. >> thank you zana. to other news, pakistan - the government says it will release seven taliban prisoners in order to facilitate peace talks with afghanistan. 26 prisoners were freed last year. we will talk about this. our correspondent in karachi. >> according to the foreign officer seven prisoners, and key amongst them is the brother of a taliban commander, killed seven years ago and was one of the important leaders of the taliban. now, the foreign ministery is not making it clear whether the process is still on the way. it would bring the total number of taliban prisoners released - and this is all happening two weeks after president hamid karzai along with the peace council members, in islamabad - there was a break through in talks after pakistan agreed to release key taliban leaders in its custody and facilitate peace talks. >> that update on the release of taliban prisoners in pakistan. >> voting under way in australia's general election, opposition leader tony abbott is widely expected to become t

zana is in pay route. >> yes, the u.s.bassy saying nonessential staff will be evacuated from the country. this does not mean the embassy will close. and according to an official at the embassy, they confirmed to us that the ambassador and the high level staff will remain in lebanon. they are siting the potential for violence, they are saying these are measures -- these are precautionary measures. they are worried about the possible of retaliation, really. pro test tors did try to reach the compound earlier this afternoon, but the security quartered off the area. a protest organized before this was made, a protest to demonstrate against any possible strike. so the americans quite worried and the lebanese as well. there was a meeting chaired by the president of the country, and the higher security council, really, they have decided to boost security measures around foreign empasssies in anticipation of any retalalay story attack. >> all right, thank you so much. ♪ let's take you to egypt now, where anti-caproates tors have g

bring us up to date, zana with what happened?reporter: we are getting reports from activists that there was a car bombing in a town in the northern countryside of damascus. they are reporting up to 30 people killed and scores injured. because the bomb went off as worshippers were leaving the mosque following midday friday prayers. the armed opposition do have a presence in this town, but the town is surrounded by government forces. i have spoken to activistst who were in contact with military commanders, and according to them, they are blaming the regime, and they believe that the this is a message that the syrian government is giving them not to open a new front, because that area has been relatively quiet compared to other areas in the damascus suburbs. a number of rebel groups announced they are going to push towards the center of the city capitol. >> i would like to ask you also just very briefly, is what is happening in new york considered a break through in syria, do you think? >> reporter: well, no. when you talk to the pe

we will be speaking to zana in a moment.re are nearly half a million refugees in turkey and anita is there for us and iraq has 170,000 at the border at taradosk and let's go first to the refugee camp in lebanon and many syrians are seeking shelter and also home to thousands of palestinian refugees, most of the refugees dana have come across to lebanon. i suppose the lucky ones are moving with their families, but the others in camps and on the streets. >> well, yes, that is true. most of the people who have fled syria and fled the silence are poor and unable to make ends meet and find rooms in over crowded neighbors like this one. over a million syrians in lebanon according to the lebanese government, united nations says more than 700,000 have been registered, the lebanese government really finding it very difficult to cope. it has put a lot of strain on the country's resources and it has caused a lot of tensions in this country. just walk around, when you talk to a lebanese here they will tell you look the syrians came and t