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into this a bit further i'm not joining the studio mohamed transparencies regional advisor for south asia thank you for joining us on business is a. transparency has been doing this list for a long time now we've been reporting on it every year for a while has anything actually improved in south korea what we're looking at instead nation and this is this is disappointing toss to a certain extent but also what this also means is that there is a lot of space for improvement for a lot of space for the governments of south asia to work towards making things better but how. many things have been corruption is not only no inevitable reality of life you look at if you look at communities that are quite clean states that are quite clean. the number one thing that you'll find in common in most of them is that the top ranking countries would be that they have integrity infrastructure in place hence the link that we are making to democracy what is interpreted first of how very strong independent and to corruption agencies free press vibrant civil society calling for and to corruption clean and indep

and i hope mr khalilzad, as i said, will play a role in the context of the south asia strategy of thenfrastructure, terror groups, and we have to end it. if that though means talking peace, coming to a deal with the taliban, which would thereby remove pakistan's influence, if you're correct, in afghani daily life, isn't that a price worth paying? well, ee are not saying we should remove pakistan's influence on afghanistan, we say we must legitimise pakistan's influence on afghanistan. if they respect us, if they see us as a state, if they see us as a nation, if they see us as an equal neighbour and partner, they can have massive, legitimate interest and influence in afghanistan and no afghan will oppose that. but if they want to put a gun on our head and then they say — and ask us to accept their dictate, that will never happen. afghans are ready to pay an even a higher price and not be dictated to. you know the dichotomy about afghanistan is we are very poor, but in the meantime, very proud. a lot of people think to come here and exploit our poverty and push us into, into becoming do

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is not abandoning either south asia or the middle east in fact in the speech that he made in cairo on thursday like pompei all argued that the u.s. has renewed and has deepened its presence and its connections in the middle east of course that speech has come under considerable criticism from analysts and politicians in this country but that was part of the reason why he was on this trip to reassure countries that from a national security standpoint they can still expect that the u.s. will be involved he did however say that countries in the region need to do more of their own defense and not just wait for the americans to come in all right thank you well turkey is saying that the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria will not affect its operation against kurdish y p g fighters in the north and sustain that preparations are underway the northern border is regarded by ankara as a gate to its security center because so ugly reports from which turkish backed forces recaptured from my soul two years ago. the voices of innocence. children playing and it's a complex political standoff. these

china helps a foundations in sri lanka for what's being touted as south asia's new financial hub. and roger federer is given a tough a test than expected at the astray and open leo will have that story in schools. afghan peace talks have hit a stumbling block with the taliban threatening to walk away from negotiations the group is accused the u.s. of deflecting from the issue of withdrawing forces from afghanistan amusing between the u.s. special envoy on afghan reconciliation. and taliban leaders last week was canceled and now has postponed a planned trip to his on a bad for talks with pakistani leaders meanwhile the taliban has accused as on the bad of cracking down on its leaders and members in order to pressure the group to open talks with the afghan government has more. confusion still persisting over the. taliban. over the whole place in abu dhabi and in their state. now the us special representative for peace and reconciliation four of one is done ambassador. was due to come. on the government on how to bring the of one taliban to the negotiating table august on saying that

all right our south east asia correspondent boston heartsick thank you very much. now look at some of the other stories making news around the world the u.n. says more than fifty mass graves have been found in the democratic republic of congo after a string of killings there the graves in the west of the country are believed to be related to deadly violence between two ethnic groups that erupted in december the investigation is now underway. hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered to attend pope francis's world youth day mass in panama city on sunday the service marks the end of the pontiff first trip to central america later today he will also visit a church run home for people living with aids. huge protests are expected today in the venezuelan capital caracas as demands are growing for fresh elections that's as the country's top military envoy to the united states announced he had turned his back on president nicolas maduro government who say the east silva said he recognizes opposition leader one kwaito as venezuela's in term president and urged the res

all right our south east asia correspondent boston heartsick thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the u.n. says more than fifty mass graves have been found in the democratic republic of congo after a string of killings there the graves in the west of the country are believed to be related to deadly violence between two ethnic groups that erupted in december an investigation is now underway. canada's ambassador to china has been fired by prime minister justin trudeau maccallum was sacked for suggesting that the u.s. should drop its extradition request for wall way executive when one jew she's the firm's c.f.o. and was arrested in vancouver in december she's also wanted by the u.s. on charges of violating sanctions on iran. hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered to attend pope francis's world youth day mass in panama city on sunday the service marks the end of the pontiff first trip to central america later today he will also visit a church run home for people living with aids. huge protests are expected in the v

