Missions to space. Walk into the room we begin with breaking news coming out of somalia where at least 30 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the capital mogadishu dozens more are feared dead in the blast in a security checkpoint jarring rush hour now local media are reporting that 4 turkish engineers were working nearby the checkpoint and amongst the dead lets get the very latest from her with tassel our correspondent joining me from live robey in neighboring kenya shes on the phone obviously sketchy details at the moment tyro about the numbers of dead and injured but what are you hearing about the explosion. Well youre right theres not much information coming out in terms of. The official death toll now is around 30 but there is more people could i be children find out in a couple of hours maybe some of those children include somali. And happen to point in market at this time of the day in the morning people regarding about their business driving around the shops close to the market so we understand it was probably very very crowded and we told because of all the chaos teachers are trying to reach anyone injured taken to hospitals and that could take time again because. Of the chaos right are happening on the ground in. The security situation has always been of concern to the International Community and certainly those people live in the capital what one does then who will claim responsibility because at the moment no one house yes no one has claimed responsibility but in the pa Group Alshabaab has a responsibility for the attacks in this part of the world especially in mother did they have a number of them on some of them including the one. Who were based in the country to lead and in previous years some as. Being ambushed or attacked sometimes a day basis sometimes on the road and alshabaab has claimed responsibility but right now no one yet one. Official if you tried to be anyone injured to get them to a hospital or clinic 2nd helping with the injuries well could well continue to monitor what comes out of mogadishu in the coming hours and of course well join late for the program. Our correspondent on the phone from iraq be in neighboring kenya. The United Nations also warning of devastating consequences for civilians an eclipse series last rebel controlled province nearly 250000 people mostly women and children have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Government forces the click a just more. Now a temporary harm for families with nowhere else to go if they fled martel newmont in the south of province as Syrian Government forces advance many leaving most of their belongings behind. We fled from the bombardment and came here its a small camp that doesnt really fit a lot of people and the people just keep coming the situation is not that. Since the start of december nearly 250000 people have been displaced from youd leave the last rebel held area of syria most women and children many have fled by road for others fuel shortages have stopped them from getting a why some are trying to seek shelter in turkey but theyre not being allowed to cross the border and this comes on top of the displacement figures that we had from the end of april to the end of august where more than 400000 people have been displaced so what we have is a displacement crisis on top of another displacement crisis. President Bashar Al Assad has vowed to recapture rebel held areas. Shelling in airstrikes backed by russia have intensified forcing aid agencies to suspend operations in the area unless the fighting ends there are fears that the supply of humanitarian aid will stop as soon as next month in my mind its neither the russians nor the turks that are the key to the saloon. The key to the solution is the International Community getting involved in this and putting pressure both on the Syrian Regime in russia and turkey for a resolution that doesnt cause massive human loss of life or a humanitarian catastrophe. A lot more. Of the violence goes against an organist ceasefire deal and International Calls for a deescalation that the Syrian Government says recapturing the province is just a matter of time and become a gauge aljazeera while many displaced families are trying to seek shelter in turkey but theyre not being allowed to cross the border has more from them but. Most of these people have. Fled their homes heading to cities such as set our kids on the couplet all of the province others have gone to government held areas of aleppo province but the laws the majority of them on from the areas where the city and the forces have been. Putting most of the hogs. And what about the man and that strategic city that sits on the m 5 which assads forces are really keen to take from the rebels they have most of them come to woods the Turkish Border and the. Any of the Syrian Refugees to holes all the on the comps are also sule so they are mostly in the open setting up make shift comes you know depending on charities giving them warm food but they do not have proposed sanitation or water or any other amenities we have a they have set up but come. Well staying in the region a u. S. Contractor has been killed in an attack on an Iraqi Military base several rockets were fired into the base near kirkuk that houses both iraqi and u. S. Troops several Service Personnel or also injured while for more on this we can cross over to smyrna fulton whos our correspondent in baghdad what more do we know about this attack in kirkuk similar. Well this attack occurred last night it was several rockets 30 hit inside the k. One military base which houses both u. S. Forces as well as iraqi