the fighters stormed the hotel in ouagadougo on friday. at least 22 people were called, say officials, 92 officers, including a minister have been freed. imran khan has the latest. >> reporter: the splendid hotel in burkina faso's capital under siege. gunfire rang out throught the night as explosions were heard from inside. masked gunmen stormed a hotel, popular with foreigners and diplomats. cars were set on fire and a cafe across the street was attacked. >> it was horrible. everyone was panicking. people were laying on the ground. there was blood everywhere. they were shooting people at point blank range. the noise of the explosions was loud. honestly, it was traumatising. i think these people are really wicked. >> french troops called in to help security forces retake the hotel. they rescued dozens of people. many have been seriously wounded by bullets, and are now receiving treatment at a hospital. >> we did our best to get out. i have an open fracture. they destroyed my vehicle as well. >> a regional affiliate says it is behind the as

burkina faso, 29 people were killed in friday night's assault on the splendid hotel in ouagadougo. an al qaeda affiliate is claiming responsibility for that. al jazeera america's mohammad adow has the story. >> the attack in the capital that killed at least 29 people. most of them foreigners. accompanied by the president of benin, to assure his solidarity. the leaders were shown the charred entrance to the hotel, the ruined cafe across the street and the bombed out shells of cars and motorcycles in between. >> all that the terrorists want is to sow terror in people's hearts. they also want to scare away those willing to invest in our country. our responsibility is to ensure the people are safe and continue to have confidence in burkina faso. >> the president is the second west earn leade african leader e attack. their visits to ouagadougo and, that west african countries need to work together to sustain the threats from armed groups. the attack here marks a new chapter for burkina faso. the country has gone through considerable political turmoil in the first two years, including a

mohammad adow, al jazeera, ouagadougo, burkina faso. >>> the u.s. ambassador to israel says israeli vigilantism in the west bank is going unchecked. says there is a lack of thorough investigation and seems israel has a different standard of law for jews and palestinians. comments as unacceptable and wrong. >> too much attacks on palestinians, lack of vigorous investigation and response by israeli authorities, too much vigilantism goes unchecked. rigid standards for law one for israelis and one for palestinians. >> five soldiers have been killed in a training exercise in the french alps. a group of 50 skiing when the avalanche struck. >>> argentina's president has promised justice will be done in the case of the death of former state prosecutor alberto nisman. mauricio macri visited his two young daughters, former argentinian president cristina kirchner conspired the cover up iran's alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of a jewish center. >>> a vigil is taking place in buenos aires to mark the first anniversary of his death. our correspondent dani

from ouagadougo, mohammad adow reports. >> reporter: the president from burkina faso seeing firsthand the damage done in the capital that killed at least 29 people most of them foreigners. accompanied by the president of benin who showed his solidarity. the leaders were shown the entrance to the hotel, the ruined cafe across the street, ruined cars and motorcycles in between. >> all that the terrorists want is to sow terror in people's hearts. they want to scare away those willing to invest in our country. our responsibility is to ensure people are safe and continue to have confidence in burkina faso. >> president boni is the second west african leader to visit, prime minister received his malian counterpart, their visit to ouagadougo, that webs west african countries need to work together to sustain the threats from armed groups. >>> the country has gone through considerable political turmoil in the past two years including a coup and a public uprising. but what happened here is not something the country was prepared for. >> it is clear that none of us were expecting this thing of th

mohammad adow, al jazeera, ouagadougo burkina faso. >>> element on a periodic table. team met the criteria for naming the 113th element on the table. 12 years ago, japanese researchers successfully synthesized the element. it's not yet known what name they will choose. >>> many cultures pay close attention to warding off bad luck for the new year. in indonesia, giant puppets called andel andel have been used to ward of a evil spirits. in these days thousands of people flock to jakarta's old colonial district to watch the puppets dazzle locals and tourists the like. florence looi reports. >> it's a tradition known to the batawi people on java island. the frame is made of bamboo and hollow. allowing the puppet master to crawl inside and bring his puppet to life. andel andel were originally made to ward off evil spirits. but they are still extremely popular and sought after at weddings, circumcision ceremonies, even for inauguration of buildings. children get a kick out of seeing the puppets walking around the streets. >> it's more fun and there is a lot of laughter. it'