our south east asia correspondent boston hartzog joins me now with more. what else do we know about this attack. well we know karl that this wasn't the first time that this particular church was targeted we know as you said that there were two bombs one going off as the mass was going on and then the second one about a minute later near the entrance of the church as the people were fleeing the building and security for forces were coming in to secure the perimeter is now we understand that the majority of the victims are in fact civilians although there are some army personnel among the wounded as well most of the casualties were taken to the local hospital in holo some however were also airlifted out to zamboanga city which is on the neighboring island of mindanao which is the main island in the southern philippines karl. president. is calling this an act of terrorism but what do we know about who might be behind the bombings. well so far there are no group has claimed responsibility for this attack the filipino authorities however are focusing on one gro

and at the same time part of the south asia policy is that it is condition base. the presence of troops are condition base. there are lots of lawmakers which are in the united states which believe in the same way and at the same time nobody wants to give the troublemakers in and around afghanistan to hope that they can divorce all of the achievements and turn it into another situation like prior to september 11. that they hosted osama bin laden. and that is the logic. at the same time when the president of the united states make a comment, one cannot take it for granted. >> so let me ask you this. let's hope for your sake that is what happens that there will be condition base action. you heard also talk about mercenaries. and president trump said many times there is a transactional quality to what he, the way he is engaging around the world and why not have mercenaries, guns for hire to go to places instead of sending americans. i was speaking to general mccristol and this is what he told me about black water and that mercenary group. >> so eric prince, the founde

that minimizes the use of military forces in some areas and for him, the middle east and i think south asia are areas where he does not see a strategic interest, at least at this point. china represents slightly a slightly different situation where i think the president, and you can see both with the trade wars and the way he speaks about china, is an area where he sees some competition. and so i think that since, we see a deployment of military forces in the asia-pacific region. iran is interesting, the us has pulled out of the nuclear d deal, iran does represent some competition but it makes the syria withdrawal almost ironic, because by pulling us forces out the way he has, and not negotiating what the terms or conditions are, you know, the ukrainians now have the ability to move into more vacuums in syria, particularly now in areas of the east than they had in the past. so both ukrainians and the russians have the ability to move into the vacuum that the us pulls out. but i think it does reflect a trump policy of what i will call restraint. >> yeah, just to add a couple of points, one t

all right our south east asia correspondent boston arctic thank you very much. a state court in brazil has blocked over a billion euros in assets belonging to the mining company bali in order to pay for damages from friday's burst dam disaster still over three hundred people are missing in the area with the death toll of at least forty people at the con. since of despair and a damn sight. for the families of the missing the wait for news about their loved ones has become simply am bearable. sorrow is also turning into anger this woman's husband is among the missing. but i don't have any news he's not i've seen his phone i'll give you his number and you call him i need an answer i was desperate my daughter is pregnant and isn't feeling well the police aren't letting me go there why if nobody tells me anything if he's not fine he has a family some residents accuse authorities in the area of negligence. the alarm didn't work the only alarm i heard came from my neighbors miles they were yelling. rescue teams have now been forced to suspend their search for survivors

through the weekend say for the flooding problems certainly a possibility there are problems in sioux south asia we got to logically skies across a good part of india want to see showers recently into muslim and eastern parts of india could still see a little bit of wet weather here as we go on through friday tending to break up the saturday. the weather sponsored by cats on race. where there is water there is life but finding it on australia's arid deserts it is a skill few still possess they took us to a small what sport in the in the closer and this was this is a very important point is that they've been telling us about for the last five days the training. and the orders against all odds an ageing population is passing on its knowledge the rainmakers of the outback. it's the to have you with us our knowledge as they are these are our top stories venezuela's president as clinging on to power after securing the backing of the military the supreme court as well as russia and china is a chance the u.s. of trying to stage a quote after washington recognized opposition leader by poll as interim pr