forces and this base is used to launch important operations against against i saw who have staged an insurgency in the surrounding mountains now this is just the latest in a spate of similar rocket attacks but its the 1st time that were actually seeing u. S. Casualties there has not been any responsibility attributed to this but officially one member of the u. S. Coalition told me that it bears similar whore marks to previous attacks which were attribute it to the iranian backed armed Group Hezbollah and now secretary of state magpie impale said on december 13th any such attacks would be met with decisive force so it remains to be seen whether following these u. S. Casualties there will actually be such a response and of course this raises great concerns here in iraq because its supposed to be the Iraqi Government to actually protect u. S. Forces based here and the government did promise an investigation but on the part of u. S. Forces they simply feel that with the increase of such attacks they may need to protect themselves and of course there is a real risk that should the u. S. Respond there could be an escalation here on the ground between u. S. Forces and iranian backed armed groups and of course it comes on the back of a very unsettled political loans. Which of course many have been very concerned that they would be pockets of instability across the country if security couldnt be secured basically. Absolutely its uncertain whether these rocket attacks are linked to ongoing antigovernment protests but theyre certainly correlated adding more instability and raising concerns that the situation could escalate going political crisis appears to be worsening weve had Prime Minister i loved the resign end of november and in addition to that this week president barham salih threatened to resign himself because he basically felt that the Political Parties were not really putting Forward Nominees for the new Prime Minister who really reflected protestors demands and of course in times like these when there is a leadership crisis many people look towards the religious clerics for guidance and one in particular grand ayatollah Ali Al Sistani who is the highest Shia Religious Authority in country he often during his friday friday sermons which are delivered through his Representative Office also advice and guidance on political matters but this week he decided to no longer get involved in politics and for more on that here is our report from niger on the role of ayatollah Ali Al Sistani in iraqi politics. As iraq slips deeper into political crisis the one man iraq is look to for guidance is silent grand ayatollah Ali Al Sistani is fridays sermon delivered through his representative usually includes comments on political matters closely watched in streets and halls of government alike this week the cleric announced hed no longer speak on political issues and he passed a cryptic message to iraqs politicians explaining why. If you read history youll find that the problem is not with the people who have wisdom and intellect but with those who dont listen to those who have wisdom and intellect. Clerics close to stanley say his silence is a show of dismay that iraqs politicians are not heeding his advice to start his reclusion comes at a critical time on thursday president barham saleh said he would rather resign than appoint the nominee for Prime Minister danny seen as representing the status quo. What is the point of talking on political issues we are repeating the same points over and over again if they want to get advice theyll find in previous speeches. Its not the 1st time sistan has done this he stopped making political speeches temporarily in 201320162 put pressure on political leaders and. When he pointed response and record progress towards early elections but. When he finds little response he resumed giving political price. To stun he may have also grown tired of his words being used to meet political ends to fossil Political Forces does take the steps houstonian interpret them according to their interest. Not just has seen some of the worst violence since demonstrations began here 2 protesters have set up camp in the Central Square determined to stay until their demands are met they feel encouraged by cystitis support but unless there is a complete overhaul of the political system they doubt that early elections a priority for stanny will bring meaningful change. The choice is made by the politicians we want Prime Minister and a president to be elected by the people grand ayatollah ali al assad is listed and boersma distin is necessary for the nomination of a new Prime Minister and his the surgeon to no longer comment on Political Developments is regarded as pressuring Political Parties to choose someone protesters can separate out in silence also creates a leadership vacuum that some. Fear could have worsened the crisis somewhat a whole team aljazeera. Well still ahead here on aljazeera survivors of kazakhstans a back and plane crash describe the hiring moments before the jet went down also the 1000000000. 