the united states has intensified as strikes the african union has long been on the offensive in somalia but that hasn't stopped the shabaab from carrying out deadly attacks there and in neighboring kenya and uganda this latest one has raised concerns about whether somalia's forces are capable of maintaining security as african union troops begin to withdraw we'll talk to our guests shortly but 1st this report from how to move. cheering morning as many people going to work and university students heading to campus the bombs exploded at a security checkpoint by many coming into mogadishu. a truck loaded with explosives was detonated at a busy checkpoint the explosion led to many deaths and injuries most of those died here students who were going to the schools and universities. this explosion is like the one in the junction back in 2007 just a few steps away from where. officials believe the target was a building next to the checkpoint by government troops the group was pushed out of mogadishu several years ago but is still targets high profile areas such as checkpoints and hotels. also c

somalia, plagued by violence for decades, is still wrestling with extremism.sident quickly blamed the islamist militant group al—shabaab. he said their aim was to instil terror and to prevent the country from rebuilding. "they will never succeed," he said. al—shabaab, linked to al-qaeda, is still a threat in a country plagued by drought, feuding clans, and the aftermath of a terrible civil war. but the group has lost ground in recent years, targeted by american drones and african union troops. today's devastating attack will fuel the fears that somalia's security forces are too weak and divided to protect civilians in mogadishu and that foreign troops, who are supposed to be on their way out, will be needed here for many years to come. andrew harding, bbc news. as we heard, somalia's president has blamed the islamist militants calling themselves al—shabaab for this latest attack. i asked somalia security expert abdullahi halakhe about the situation involving the group. it is really devastating. this is the third deadliest attack after 2017 were over 500 people

it has 500— 600 forces in somalia carrying out drone attacks.e potential drawback is the us repositions with great power competition with russia and china, the trips currently in and around or allocated to the horn of africa, including somalia will remain but it is only a matter of time as we see president trump as his willingness and desire to withdraw forces from places like syria and elsewhere that somalia is next on the chopping board. thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news: a day of mourning has been held in kazakhstan for the 12 victims of friday's plane crash. 47 people remain in hospital. flags are flying at half mast and many events have been cancelled. the plane was carrying more than 90 passengers and crew when it crashed shortly after take—off. doctors in the syrian province of idlib say their hospitals are full and they lack the resources they need to cope with close to a quarter—of—a—million people who've been displaced by the lastest fighting. syrian government forces, supported by russian warplanes, have been

to destroy somalia and to destroy the people of somalia somalia public come together in this fight ok abilities a small area has been battling an islamist insurgency with international support for years what does today's attack tell us about how that battle is progressing well that's an important question because the next year the somali government is going to have a general elections and this is one of the key pillars that are the current administration we tried to use to be able to come back to power again because it's been 4 years and it's been. a few posters what the coaches amount to under the current government has been in place almost 2 years now so this can look good on the ground to write a case about from the ground this is one thing that the opposition will make of the trying to talk on the things that the government of somalia is focused more on politics rather than security because the easier time popularizing the country only the country's not stable that there will be no political environment so how this plays out in the next general election as times october clearly. h

this is deja news live from berlin somalia's capital mogadishu is rocked by a massive truck bomb. blast took place during morning rush hour at a busy checkpoint authorities say almost 80 people were killed many more injured also coming up. australia braces for more bushfires after days of cooler weather over christmas temperatures are set to soar above 40 degrees celsius. on exposure thanks for joining us authorities in the somali capital mogadishu say at least 78 people have been killed by a truck bomb somalia's president mohammed abdul hakim mohamad is blaming the jihadist al-shabaab group for the attack but no one has officially claimed responsibility. it was. survivors of a massive truck bomb explosion being ferried to hospital out of all the attacks the capital suffered in 2019. this is the worst. i've been here all the beauty of it knocked me to the ground with its force i've never seen such an explosion in my entire life william but i hope that even with the mention of that was once a blast took place as i was getting off a minibus. also on the road i was on my way to work