bhangra actually eating chicken see now the mean regional cooperation organization off the air at the south asia for station a region of cooperation overs from there have come out this morning and said the election was free and fair the united nations put out a statement as well saying off the ocean bangladeshis to maintain peace but this does not mean that they are rejecting the election the pressure of course is all trying to be built up by the opposition itself they are what they have been meeting since the election happened and the on the job opposition come in a sense has also come out again urging banga the issue as well as the international community to reject this election to hold of the reelection under the caretaker government and this is what he had to say they hope to do in the indefinite community will take notice and since the international community on the basis of the united nations charter and united nations decisions. should not recognize any government which does not have the same concern to people. so that was beneficial position need to come out of the saints speaking to the

colombo is where she lanka is building a port city that it hopes to become the financial hub of south asia china is helping pay for and build this new project its ambassador was on hand to check on progress. the colombo port city project is an important project of the one belt one road initiative in sri lanka which is one of the key countries along the maritime silk route it is also an important project to implement the consensus of china and sri lanka and is an important project for the benefit of lankan society and its people for its part china will own a little less than half the land for ninety nine years yet the government is confident that the new development will help sri lanka's economic prospects we are going to be the center of change in the next. and be the catalyst in getting us. china's dominance in sri lanka cannot be ignored this its latest project sri lanka's largest single foreign direct investment a project to build a two hundred sixty nine ahead financial city on land reclaimed from the sea and now china is back again offering sri lanka more million dollar loans the gove

south asia has the largest concentration of child brides but early marriage is a global phenomenon girls living in poverty are more susceptible by marrying so young the research shows girls perpetuate the cycle of poverty unicef says they typically drop out of school and as a result face poor job prospects. buckled under the bed and they don't have it and my dad s. and son had a lead by then add that in that second that is this. any less than the good end of the n.f.l.'s bit to invest this said bill and you had. the syrian war has created a vortex of conditions such as displacement poverty and fears about the so-called honor and safety of girls that have prompted families to marry their daughters don't. look ahead and. read that. but this. can arrive in the. us. and then with. the when you think of home of aleppo tell me some of the special memories that stick in your mind or forget. what am i have had some of and secondly keep out of. it and. what was going on in aleppo before you and your family decided to leave what do you remember about that period of time in your life. met. a sudden

deployments of things like strategic bombers and amphibious assault ships, into countries into south east asiaia because this report focuses on china's intentions towards taiwan. it says it could really invade taiwan tomorrow and this is a reality and it could potentially deflect any kind of interference from outside militaries? as i understand it, any chinese effort to evict taiwan will consist of two parallel military effects, one is the invasion itself which it has the ability to do today but number two is the ability to deter or deny access to any foreign interference that may be trying to interfere themselves in the chinese formosa invasion so the things that come to mind is americam commitment to the region. i have no doubt that the chinese have the ability, the doctrine and the hardware to invade taiwan if it wants to, like you mentioned, but i have my doubts about their ability to deny a foreign aggressor from coming in and intervening in the conflict i'm not sure they can actually carry out an invasion tomorrow, like they say. skywatchers are gearing up for a lunar eclipse that's due

statements congratulating chikezie not the mean regional cooperation organization off the you know the south asia region of cooperation observers from there have come out this morning and said the election was free and fair the united nations put out a statement as well saying off the ocean bangladeshis to maintain these but this does not mean that they are rejecting the election the pressure of course is all trying to be built up by the opposition and so they have been in meetings since the election happened and all the little ball position has also come out again with the international community to reject this election to hold of reelection under the caretaker government and this is what he had to say. and the international community on the basis of the united nations and united nations decisions. any government which does not have. consent to do. so that was bangladesh opposition leader come out of the saints speaking to a new mission so bangladesh has a history of contested elections but how angry are people about reports of irregularities after this latest election. well christine the people

born in northern england, he first went to south asia with the british army and settled in pakistan afteraught generations of students, including many future leaders at the prestigious school, before retiring in his mid— 90s. well, he the pictures is the aftermath of a dramatic robbery on a main road in southern italy. criminals use mechanical diggers, essentially like giant tin openers, to force their way into an armoured van. the vehicle was carrying unfortunately, the pensions people from bari to a nearby town. the thieves made off with $2.3 million in cash. the good news is that the guards were unharmed. a chinese space probe has moved into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time ever and that is according to the country's media. the spacecraft, named after the moon goddess in chinese society slotted into a planned orbit on sunday to prepare for its historic landing. it is not clear when the lending would occur but experts say it is expected to sit down on a crater landing point between january one sit down on a crater landing point betweenjanuary one and thir