00 avocado industry in mexico that gangs buckling to control new stories after the break. Hello again to welcome back to International Weather forecast were here across europe we do have a change of pattern right now and you can see here on the satellite notice the gray that you see here across central and also eastern parts of europe now some of this is clouds but that gray area that you see right there is actually low clouds and actually fog so very dense fog right now across much of the region so that brings the visibility down a gloomy feeling across much of the area down towards the south though were dealing still with that system that brought very heavy rain across parts of turkey snow as well and then up here across the northwest where were going to be seeing some clouds rolling in thats going to be still above average temperatures for london we have a southerly flow but as you can see mostly cloudy across much of that area here towards the east though it is going to be cool were going to sing temperatures barely getting above freezing for today here on saturday warsaw well just at freezing over here towards key event for and for vienna we do expect to see 3 degrees as your forecast high now we are going to be seeing some snow in those Higher Elevations as well not too much of a change in the temperatures actually if anything they will be going down over the next few days down towards athens so it is going to be a chilly weekend as well as the beginning of the week we do expect to see those temperatures dropping as we go towards the next couple days and we do expect to see some windy conditions by the time we get towards monday. Through wednesday sponsored by countdown and. The stories generate thousands of headlines these protests are saying down with this is down and down with all of the parts with different angles from different perspectives just because we came to prison doesnt mean right stuff that the gate separate the spin from the facts you western media jumps on stories without taking down the misinformation from the journalism its about telling the stories of those human beings i think with the listening post on aljazeera. Talk about you watching aljazeera with means the whole robin to remind us of our top stories at least 30 people are being killed in a Suicide Attack in somalias capital mogadishu dozens more affair dad after a car bomb exploded near a security checkpoint during the rush hour also the u. N. Is warning of devastating consequences for civilians in syrias province nearly 250000 people have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Government forces. But a u. S. Contractor has been killed in an attack on an Iraqi Military base several rockets were fired into the base near kirkuk that houses both iraqi and u. S. Troops. Hundreds of protesters have stormed a shopping nolen home coles more than New Territories near the border with Mainland China theyre angry over the practice of mainland chinese crossing over to buy goods in hong kong demonstrators say that its been causing social and economic disruption for local communities hong kong has seen more than 6 months of mass protests against chinas increasing influence in the region well france libby our correspondent joins me now from hong kongs New Territories region part fear of protests florence no end in sight tell us what youre seeing all of these protests. Well this protest here on saturday night is taking place as you mentioned and North District very close to Mainland China targeting mainland chinese trade is now this is a flash mob protests so youre not seeing the protesters at the moment because what they do is they gather at one place and then they dispense now a hour ago they were in a Shopping Mall and we were there and what happened was then that these shops were shots that were still shop of the inside who were still shopping but the whole idea is to cause disruption to mainland chinese who and who who practice the parallel now how about trading is when mainland chinese does most of the buy goods in bulk items and then we sell them in Mainland China for high profit and people in hong kong here say that what this does is it drives up the prices the price of goods and even cause the shortage of items including daily necessities so this practice has been controversial for years now but thats the whole context of seeing the protests that have gone on for months the anger against the Hong Kong Government as well as the Chinese Government and that has spilled over into anger towards mainland chinese trade as and Mainland China shop and now were also hearing but police and riot police are inside Shopping Malls where the protesters and theyve made several arrests we hearing from protesters that at least 10 people have been arrested so. The protests weve seen. Florence have really told you to recession when one does well the recession. If the protests continue. But its very likely big change now and really that is partly that what the protesters want they want to cause economic disruption and the chosen this place because this is one of the popular places by main one trying to come and they shop here because its so close to china the protesters dont have that this is going to hong kong into further economic pain and deepen that economic pain even that is one of that is one of the ways they feel that they can get demands these protests have gone on for 6 months now and theyve got 5 protesters have got 5 demands the government has met one of the 2 months of protests they withdrawn the extradition bill that starts at these protests but the protesters have got 4 more demands including wanting the government to set up an independent commission to look at Police Behavior during these protests and those demands have not been met and protesters feel that the only way they can register that dissatisfaction and anger at the Hong Kong Government and its handling of the protests really is to cause as much disruption as possible so we will leave it. With you through the day thank you. If you order to the u. N. Where the General Assembly has condemned human rights abuses against ring of muslims and other minorities in the 134 Member States voted