will this attack lead america to reconsider its involvement in somalia?are helping or eliminating al—shabaab. we know, in fact, that the intelligence on the ground is getting stronger and stronger. so this fight here against al—shabaab is something that we, as somalis, need to find a solution, rather than outside help. for the international community allowing for the somali forces or the somali government to tackle the issue on our own. what kind of evidence do you have to show that somali forces can do a job that americans and african union forces are not doing? well, the evidence is clear, obviously. these are our people. al—shabaab is part of somali people. we know that you cannot fight intelligence with ideology. we know that it has been proven. if you look at iraq, what happened in iraq, what happened in afghanistan, so we have been asking for a long time for the un and the international community to lift the arms embargo so that way we will be equipped to tackle this and do it on our own. we have never felt that someone from outside is able to help

that allowed somalia. throughout the country so people are asking what are they going to need and the government says that it is suffering from an embargo that was imposed in 1000 men to do that. and it could be for the better to al-shabaab of the locals are not taking this lightly and are calling on the government to make sure the civilians especially young people are protected in the future. what impact is an attack like this have beyond somalia. well one of the militant group al-shabaab is known to carry out kind of attacks in the recent weeks it'll also marriage to carry out similar attacks but not of this magnitude in neighboring countries such as kenya so also about overall according to security checks the if you want to show that it's a formidable force because in recent months the united states african wing of its military zone is african as one of the somali government has been saying time and again that an militant group al-shabaab is weakened and one way to these attacks by al-shabaab proves is

in somalia and here in somalia where i come from there's only one type of cussing backlit or is removed and partially scraped off down to the bone. yet then the entire in a layby us scraped out totally like scraping leather. and then what's left of the labor mature a is either peeled off from the inside or incised pierced and then it is also in together from front to back until it's like this. is when we feel. that it's actually too big smaller until the opening that's left can just a bit thick here tip tip. and that's where urine and menstrual blood has to flow out of the sewing is done with whatever they heard i personally was sewn up with. the wound became infected and the resulting sepsis damaged her nervous system. in 1979 fatima corn came to germany where she wrote several books about her experience and became a qualified interpreter. working as an interpreter she has met many women with similar experiences like namco who was a child when she fled somalia. is going to name call been nemmco i'm 20 years old and i come from somalia and i've been here in germany for 5 years. faddle h

somalia, plagued by violence for decades, is still wrestling with extremism.ry's president quickly blamed the islamist militant group al—shabaab. he said their aim was to instill terror and to prevent the country from rebuilding. they will never succeed, he said. but this devastating attack is a reminder that somalia's long journey from failed state to stable democracy is still a troubled work in progress. andrew harding, bbc news. for more on this let's speak to somalia security expert abdullahi kalakhe who's in washington. so an awful attack today, if this does turn out to be al—shabab, just how depressing and frustrating will that be for authorities there? thank you, it is really devastating. this is the third deadliest attack by the group after the 2017, where over 500 people were killed and we are still not sure about the death as the numbers keep on coming in. but it is really a n numbers keep on coming in. but it is really an opportunity also to ask the hard questions — notjust of the authorities in somalia, of the federal government, but all the countr

what impact as an attack like this have beyond somalia. well towards the end of the year militant group also is known to carry out such kind of attacks in the recent weeks it is also modest to cover similar attacks but not of these magnitude in neighboring countries such as kenya so i'll shut up overlook what is security as the if you want to show that he is a formidable force because in recent months the united states african. militants on his african somali government has been saying time and again militant group al-shabaab is weakened on one way to these attacks by al-shabaab proves. it wants to create them all most it's a powerful force in the can that's why it's carrying out such kind of explosions to show that the 2 exist and contrary to the u.s. on this one the government offensive that it's beaten false alright abdulla's these below thank you for being there reporting for us and a reminder that the jihadist group al-shabaab is often behind these kinds of attacks but no one has yet claimed responsibility for this attack now let's ta

