Im married to evanston its 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 were joined now on the line by somali journalist abdul aziz. So im doing these were 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 businesses people coming to the city center for work and the soldiers are moving up on from there also construction going on along the city to go to the links mogadishu and as every consul tired of good that is being done by the taxi company so often it is still trying to get further information about how to talk to please but what we know is according to the minutes of information spokesperson it says that more than 30 bodies were pulled out of or the wreckage from the treated vehicles that the deputies from that tax experts all saw that is the official government response but then again that number is expected to rise to the nature of that time it was a huge car bomb that the generated and was able to be had all across the city and its surrounding a region the male visual mother finishes as currently there are monitoring as a situation other one of the police chief and among the dead include a University Student in one a minivan from the been obvious university other one of the members of Security Forces other of the regular civilians who are caught up in that blast. All right so you mention that this kind of attack bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks by the islamist expecting this Group Al Shabab what does this tell us about of the security situation in mogadishu i mean is it even possible to prevent these kinds of attacks well thats a very important question of because the parts are the ones that the government also mahdi mogadishu has been saying that that is so much improvement in security and the fact that they really struggled for their lives cameras and increased the number of figurative bottom of all across the city too much to ease the attacks and then again such an attack of these multitudes and then brings the whole system back to square one because that kind of a bombing that today is probably the deadliest so far this year there was some others is to happen in turkey 17 and that Security Experts are trying to say the other targets are the took place today is most similar to the last attack even though it was of such a scale but does it say its at securing look at issue from a sort of attack a very big challenge for some odd authorities as the militant group has been reaching a deadly Insurgency Campaign some are there for over a decade now despite the Security Forces being in samarra that is propped up by 32000 strong must not sort of African Union peacekeeping force mood is under some sort of fact that the government also might have been an able to contain as he said for over a decade now as he has more light on the increased security challenges facing the government of somalia especially mogadishu the most populous city anywhere outside of continues to maintain a tight grip in the city that even that big. Mogadishu fellow journalist abdul aziz below bringing us up to date with the explosion and the condition with thank you. Lets get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world the remains of 6 people have been recovered following a Helicopter Crash in hawaii a 7 passenger remains missing the helicopter came down and co why ill and during a sightseeing tour 2 children are reportedly among the dead in chile Police Used Tear Gas and water cannon to break up antigovernment protests demonstrations against president abbas temp in the area have rocked the country since october on friday premier and he did a key demand of the protesters and set a date for a referendum on a new constitution. Now the Australian Government has called up the army to help fight wildfires burning out of control near the countrys largest cities sydney authorities are bracing for an extreme heat wave this weekend following a few days of cooler weather fire has destroyed vegetation on millions of hectares of land across the country over the last 6 weeks at least 9 people have been killed. Not just thought you might expect one of australias most popular tourist sites visitors to the Blue Mountains west of sydney forced to wear face masks as the smoke from a nearby bush 5 spills the ask the i couldnt rock formations are barely visible in the hades. Its really disappointing to really looking forward to see if you always want to see the Blue Mountains are showing that when we. All know this. But that problem is small compared to the challenge firefighters in New South Wales are set to face at the weekend. After a brief response might securing a few days of damper weather over christmas temperatures there again expected to soar bringing new risks. Thats going to bring not just the heat of december were going to see the temperatures up into the larger mid fortys across a lot of areas but its going to bring a very draw as well so thats going to elevate far by inches and we know the winds are going to start turning around to the west in the northwest which is war so much work has been going on over this last week while conditions are more more out. Some 70 fires are burning near sydney New South Wales more than 1000 firefighters and now the military are in action across the state trying to contain the fires and prevent them from reaching more and habited areas. Where just putting it back in time and law in detroit prevent the far from coming towards coastal villages already more than 850. 00 homes have been raised in New South Wales. Authorities are also working to protect infrastructure surrounding a vital dam west of sydney that provides water to around 4000000. 