for the resolution calling on me about his government to combat hatred and violence against minorities we have our is also facing a charge of genocide at the International Court of justice thousands of rangar were killed in a government crackdown in Rakhine State in 2017 and nearly a 1000000 have fled to neighboring bangladesh what members of basset are to the United Nations told the General Assembly the resolution will only worsen a complex situation the draft feel to recognize the real situation on the ground and refused to appreciate the efforts of the government and the people of myanmar in search of a comprehensive and lasting solution to the multiple challenges inherited from previous administrations since independence the draft resolution as it stands seeds of mistrust and will create a father bill or a vision of different communities in the region it would only be due to mental to the process of liberal tradition as well as the original peace and harmony in rakhine the tide davey seal involved in the dramatic rescue of 12 young Football Players and their coach from a flooded cave last year has died off there to be a rack contacted a contracted partner a blood infection joining the rescue operation he had been receiving treatment over the past year but his condition worsened another rescue a former navy diver sergeant some on command died during the operation in china province. Plane crash survivors in kazakhstan have described how the jet shook uncontrollably and suddenly lost altitude just after takeoff the bacca flight crashed through a concrete wall and demolished a house near the airport fridays crash killed 12 onboard and injured 54 some of them critically when he survived because there was no fire the Airlines Fleet of a 100 aircraft have been grounded while an Accident Investigation Team examined the wreckage. Actually when the plane began shaking severely it was a nightmare inside i put my phone in the pocket in tightened up the safety belt tightly in the plane leaned forward it was clear that we would crash into the ground the bag was strong and the lights went off some were alive some were not. Criminal gangs in mexico which are notorious for cocaine trafficking are switching their attention to a fruit with a much healthier reputation of the kind of farmers say that their 1000000000. 00 businesses are being brought to their knees by kidnapping and extortion the gangs profits are growing along with the appetite for mexican avocado in the United States and john holmes reports. The western world and in particular the United States has gone mad for avocados within the last 20 years the average consumption there has more than tripled but if you are an american eating mix can avocados on toast or in your pocket its possible not all of the profits are heading to the right hands. Michu it can make the heartland gangs a hijacking the industry extorting and kidnapping produces stealing trucks with their crop. Its widespread and lucrative theres a reason they can this green gold. But most grows are too scared to speak out it took weeks for us to persuade this man really started by asking me for more money perfect here they came to the farm and said whos the boss we want you to contribute that was 8. Months ago he stories coleman eventually different groups were all asking him for protection money and paying them couldnt keep him safe. Overall some guys grabbed me and kidnapped me in their truck they beat me and broke my head open i told them to stop hitting me that i would get more money together the state Anti Kidnapping unit rescued him but after more than 40 years of growing avocados now everything has changed over the route through a hole in my workers my children my family we dont have any protection now i cant go to the orchard because there are many more people that beat me. To account has increasingly become the battleground of a collection of criminal groups. As in other parts of the country they branched out from complicated transnational Drug Trafficking to something far easier simply preying on the local economy. Its affected mining lines local businesses and the truck comes pacifically is taishan off what was once trucks trafficking and if mutated into a model where the control territory within the territory you get to sort of squeeze out any type of commodity thats locally available so it still includes drugs but its also about extortion kidnapping its useless it seems for the victims to turn to authorities you cannot be sure if you talk to mexican functionaries if you talk to the mexican state that you doing so will not be leaked to the criminal forces because in many times the criminals are in accord with. The state forces. Its a Bleak Outlook for an avocado industry that should be enjoying the current boot. John homan now does it a bit scarcity. Lets just return to our top story that explosion in the somali capital mogadishu that happened a few hours ago joining me now is her down on the shes the humanitarian a humanitarian adviser to the matter of mogadishu good to have you with us on the phone can you just bring us up to speed on what you know about this explosion and how many people have either been killed or injured. Hi good morning i want a big social surprise about a few hours prior. X. Control junction of the look of the show the death toll is above 90 at the moment but many casualties is one expected the death toll the death toll to rise. And at the moment where a Rapid Response responding to because im on. Whats called the tall good timing could you just paint the picture of the location where this explosion happened where there