what impact is an attack like this have beyond somalia. towards the end of the year militant group also have is known to carry out kind of attack in the recent weeks it is also modest similar attacks but not of these magnitude neighboring countries such as kenya so. if you want to show that he is a formidable force because in recent months the united states african. retreats on his africa somali government is saying time and again that militant group al-shabaab is on one way to these attacks by al-shabaab proves. it wants to create more. it's a powerful force in the can that's why it's carrying out such kind of explosions to show that the 2 exist and contrary to the u.s. on this want a government offensive that it's beaten false all right to us these below thank you for being there reporting for us and a reminder that the jihadist group al-shabaab is also behind these kinds of attacks but no one has yet claimed responsibility for this attack now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world more heavy rains an

news live from berlin somalia's capital mogadishu is wrong by a massive car bomb blast took place during morning rush hour at a busy checkpoint the 40s say dozens of people were killed and many more were injured also coming up australia is on alert image fears of even more intense wildfires across the country the government is sending in the army to help the head of another extreme heat wave and strong winds. omarion evanston welcome to the program we begin in the somali capital mogadishu where authorities say at least 30 people have been killed by a car bomb explosion injured dozens of others and there are fears that the death toll will rise a government spokesman says the bomb was detonated during the morning rush hour at a busy security checkpoint local broadcaster radio doll son cited the mayor is saying that several university students were among the dead and no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. well joining us now on the line is somali journalist. below so what is the latest you can tell us about this attack. well the government of somalia is not just commenting

ahmed ibrahim is from save the children in somalia and hejoins us from the kenyan capital nairobi.nk you very much for being with us today on bbc news. we haven't seen many pictures coming out of the region yet for obvious reasons. how bad has it been? thank you so much. to start with, this is not the first time. it has been continuing for the last two months both in kenyan and somali, and also in south sudan. it started with somalia and it has been repetitive and affected people that live in the southern areas after rain set in many parts of somalia and the highland parts of ethiopia, which has caused the flooding of the river, more than one river. the recent flooding that has taken place in somalia and kenya has been triggered by this storm that has set in many parts, specifically in the indian ocean. it is cut off the connections of many villages in somalia that has been affected by the floods and the storm. we are hearing that many of the villages have experienced extreme weather storms that are causing destruction of houses. many people are missing. the medical teams have been

but the real issue was somalia. piracy how to deal with shabab. where would somalia go? and somalia is part of the region. so the remit really became one where i was the only person who had such a role. which was unusual. and a lot of the people, the leaders in the region i think were surprised, pleased, that there was an attention being given at a political level. and frankly, you know, you gave me a kind of a -- an open book as it were to be an entrepreneurial as possible in dealing with all the different crises. but what emerged and i think this is where from a european perspective, we could play to one comparative advantage that we have, which is that in the e.u., we're dealing daily with squabbles among member states. the question is we created a framework within which at the very least you don't pull guns out on the horn. and we haven't for a while. and therefore trying to get a whole region which was, you know, despite its geographical name in the horn of africa is a pretty disaggregated place. it's not integrated in the way that other regions are and therefore ge

so we talk about federalism in somalia, so dan is the same way. ethiopia today it's how do you move beyond an ethnic federal country to something else. kenya has its own version and they created 48, 70 counties in the like and you have to from views on this, does that mean 48 points of corruption or 48 points of accountability. usually it's both. so there is a whole debate going on there, if they can take this to another level where they begin to create a greater cohesion within the country that will make kenya an absolutely solid platform to be able to play i think the really important role in a region which i say is otherwise changing incredibly rapidly. in terms of its role in the region can yes straddles east and central africa as well as the horn. the hardware is eastern central africa is a natural economic zone for kenya the horn has been one of a security concern in kenya i think has a role to play. at the end of this week there is going to be a summit the regional organization and it's very possible that at that summit ethiopia will hand o