faso are slowly coming to terms with the attack in their capital ouagadougo. one of the poorest countries in the world, burkina faso emerged from a political crisis. they have hopes for improving their country's economy. when this man won office, and peaceful elections. the new government is in crisis mode. >> translation: the people of burkina faso have a history of struggle. we have fought against colonialism and dictatorship. this is another challenge, it will not break us. >> 30 people from seven countries died in the all the on a luxury hotel and app coffee shop popular with foreigners and aid workers. this is a place people can call to get counselling. dozens of people are about to process the attacks on the relatively peace. country. the ministry of foreign affairs, officials held talks with friends and relatives. this man was injured in the attack that claimed the lives of some of his colleagues. >> translation: people had different demand and requests to make of the government. it was confined to how and where to bury the dead. >> >> reporter: this fr

we begin with security forces in ouagadougo, holing hostages in the hotel, security forces have entered the main loin. according to officials, the attack started firing weapons in the air to drive back crowds. an al qaeda affiliated group has claimed responsibility for the attack. one witness described the ordeal. >> translator: the guys came and started to shoot and since 7:30 p.m. nobody has been coming. the army the police or the gendarme have not been coming. our country is not for jihadists or terrorists. they are wrong . >> according to a u.s. defense official, france has requested reconnaissance support in burkina faso. a curfew is imposed until 6:00 p.m. three hours from now. we'll have nor news at the half hour. >>> venezuela has declared a state of economi economic emerg. country in shambles, inflation rate over 50%, highest it has ever been. nicholas maduro, to an opposition assembly, crippling are shortage of basic items like toilet paper. maduro has called for temporary powers to take over private resources and impose currency controls but the opposition sees it as another

mohammad adow reports from ouagadougo. >> are burkinburkina faso firstn leader in almost five decades, broke into song and dance to celebrate not only a new president but hard worn victory against what they say is dictatorship. >> blaise compaore decided to change the constitution to remain in power even longer. one of the leaders, a civil society organization that planned the uprising that told compaore. we met him outside the country's parliament that was purnd down n during the protest. >> we knew if we let this guy change the constitution forever, maybe after him his son, his little brother, brother compaore will be in power in this country. >> presidents tinkering with the constitution for their own purposes is nothing new in africa. shortly after taking power in 1986, uganda's are the problem of africa in general and uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay their power. yet in 2005 he secured the changing of law housing him return to power. >> do you see yourself retiring any time soon? >> well certain i will retire, i won't say soon but i'm look f

the splendid hole in ouagadougo's central business district, at least 20 are dead. a group associated with al qaeda claims responsibility for the attack. with us from the burkina faso capital, what's the situation there now? what's the latest you're hearing sir? >> the latest is that the security forces are very, very close to storming the building and hopefully free the remaining hostages. >> any idea how many hostages were taken? we know a number were killed, thought only in the hotel, but in a coffee shop opposite the hotel. any idea how many hostages are remaining? >> hard to say. the hotel himself was ready to host 200 people influences for a cocktail dinner. and if you add the people who were staying there, it's probably close to 300 people. >> situation began late friday night. how did things unfold, it didn't begin in the hotel but in the coffee shop opposite didn't it? >> it's a very popular area and the coffee shop is popular, it's a lit after 7:00 p.m, so they just came in and started firing on the crowd. >> any idea who might have been behind the attack?