born in northern england, he first went to south asia with the british army and settled in pakistan afteron. he taught generations of students, including many future leaders, at the prestigious aitchison college before retiring in his mid—90s. the american comedian, hassan minaj, has responded to a decision by netflix to remove an episode of his comedy from its service in saudi arabia. the edition of his show patriot act had been highly critical of the kingdom. netflix said it backed artistic freedom but had to "comply with local law". in a tweet, mr minaj remarked that, "clearly, the best way to stop people from watching something is to ban it, make it trend online, and then leave it up on youtube." here are some pictures of the aftermath of a dramatic robbery on a main road in southern italy. criminals used mechanical diggers like giant tin openers to force their way into an armoured van. the vehicle was carrying pensions from bari to nearby matera. the thieves made off with $2.3 million in cash. the guards in the van were unharmed. a chinese space probe has moved into position to land

colombo is where she lanka is building a port city that it hopes will become the financial hub of south asia china is helping pay for and build this new project its ambassador was on hand to check on progress. the colombo port city project is an important project of the one belt one road initiative in sri lanka which is one of the key countries along the maritime silk route it is also an important project to implement the consensus of china and sri lanka and is an important project for the benefit of lankan society and its people for its part china will own a little less than half the land for ninety nine years yet the government is confident that the new development will help sri lanka's economic prospects we are going to be the center of change in the next. and be the catalyst in getting us. china's dominance in sri lanka cannot be ignored this its latest project sri lanka's largest single foreign direct investment a project to build a two hundred sixty nine ahead financial city on land reclaimed from the sea and now china is back again offering sri lanka more million dollar loans the gove

colombo is where she lanka is building a port city that it hopes to become the financial hub of south asia china is helping pay for and build this new project its ambassador was on hand to check on progress. the colombo port city project is an important project of the one belt one road initiative in sri lanka which is one of the key countries along the maritime silk route it is also an important project to implement the consensus of china and sri lanka and is an important project for the benefit of lankan society and its people for its part china will own a little less than half the land for ninety nine years yet the government is confident that the new development will help sri lanka's economic prospects we are going to be the center of change in the next. and be the catalyst in getting us. china's dominance in sri lanka cannot be ignored this its latest project sri lanka's largest single foreign direct investment a project to build a two hundred sixty nine ahead financial city on land reclaimed from the sea and now china is back again offering sri lanka more million dollar loans the gove

i spoke to pratyush rao — lead analyst for india and south asia for the risk consultancy control risksare the next five years. of the last ten years we have seen a strong economic showing. bangladesh‘s macro economic prospects have been strong. the country has been growing at 6% or 7% on an annual basis. we are seeing a huge ability to generate power. and in terms of the power output going out, that has been a huge success for the country. in terms of the next five years, we are likely to see the growth trajectory continue. obviously, in the absence of any legislative scrutiny you are likely to see power largely centralised in the prime minister‘s office. legislative scrutiny is very important. there are no checks and balances because the coalition dominates parliament. what will be the big challenges and risks for bangladesh over the next five years? i think the main risk is on the security side. the absence of any political, in this shrinking political space is likely to empower some of the opposition members to seek to challenge from outside the political spectrum. that is a point o

colombo is where she lanka is building a port city that it hopes will become the financial hub of south asia china is helping people and build this new project its ambassador was on hand to check on progress. the colombo port city project is an important project of the one belt one road initiative in sri lanka which is one of the key countries along the maritime silk route it is also an important project to implement the consensus of china and sri lanka and is an important project for the benefit of sri lankan society and its people for its part china will own a little less than half the land for ninety nine years yet the government is confident that the new development will help sri lanka's economic prospects we are going to be the center of change in the next few years and port city will be the catalyst in getting us there china is dominant and in sri lanka cannot be ignored this its latest project sri lanka's largest single foreign direct investment a project to build a two hundred sixty nine ahead financial city on land reclaimed from the sea and now china is back again offering sri lank