and briefly if you can what impact is an attack like this have beyond somalia. well towards the end of the year militant group also have is known to carry out such kind of attacks in the recent weeks it does also mileage to cover similar tracks but not of this magnitude in neighboring countries such as kenya so overlook what is the if you want to show that he is a formidable force because in recent months the united states african. militants on his african somali government has been saying time and again that militant group al-shabaab is weakened on one way to these attacks by al-shabaab proves is that it wants to create a more. it's a powerful force in the can that's why it's getting out such kind of explosions to show the speech to exist and contrary to the u.s. on this want a government offensive that is beaten false alright abdulla's these below thank you for being there reporting for us now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world more heavy rains and flooding have forced thousands of families to flee villages and farms in

let's return now to our top story, that deadly bomb attack in somalia.vist with the largest somalian community in the united states, in minneapolis. hejoins me now. what does this attack tell us about the capabilities of al—shabaab? first of all, thank you for having mei first of all, thank you for having me i appreciate the space and i would also like to set my condolences to the families of the victims. we have to find solutions, to find long—term ways to protect and save lives. somali forces are due to take over from african union forces in may, 2020. does this attack showed the somali forces are clearly not ready to do that? actually, it is the opposite. i feel we have been waiting for this moment to arrive. the somali forces have been ready from day one. we know al—shabaab. 0ur trips are ready to fight, if the international community allow us to do that. our boys will take care of that. the united states defence departments are conducting a review of american deployment in africa and, in somalia, there are 500— 600 special forces troops carrying out

a huge bomb attack rock somalia's capital mogadishu at least 76 people are killed. and you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here and also coming up the u.n. general assembly condemns atrocities against the ratings are piling more pressure on me and. on the $1000000000.00 avocado industry in mexico that gangs are battling to control plus we'll have more on the mars 2020 rover that set to pave the way for manned missions to space. welcome to the program a huge blast has killed and injured dozens of people in somalia billons official says 76 have been killed and many more casualties are feared the car bomb blast in the capital mogadishu was now a security checkpoint during morning rush hour and some reports say as many as 90 may have died including turkish engineers that were working nearby tossers been following events for us from nairobi in neighboring kenya and that death toll is slowly rising and there were real fears it could be quite high. but we know that dozens of people they've been killed and dozens of people have been injured and officials are say

somalia's capital mogadishu was rocked by a massive car bomb blast took place during monday morning rush hour at a busy checkpoint authorities say at least 70 people were killed and many more injured also coming out. recycling comes to russia moscow is introducing trash separation and recycling to reduce the amount of garbage it sends to places that don't want it we have a report from moscow correspondent. nick spicer thanks for joining us authorities in the somali capital mogadishu say at least 78 people have been killed by a truck bomb explosion hit during morning rush hour at a busy security checkpoint is the deadliest attack to rock the somali capital in the years. it was. the survivors of a massive truck bomb explosion being ferried to hospital out of all the attacks the capital suffered in 2019. this is the worst. i think that the deity did not commit to the ground with its force i've never seen such an explosion in my entire life william but i hope that even more mention of that was once a blast took place as i was getting off a minibus. i was on my way to work shut my eyes like g

this is deja news live from berlin somalia's capital mogadishu was rocked by a massive car bomb blast took place during morning rush hour at a busy checkpoint authorities say at least 70 people were killed and many more injured also coming up a mass exodus from northwestern syria after 2 weeks of some syrian and russian forces the u.n. says 30000 people have been displaced most of them women and children. and recycling comes to russia moscow is introducing trash separation time recycling to reduce the amount of garbage it sends to places that don't want to we have a report from moscow correspondent. i'm good to have you with us authorities in the somalia capital of mogadishu say at least 78 people have been killed by a truck bomb explosion hit during morning rush hour at a busy security checkpoint it's the deadliest attack to rock the somali capital this year. it was survivors of a massive truck bomb explosion being ferried to hospital out of all the attacks the capital suffered in 2019. this is the worst. i've been here all the beauty of it knocked me to the ground with its force i'v

