crop insurance now afraid of lack of water will soon mean lack of harvest. it's a big price to pay. crop insurance costs
this is the latest in a string of attacks in kenya's northern and eastern regions suffered. >>> in mexicopeople are dead and 16 injured after flames engulfed a pennex oil platform in the gulf . the cause of the fire is still under investigation. right now it's unclear if any oil spilled into the water. >>> clean up in the hard hit northern region of chile continues after last week's devastating floods there. crews are starting to clear the wreckage from homes swept away....
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after slaughters 147 people at a college in northern kenya this week al shabab terrorists threaten toeir graves and prepare their coffins now. thank you so much for being with me here in the news room. right now, all access in indianapolis with rachel. >> reporter: welcome to indianapolis. we are inside lucas oil stadium. you know as home to the indianapolis colts during football season but this weekend, it's home to the time four. in the next half hour you'll get an exclusive behind the scenes look behind the biggest event of the year, the coaches, the player the emotion of the event gripping the entire country. this is all access at the final four of the cnn bleacher report special. >> everyone talks about g
after slaughters 147 people at a college in northern kenya this week al shabab terrorists threaten toeir graves and prepare their coffins now. thank you so much for being with me here in the news room. right now, all access in indianapolis with rachel. >> reporter: welcome to indianapolis. we are inside lucas oil stadium. you know as home to the indianapolis colts during football season but this weekend, it's home to the time four. in the next half hour you'll get an exclusive behind the...
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attack that killed at least seven staff in northern somalia and exploded in the region four foreign nationals and three somalis killed in the attack. neighboring kenyae recovering from al-shabab two weeks ago raid on university which killed 148 people was the biggest carried out by the armed group in kenya and prompted a security crack down and effected local businesses and mohamed explains explains. >> reporter: on the wrong side of the law, this is how police deal a dusk to dawn curfew with the attack on the university. a massive security operation has also netted dozens of youth suspected of involvement in the attack. security shows it has been led away from officials of antiterrorism unit and mohamed was in his mobile phone shop when security agents came for him and his older brother said he doesn't know where his brother is. >> translator: we have been to everybody and all prisons and cannot find him. we have sent people to nairobi and we don't know if he is alive or dead. >> reporter: at the university where 148 people were killed this is a town still in shock and christians from the town have exodus and many businesses have closed. the main s
attack that killed at least seven staff in northern somalia and exploded in the region four foreign nationals and three somalis killed in the attack. neighboring kenyae recovering from al-shabab two weeks ago raid on university which killed 148 people was the biggest carried out by the armed group in kenya and prompted a security crack down and effected local businesses and mohamed explains explains. >> reporter: on the wrong side of the law, this is how police deal a dusk to dawn curfew...
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gunmen because most of the attacks against the monitors have been around the northern part of the country but not to the cities in kenya. >> our correspondent speaking to us from nairobi in a breaking development out of garissa. he talked about seven casualties including the security guards at the front gates. giving us a timeline of events saying that's where the attackers, we don't know who exactly, of course al shabaab expected. they made their way into the dormitories where students were sleeping. it was just chaos. >> yeah. this happened at like 5:30 in the morning. some students were praying at the mosque. they understand there's potentially ten attackers or so. we know military and police are there on the scene. they're trying to control this. we understand from various people we've spoken to that the attackers are holed up on the campus. this is a care f.y.ing situation for students there. and of course there's been problems at this university before. garissa university college. the problem here, of course, is we don't know much more than what we're sharing with our viewers. we understand from viewers in the ar
gunmen because most of the attacks against the monitors have been around the northern part of the country but not to the cities in kenya. >> our correspondent speaking to us from nairobi in a breaking development out of garissa. he talked about seven casualties including the security guards at the front gates. giving us a timeline of events saying that's where the attackers, we don't know who exactly, of course al shabaab expected. they made their way into the dormitories where students...
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kenya. the calendar ends easter sunday. >> iraq christians displaced by fighting celebrated easter in the northern city of erbil.hey've been living in camps. the majority arrived in erbil after fleeing mosul and surrounding areas seized by isil last year. >> christians around the world attending easter mass may not realize their baseballs are made in an atheist company. the world's largest bible factory is in china. we get a look inside. >> there was once a time when china's communist leader little red book was the only best seller here. now there's another one. it's been around a lot longer. more than 130 million copies of the bible have rolled off this production line. 13 million last year alone. many exported, but the majority were for the domestic market, purchased for churches, sanctioned by china's atheist government. >> first principle is that serve our churches, serve our brothers and sisters. then if we still have the capacity will serve the overseas churches. >> the factory publishes bibles in 90 languages from arabic to russian. such is demand for the holy book it remains an around the clock operation
kenya. the calendar ends easter sunday. >> iraq christians displaced by fighting celebrated easter in the northern city of erbil.hey've been living in camps. the majority arrived in erbil after fleeing mosul and surrounding areas seized by isil last year. >> christians around the world attending easter mass may not realize their baseballs are made in an atheist company. the world's largest bible factory is in china. we get a look inside. >> there was once a time when china's...
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kenya. >> and the u.n. has condemned an al-shabab attack that killed at least seven of its staff in northern somalia today. >> many migrants risk their lives trying to get to europe. we meet with one man who made it. plus highway to the future, how china is using the ancient silk route. and we have more on sports: just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >> tonight. >> a lot of these mining sites are restricted. >> a silent killer. >> got a lot of arsenic in it. >> you know your water's bad and you know you're sick. >> unheard victims. >> 90 percent of the people will get some type of illness from the water. >> where could it happen next? >> i mean, they took away my life. >> "faultlin
kenya. >> and the u.n. has condemned an al-shabab attack that killed at least seven of its staff in northern somalia today. >> many migrants risk their lives trying to get to europe. we meet with one man who made it. plus highway to the future, how china is using the ancient silk route. and we have more on sports: just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break...