towards friday we do expect to see more rain across much of that area and then very quickly across south asia we are watching our tropical cyclone public as it makes its way towards the west this storm is promising to bring some very heavy rain not only for parts of vietnam but now we're going to be watching as that storm makes its way towards thailand a very rare occurrence as we expect to see a landfall in system in the month of january on friday very heavy rain starts to make its way towards bangkok where we do expect to see a temperature of twenty six. again saladin control. that is tremendous for the country so lacking can you is determined to conclude you lucilla at the point of a sword to avenge its people slaughtered eighty eight years earlier he smashes the frankish on captures the king of jerusalem he sees is the true cross and this is the great military victory the crusades an arab perspective episode three unification this time on just. as their arms the whole run the reminder of our top stories to women in their forty's have become the first in their age group to enter a hindu te

fair amount of sunshine and that sunshine stretches across a good part of the been goal aim to south asia watch sea want to show is still just around the eastern side of india but the the think of cloud the heavier rain will be up towards the northwest some snow spilling out of northern pakistan afghanistan into the far northwest of india will see temperatures new delhi twenty one. whether sponsored by cattle. if you were looking at this from the outside you would really wonder what was going on or what is this gross is a religion that they have an in-depth exploration of global capitalism and our obsession with economic growth this is still the center of capitalism there is no limits i view myself as a capital artist we are trying to pave the world smaller and smaller we don't want to be set realistic in the world we would rather have a fantasy growing pains on al-jazeera. last. oh yeah and you're watching aljazeera reminder of our top stories this hour the british parliament has authorized prime minister to resign may to go back to brussels to try and change the brakes a deal that m.p.'

with a temperature of eleven degrees well that's a make or way down here toward south asia we're going to be still quite wet down here toward the south really not looking too bad up here towards the north we may sing a passing show over here towards the men attempt a few of about thirty four degrees and very humid well up towards manila though it's going to stay dry mostly cloudy conditions where the temps are there thirty staying that way as we go through sunday as well and then here across parts of india not looking too bad across the central regions we do have some clouds across the north that could also bring some snow to the higher elevations but down here toward the south it has been rainy across parts of sri lanka and that will continue unfortunately as we go through the weekend colombo's going to be seeing a temperature of about thirty degrees then as we go up here towards nagpur how the high twenty's for you at twenty nine degrees in kolkata not a bad day with a temperature of about twenty six. the weather sponsored by cattle and race. you know that corruption has reached a le

south asia has the largest concentration of child brides but early marriage is a global phenomenon girls living in poverty are more susceptible by marrying so young the research shows girls perpetuate the cycle of poverty unicef says they typically drop out of school and as a result face poor job prospects. and they don't have it and my dad s. and son had a lead by then add that in that second that is the saddest. any lesson that didn't make the yen tell us that it can invest this. and you add. the syrian war has created a vortex of conditions such as displacement poverty and fears about the so-called honor and safety of girls that have prompted families to marry their daughters. who. had. read that. when women of the that help but that's that's. a whole can the arrival of that. at the us. and then. when you think of home of aleppo tell me some of the special memories that stick in your mind and forget. what am ahead i had some of the secular. and. what was going on in aleppo before you and your family decided to leave what do you remember about that period of time and your wife. met. se

hello again and welcome back well across south asia we are looking at rain scattered across much of the area over here towards the philippines to the north looking quite dry to the south we do expect to see more rain over the next few days so from friday to saturday it is going to be a rainy day for you down here across parts of jakarta rain is in your forecast as well with a temper there of about twenty nine degrees one here cross australia two thousand and eighteen was designated the third warmest season since records began and last week of course we were dealing with a heat wave across much of that area well temperatures are back on the rise especially down here across much of the southeast so for melbourne as we go towards friday we're expecting to see about thirty two degrees for you adelaide at about thirty nine degrees then as we go toward saturday while the southeast is going to cool off a little bit but the southwest you are going to be increasing your temperature as well perth we do expect to see high temps are there of about thirty two degrees across much of north and south i