security council that is imposing 192 that is limiting the federal government of somalia from giving weapons to their forces to be able to tackle the militant group head on one of the arguments that the generals are giving in somalia. the same weapon this militant group is using is the same one that is posed that the government is using so it will be very hard for them to go ahead on monday might use what you to. zimbabwe say they are asking the international community to give to that expectation to empower the term to security forces at a time when general elections are due to take place next year and african union troops have been in the country for almost more than one decade now are supposed to exit the country so the government wants to support its security sector reform to be able to contain this insurgency and secure the country ok thanks a lot at stake somali journalist abdul aziz below thanks for that and just a reminder that while the jihadist group. is often behind these kinds of attacks there is no claim of responsibility as of yet for this attack time now to take a look

devastation in somalia's capital a truck bomb blast kills at least 78 people many of them university students. hello again on come all sons of maria with the world news from al jazeera anger and defiance in hong kong as protesters stormed a shopping mall near the border with china. also we will meet the parents demanding the return of their children who they say were kidnapped by kurdish fighters in turkey. and locked and loaded russia says its newest weapon is operational and it goes $27.00 times the speed of sound. so a huge bomb blasts killed and injured dozens of people in somalia's capital mogadishu it is one of the worst attacks there in years and i'm going to officially 78 people have been killed but 125 others were injured and many more casualties are feared him or tossers following this story from nairobi in neighboring kenya where. they tack was carried out joining morning rush hour as many people going to work and university students heading to campus the bombs exploded at a security checkpoint east by many coming into marketing. guys with. a truck loaded with explosives w

and somalia as president calls for his people to unite against armed groups after a truck bomb killed dozens in the capital also we take a trip to the circus in paris but why is there a struggle to sell tickets. welcome to the program a prisoner swap is under way in eastern ukraine between government forces and pro russia separatists the 2nd major release in 3 months follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tension between them it's 5 years since russian troops and extend the crimean peninsula and is under god freud is live for us in moscow what stage are we in terms of the prisoner swap as we speak. well at this point in the 1st phase of this prisoner swap has apparently ended and that is that a look separatist of the lugansk region handed all were to ukraine a 25 ukrainians that they have kept captive and the ukrainian side handed over an unknown number of people to separate russian backed separatist of the lugansk region what comes now is the same thing happening with representatives of the region separatists from the don't yet region and what we could hear is that they will han

particularly in those countries colored in dark red for years somalia has called worst for how corrupt its citizens believe it to be but there are positive developments as well in botswana for example here is the government has energetically prosecutor bribery and that works with a corruption index of $44.00 why does better than some european countries such as hungary or romania an obvious feature of all this is that the country is perceived to be least corrupt and o.e.c.d. members they have apart from a high standard of living a functioning administration hard hitting justice systems and political stability so botswana is good news for africa but the broad picture is different one in 4 african citizens are forced to pay paying bribes to officials for basic services like passports or driving licenses or for getting health care transparency international found out let's bring in our correspondent joins are in there are from nairobi joy why sports one are more successful in the fight against corruption than other countries. you know i had bullets when i said to have one of the highest an

one of somalia's worst attacks almost 80 people killed as a bomb fuel vehicle explodes at a busy checkpoint in the capital. growth this is al jazeera live from also coming up anger and defiance in hong kong as protesters stormed a shopping mall near the border. with meet the parents demanding the return of their children who they say were kidnapped by kurdish fighters in turkey. also extension kidnapping and violence gangs look to control the slice of mexico's $1000000000.00 avocado district. a huge bomb blast has killed and injured dozens of people in somalia's capital mogadishu it what the government is calling a despicable act of terrorism 17 people have been killed but 149 others were injured and many more casualties a fee it has bore from nairobi in neighboring kenya. so. they tack was carried out joining morning rush hour as many people going to work and university students heading to campus the bombs exploded at a security checkpoint east by mamy coming into mogadishu yet again about his' with the. a truck loaded with explosives was decimated at a busy checkpoint the explosion lead t