are any strategic targets that. Thats an area thats very busy its attack Action Center at the close of the city. Many people traveling through that area students large casualties have. Been the target is usually civilians and sometimes government sites but. Always. Says groups have massacred civilians as. Well sort of security is present if you have a Tax Collection Center is it a high value target or is it a soft target. I think its comparable to the entry points of the city it is heavily guarded. You know its an area of target it wherever there is a government officials security personnel per person. For treatment i dont discriminate between in the sense of will be in. Government targets every one of the opportunity for from us in terms of all claim of responsibility as yet no one has claimed responsibility but does them as office have an idea who might be behind this. I think i have a point to allude to to make a statement. In the next couple hours that it will be made by the mayor. And the semi that it is. Indeed of course well continue to monitor those events certainly from mogadishu alley advisor to the mayor of mogadishu thank you very much for your time. China successfully launched one of the worlds most powerful rockets saying its a big step in its ambitions for the moon and mars the long march far youve as its been called rocket was carrying a Communications Satellite launched without a hitch unlike the engine problem that derailed the mission 2 years ago elizabeth person is an astrophysicist and journalist who specializes in space she says trying to collaborating if its to achieve its ambitious space plans. In the last couple of decades china has come in in leaps and bounds so theyve been very much concentrating on their human spaceflight they are trying to build a space station a permanent space station to rival the International Space station within the next decade or so and theyve also sent multiple very Successful Missions to the moon and thats a trend that they can plan on continuing so they definitely come a long way one of the things that people really learn from the apollo era and the space race of the 1960 s. Is that if you try and compete directly both sides lose out so its all about working together or at the very least doing collaborative Complementary Missions so rather than stepping on each others toes pretty much everybody realizes that if they want to go to mars with a big mission specifically a Human Mission then you really need to work with other nations obviously going to mars any kind of Space Mission is very expensive youre talking billions of dollars to the big missions so that is again another reason why International Collaboration is so important because rather than becoming one nation trying to put 10000000000. 00 its 10 missions trying to find a 1000000000. 00 which is a lot more manageable. Your child is there with me a reminder of our top stories at least 30 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in somalias capital mogadishu dozens more are feared dead in the blast in a security checkpoint during the rush hour a mans advisor has just told al jazeera that as many as 90 may have died local media reporting that 4 turkish engineers were working near the checkpoint and are among the dead how tarsa has more from neighboring kenya some of those People Killed in the mali Police Offices and millions of happened to point a market issue at this time of the day in the morning people were able to go in the business of driving around. The market no we understand it was a problem very very crowded and were told because of all the chaos it was trying to reach even one of the injured to take them to hospital at that time again because. Of the chaos rather happened when the ground in iraq edition the United Nations is warning of devastating consequences falls millions and it led syrias last rebel control profits nearly 250000 people mostly women and children have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Government forces a u. S. Contractor has been killed in an attack on an Iraqi Military base several rockets were fired into the base near kirkuk that houses both iraqi and u. S. Troops several Service Personnel were also injured. The un General Assembly has condemned the rights abuses against going to muslims and other minorities and be about 134 Member States voted for the resolution calling on to be involved government to combat hatred and violence against minorities thousands of rango were killed in a government crackdown in Rakhine State and 2017 daily a 1000000 fled to neighboring bangladesh those were headlines and back with more news next to all aljazeera the listening post to stay with us. Talk to aljazeera we were told to get to that between all the ration has this been addressed by turkey we listen what is the proposal of spain for a couple on you know we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter to 0. This documents is an official cia memorandum dated september 970. 00 and is innocuously titled discussion of the chilean political situation but its contents what it exposes is pretty incriminating. On the 14th of september mr holmes met with. The owner of the independent newspaper. Mr edwards expressed the following day on the chilean political situation. Until 2017 nearly all of this paragraph was brought out without it meaning that for more than 40 years i was leaving edwards the owner of the most influential newspaper in chile and made kept to a story that yes he did meet with the director of the cia Richard Helms here in washington d. C. And ok he did talk about some other day of this election