we belong to central asia not south asia. we want india to understand that and give us back our independence. we asked some of these young men why so many kashmiris have joined the insurgents. to get out what. they join because they're fed up with all you have to do is take part in a protest and the authorities call you a terrorist or jade or me live. you've got a sister who actually had our parents did nothing to change things but we've decided to take a stand here but even if we are killed in the process. this oppression has got to stop. two of my children were wounded in demonstrations one even lost and i was terrified of what. the village of kareem about is considered a rebel stronghold you won't find indian security forces here. journalist javid so he has been following the situation closely for years the young people are really went off set with the conflict many young people who how just taken these weapons there were water in the conflict they have seen only often it's their militants are mostly homegrown they just sn

announced that leprosy in pakistan was under control pakistan was among the first countries in south asia to control a disease its spread had nearly stopped and the number of newly diagnosed people had dropped drastically. but what file had no plans to retire. she was already sixty nine years old when this video was made. some called her the mother teresa of pakistan but unlike her fellow nun in neighboring india she was less interested in her spiritual journey than in her medical one. and there was a norm vish dish this was over two in of i think it's hugely important to obtain the inner freedom that will allow you to see things as they really are that a ploy if not the way you would like them to be and the more as you would have them in your dreams saw in the river to grant the other person the right to be c.e.o.'s is to be seen as they truly are and to be accepted business that's rich and without imposing our view on em. so and then but allowing the other person to be who they are and affirming that of our mention. to. these were people who needed help and they couldn't get it off they

will also see more clouds coming in with some a bit of showers a few there and then here across south asia we are looking at some nice conditions up towards the northern part of the philippines luzon not looking too bad for you with mila seeing temperatures there about thirty degrees and then over here towards bangkok well more clouds in the forecast there here on saturday with the terms of their of about thirty four degrees getting a little bit better by the time going to saturday at thirty four as well. it could be the biggest land grab in history. as powerful nations lay claim to territories under the ocean twenty one geologists are secretly plotting new borders . as the struggle for resources intensifies some of the world's most powerful scientists speak out. oceans manakin on a zero. zero zero zero a reminder of the top stories this hour the u.s. military says it's begun pulling out its troops from syria but a coalition spokesman refused to unveil any more information on the two thousand troops location or even the timeline for that withdrawal. high court judges in maine mall have rej

around colombo is where she lanka is building a port city that hopes to become the financial hub of south asia china is helping pay full and build this new project its ambassador was on hand to check on progress . the colombo port city project is an important project of the one belt one road initiative in sri lanka which is one of the key countries along the maritime silk route it is also an important project to implement the consensus of china and sri lanka and is an important project for the benefit of sri lankan society and its people for its part china will own a little less than half the land for ninety nine years yet the government is confident that the new development will help sri lanka's economic prospects we are going to be the center of change in the next few years and port city will be the catalyst in getting us there china is dominant and in sri lanka cannot be ignored this its latest project sri lanka's largest single foreign direct investment a project to build a two hundred sixty nine ahead financial city on land reclaimed from the sea and now china is back again offering sri l

fairing quite nicely twenty one is seventy in found high father's rights issue across a good part of south asia but something cloud continues to spill out of pakistan afghanistan far north of india wanted to showers some of the wintry on this system but these are in the process of fighting away as we go on into the weekend further south by the time we come to the weekend you might just catch wanted to shout just creeping towards the fos out of india and also into that east the sod off sri lanka colombo at around thirty one degrees but so much in the way of cloud across the arabian peninsula over the next couple of days is fine and dry here in doha twenty seven cell just some just fall back a touch for sas they perhaps some pieces of cloud just starting to show they had a way you see that cloud too much as catch the sport of right nothing much to watch out for sort of thing the much just make it caught it. short films of hope. and inspiration. short stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds. al-jazeera selects. welcome back and remind at the top stories here on al-jazeera venezue

writes let's cross straight to our south-east asia correspondent. other any more details that you can give us about this attack. what we do know as you said and you know that there were two bombs that exploded in that church or other one inside of the church as that mass was going on and then the other bit later outside probe presumably in the parking lot of the church just as security forces and rescue workers were rushing to the scene to secure the perimeter and to help to help the victims so we know that there were a couple of soldiers posted outside of the church who may be also among the victims most of the victims are civilians but there are some some troops also among those victims we know that some victims have been airlifted out of out of holo to go which is on the main island in the southern philippines on mindanao and yeah that's it is there any indication yet who might be behind these bombings. well so far no group has claimed responsibility for this attack but there is a number of extremist groups operating in that area however. the mai

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