but i'm still raman you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha also coming up somalia's president calls for his people to unite against armed groups after a truck bomb kills dozens in the capital. also the u.n. sends a rapid response team to the central african republic where at least 40 people were killed in fighting between shop owners and the militias demanding money. women in india become a symbol of the protest movement against the contentious citizenship law. could have you with us ukraine and pro russian separatists in the country's east have begun swapping prisoners is the 2nd major release since care for moscow agreed to exchange detainees in september the agreement follows talks between ukraine and russia's leaders earlier this month both sides agreed to work towards the escalating the conflict in donetsk that broke out in 2014 of course we'll have more on that story in the program. also turkey has sent doctors and medical supplies to somalia to treat the dozens of people injured in saturday's suicide bombing nearly 80 people were killed in the deadliest attack

has caused the flooding of the the river of somalia and juba.nya has been triggered by this storm point, a storm that has hit in many parts in the world, but specifically in the indian ocean. in somalia, we did not have the connections of many villages that has been affected by the by the floods, by the floods and this storm. we are hearing that many of the villages have experienced seen in extreme weather storms that are causing destruction of houses. there are many people are missing. they are many of our team is why we are deployed to the police‘s lake aid and other parts of mobile muthu and parts of puntland, state of somalia. but we keep hope that they are safe and that many people are in these areas are safe. it is also reported that many roads that are likely to displace are already destructive and are not accessible any more. in kenya, we are receiving the information that over 130 people are already dead. thousands of people are displaced from their homes. and the most important thing that we expect the rain to continue and situation is

southern and central somalia villages towns and they do have supporters within somalia people don't like to admit that but they do have supporters there there are always people who help them who work out who work with them so yeah they do have supporters there is still very strong the people local businesses so they are very active very strong though they have been pushed out of major cities and we see this attack today i mean on a scale certainly comes to that's one of the biggest ones in recent years but not certainly anything unique in the sense that we are seeing smaller attacks quite frequently so what is the power over al shabaab right now what do you make of whatever tactic is being used by both the international community and the somali government in trying to defeat the group the somali government with the help of international forces from african union some trainers from the world from western countries have been battling against al-shabaab for the best parts of 10 years and yes they have been pushed out of major cities but i'll show up are still very strong very powerful they

in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes one of somalia's worst attacks almost 800 people killed as a bomb filled vehicle explodes at a busy checkpoint in the capital. and barbara starr in london with the top stories from europe including. striking workers in france say that they're ready to stand by and tend to the new year as they're joined by protesters rallying . anger too in hong kong protesters storm a shopping center near the border with. plus extortion kidnapping and violence the criminal gangs hijacking mexico's big. business. and with all the support of the miami heat rediscover their championship form of old but can they keep the fire burning in the 2nd half of the season. somalis have become tragically used to attacks in the capital but the sky all of this latest one which is still unfolding is huge at least 79 people who did and 149 wounded after a vehicle packed with explosives blew up on a busy mogadishu street al-shabaab is being blamed but so far the group is silent or metacity reports from nairobi in neighboring kenya. jaring morning rush as many people going to work

hello there somalia's president is clear who's to blame for a bombing in the capital that's killed at least $79.00 and injured many more most of the dead were university students heading for a new day of classes while a truck exploded at a checkpoint m.p. say the target was a tax collection since a although there's been no claim of responsibility so the president is pointing towards al shabaab saturday's bombing was one of the deadliest recent attacks in mogadishu in 2011100 people were killed in a suicide bombing by al-shabaab side the gulf. ministerial complex 2 years ago nearly 600 people were killed in a double truck bombing that too was blamed on. harm a tussle reports from nairobi in neighboring kenya. the attack was carried out joining morning rush hour as many people going to work and university students heading to campus the bombs exploded at a security checkpoint used by many coming into mogadishu. a truck loaded with explosives was needed at a busy checkpoint the explosion led to many deaths and injuries most of those died here students who were going to the schools and uni