security forces in burkina faso are storming a hotel, assault underway at the building in capital ouagadougo, witnesses say two car bombs exploded before gunmen stormed hotel and took hostages. survivor told him more than 20 people died in the attack. government minister says 33 hostages including another mint has been freed. an intelligence monitoring group says an al qaeda affiliate last claimed responsibility. >>> a research helicopter, carrying troops, collided with another helicopter near oahu overnight wp so far no signs of any of the missing service men. the navy coast guard and air force are all involved in the search with assistance from honolulu's fire department. federal lab shipped live anthrax spores to other labs. according to the report, the potentially deadly attack was occurring for over ten years. are courtney kealy has the report. >> 12 people could face disciplinary measures, with these mistaken measures by federal express. >> going back to at least 2004. after a six month investigation, into how live anthrax was shipped out from the army biodefense lab at dugway proving

our correspondent mohammad adow is in ouagadougo. >> we are at the scene of the attack on friday, theplendid hotel where abandoned vehicles are lying outside the hotel. the hotel is said to be largely destroyed and investigators from france, the united states and burkina faso are still combing the debris looking for any leads they can find, at moment alia the president of burkina faso, marked kristin cam poor, where the attack firsin compaore, thew solidarity, the more underlying serious reason for their visit is the realization that al qaeda in the islamic maghreb is now flexing its muscles carrying outs attacks not only in mali but the need to jointly counter al qaeda in the islamic maghreb in burkina faso. the militants are heavily challenged. >> a very small band of the world's wealthiest people own as much as does half the world's population. that's according to a report by the aid group oxfam. it says that 62% of the superrimsuperrich own as much af the people do. microsoft founder bill gates had a the same wealth as the world's 41 economies put together. oxfam also estimated th

. >>> responsibility for an attack in burkina faso, attack still under way in the town of ouagadougo. local media reports say many people were killed. or injured.the u.s. army has found serious problems at a federal lab that shipped live anthrax spores to other labs. the extremely dangerous practice has been going on for years. courtney kealy has the story. >> going back to at least 2004, after a six-month investigation into how live anthrax was shipped out from the army biodefense lab in utah, the army's biotask force found no single cause. >> no single event, no single individual or groups of individuals are directly responsible for the the inadvertent shipment of a small amount of active anthrax. >> a culture of complacent skim workers whcy, andworkers, brigao led the lab at dougway from 2009 to 2011 be held accountable. the secretary of the army will ultimately decide if anyone will lose their jobs. last summer the pentagon said the lab failed to irradiate the spores properly. and the lab didn't detect the presence of anthrax, only in a liquid form that can't be inhaled. the sampl

-back said special forces entered the scene at the splendid hotel in ouagadougo, and rescued 186 people, including many foreigners. 23 were killed, and four of the spec attackers. the armed group al qaeda claimed responsibility. >> now, thousands of members of indonesia's largest organization rally to announce the attacks in jakarta. eight died in the attacks. including four of the assailants. step vaessen was at the rally and filed this update. >> a strong and important message here, it's not only the largest muslim organization, but with 40 million members, they are one of the largest in the world. a few thousands are here, making a stand against radicalization, terrorism and i.s.i.l. it's not only here, they are complaining nationwide in their schools. they have tens of thousands of schools relating to this and they will campaign against radical matters here. they have been silent after previous attacks in indonesia and have been called the silent majority. the silent majority is now speaking out. >> china warned taiwan against a push for independence, after the pro-independencens pa

our correspondent mohammad adow is in ouagadougo. >> we are at the scene of the attack on friday, theplendid hotel where vehicles are lying outside the hotel, the hotel is said to be largely destroyed and investigators from france, the united states and burkina faso are still doamg debris looking for any -- combing the debris look for any signs they can find. accompanied by the president, shown the abandoned vehicles and also the cafe where the ra tack first began. now president of benin is the second west african leader to visit burkina faso to show solidarity. but the serious reason for their visit is the realization that al qaeda in the islamic maghreb is no longer confined and is flexing its muscles carrying out a fact not only in mali but its neighboring countries and the need to jointly encounter al qaeda, the mysteries of both mali and burkina faso are heavily challenged. >> a very small band of the world's wealthiest people own as much as half of the world's population. net worth of around $79 billion, microsoft founder bill gates has the same wealth as the world's smallest 41