00 people in the city but which could be at risk if the fires spread over more a journalist Roger Maynard joins us now from sydney so roger were hearing more extreme heat windy conditions are in the forecast in the coming days in australia what is that going to mean for a firefighting efforts. Well thats the 64000. 00 question interestingly the far or was it not use the word catastrophic conditions as they did last week so its just possible that these new conditions may not be as bad this time around the fires may not be quite so extensive but just in case they are far crews around australia along the eastern seaboard pulling out all the stalls to try to make sure they can cope with any new fires there are building new containment lines theyre doing a lot of back burning in a bid to make sure all the the they can at least keep a handle on the far as if they get out of control again over the next couple of days its the country areas that are really suffering in a moment the fires are still burning in the Blue Mountains west of sydney and also to the south of sydney as well many firefighters here that hardly had a day off since christmas and many of not spent any time with the families of so Christmas Day so far crews themselves getting increasingly exhausted and others who are standing by and visit the are making sure that theyre ready just in case another potential crisis emerges well roger you yourself are in sydney etc its largest city fire around 5000000 people live there tell us how these bushfires are affecting daily life. Well not so bad in sydney at the moment which is enjoyed a couple of very very pleasant duis i must say with blue skies and temperatures around the mid twentys or more but its to the west of sydney in that Blue Mountains area and south sydney 2 which are really big and which are really suffering not only the firefighters suffering but also of course the people who live that interest in the mayor of the Blue Mountains admitted today that the crisis is really taking its toll on families he said the whole community was stressed because the fire season it started so early and shows no sign of ending not only out leaving of course with the daily threat to their homes but theyre also having to suffer from the smoke which is envelop much of New South Wales and it makes a big problem this for those suffering from the heart conditions and learn conditions so its very tense in that part the world the other point to make of course is and this is holiday time in australia this is the middle of Summer School was breaking out and people go to the beach to the coast and to the countryside the swimming in camping all of it is a lot of those holidays and now had to be put on hold because people fear getting caught up in the bushfires and the route closures that inevitably follow so at the moment people have to stand easy for the summer break and hope they can organise something in january right here mean arent in february we thank you very much. In Northern Syria more than 235000 people are reported to have fled their homes in italy province the United Nations says the exodus began more than 2 weeks ago after syrian and Russian Forces began an offensive on the region it live is the last remaining rebel stronghold in syria and its also home to around 3000000 people including many displaced from other parts of the country. Bumper to bumper traffic on the road towards the Turkish Border people packed into cars and trucks with whatever they could take with them displaced by a 2 week long russian backed offensive in series last significant rebel held on klav the fortunate ones finding refuge with family or friends near the Turkish Border those less lucky have to shelter in the camps and often squalid conditions. Normal. In this rain the waters pouring into our attempts to the children have no clothes and are falling sick from the cold war we have nothing its a terrible state these tents are really cold and you can see what its like here shortly all of us will. Its estimated that 80 percent of the displaced are women and children and many dont know where to go next when and if they can leave the camps. And then though did and this comes from the wife of a martyr and i have 5 children and we need help but i cannot live in tents we left our homes and fled the bombardment of woman we need a day. When the mossad. But un funded supplies to syria may stop entirely in the new year last week russia and china vetoed a u. N. Security Council Resolution that would have extended deliveries throughout 2020. All rights and soccer news now. And veteran strikers a lot on abraham of h. Is returning to his former Club Ac Milan now that his contract with l. A. Galaxy has ended the 38 year old swede signed a deal with the a ton of it until the end of the season with the option to extend for another year and bring him a bitch played a key role in milans 2011 sciri our title he scored 56. 00 goals for them in 85 appearances but the club is currently stuck in 11th place. And a zoo in the us state of michigan has been showing off its latest attraction of baby bryan oh the calf of the in danger and black rhino species was born Christmas Eve in the Potter Park Zoo in the state capital lansing a calf seen here very cute as me which is yet to be named shares an enclosure with its mother doxy and the 2 are said to be bonding well there are just about 5000 black reiners left in the wild today. A quick reminder now of our top story. Police in somalia say more than a dozen people have been killed by a car bomb in mogadishu the police said the bomb was detonated during the morning rush hour at a busy security checkpoint. Thats the latest from d. W. 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