somalia, plagued by violence for decades, is still wrestling with extremism.st militant group al—shabaab. he said their aim was to instill terror and to prevent the country from rebuilding. they will never succeed, he said. but this devastating attack is a reminder that somalia's long journey from failed state to stable democracy is still a troubled work in progress. andrew harding, bbc news. campaigners are calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to try to improve travel. the pressure group, campaign for better transport, argues there should be a major fares reform, a single national railcard, and more control of services given to major cities outside london. 0livia richwald has the details. tannoy: the train to nottingham has been cancelled... leeds station this morning where passengers faced delays and cancellations. britain's trains have been described as expensive, overcrowded and unreliable by the campaign for better transport, and today the group is calling for a radical overhaul of the way the railways are run. it suggests that franchises

mohammed's parents fled their still conflict ridden home country somalia almost 3 decades ago to see graph huge in neighboring kenya and mohammed was a child he would have never threw it at the age of 28 he his wife and 3 children would still be refugees here according to crimean rule they are confined to life inside the camp and are not allowed to walk. both my wife and i were born here our children were born here it's very difficult to stay where you are born for your entire life we don't have the freedom of movement which is a basic universal human rights. i feel like i'm in prison i'm not able to leave. mohamed is one of more than 200000 refugees here. because unwanted in kenya the government has been threatening for years to close the camp heightening his feelings of uncertainty he also feels neglected by the international community which has shifted its attention to other humanitarian crises elsewhere. dubbed was never meant to be a long term solution yet for most people life as a refugee here in the camps is all they know there's drawn out encampment that is here 18 level of h

hello i'm stan grant this is the news hour live from doha coming up one of somalia's worst attacks almost 80 people killed as a bomb filled vehicle explodes at a busy checkpoint in the capital. and defiance in hong kong protesters storm a shopping center near the border with mainland china. we made the parents demanding the return of their children who they say were kidnapped by kurdish fighters. also extortion kidnapping and violence we lift the lid on criminal gangs hijacking mexico's $1000000000.00 business. and i'm p. december the only sport of the miami heat's rediscover the championship form all the old but keep the fire burning into the 2nd half of the season. somalis have become tragically used to attacks in the capital but the scale of the lightest one which is still unfolding is huge at least $79.00 people the dead and $149.00 wounded after a vehicle packed with explosives exploded on a busy mogadishu street al-shabaab is being blamed but so far the group is silent. is covering developments from nairobi in neighboring kenya what more can you tell us about the investigation into

. >> and turning overseas, deadly day in somalia. a rush-hour traffic bomb ripped through the capital and at least 79 people were killed. that seems to be the worst attack there since the devastated bombing two years ago that killed hundreds. brian has a story from our london bureau. >> eric that bomb went off during morning rush-hour, justice and mollies were headed to work. saturday is actually the beginning of the working week in simile, so today effectively is there monday. and as we understand it the majority of people killed in the attack were actually students in a nearby school bus on their way to their university. this was the deadliest attack in somalia since that attack you just mentioned two years ago which close to 600 people were killed in a very similarly styled truck bombing in the capital. and a lot of people are comparing the two. simile is present for one, he's just claimed in extremist group affiliate with al qaeda called the ship bob for the attack. al-shabaab was blamed for the 2017 attack as well, and while the

married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin with some breaking news coming in police in somalia say more than a dozen people have been killed by a car bomb in mogadishu dozens of people were injured a bomb according to police the bomb was detonated during the morning rush hour at a busy security checkpoint local broadcaster radio dolphins' side of the mayor is saying that several university students were among the dead no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. well for the latest we're joined now on the line by somali journalist abdul aziz. so i'm doing these we're hearing that this was a very intense blast what more can you tell us. well just as you have mentioned despite this is no claim of responsibility yet but these are all the hallmarks of part of the previous outset of attacks now as you mentioned the tactic take place out of security under taxation checkpoints southwest of mogadishu during rush hour these subsidies the fusty of the weekend overseas so many people are going about their activities students going to the universities people going back to their

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