Somalias president says his country will not be demoralised after a bomb attack kills more than 70 people. Translation you will never succeed in discouraging the Somali People and their government and you will never stop us from achieving our goals in developing and rebuilding our country. Democratic president ial contender joe biden says theres no legal basis to force him to testify at Donald Trumps impeachment trial. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The president of somalia has blamed al sha baab militants for a deadly bomb attack but said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the Somali People. 70 people died and many more were injured in the capital mogadishu. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many stud
The president of somalia has blamed al shabaab militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed about 70 people. But Mohamed Abdullahi farmajo said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the somali people. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint in the south west of the capital mogadishu. Its being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports. Moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this are not unusual here, but they are seldom so deadly. This man said the blast caught him as he was getting out of a minibus heading to work, his leg injured
Spains government has dissolved the Regional Parliament and installed a new police chief after mr puigdemont declared independence. In madrid, several thousand people held a rally, waving spanish flags and calling for national unity. Our correspondent James Reynolds reports from barcelona. This is the first full day of direct rule from madrid. And no one is yet sure quite what to make of it. Catalan organisations have told people here to carry on as normal. Right here, it is hard to tell that anything has changed one way or another. Local Catalan Police officers still guard this, the catalan political headquarters. And separatist leaders, who have technically been sacked by madrid, are now trying to work out their next move. Carles puigdemont, the catalan leader, featured on todays front pages, refuses to accept that he hasbeenig respecting people, symbols and opinions. Many here are worried about what may come next. Antonio and pilar, here queueing up for lottery tickets, just want a
The sacked leader of the spanish region of catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has made a televised address calling for peaceful resistance to madrid imposing direct rule on the region. Spains government has dissolved the Regional Parliament and installed a new police chief, after mr puigdemont declared independence. In madrid, several thousand people held a rally, waving spanish flags and calling for national unity. Spain has gripped by its biggest political crisis for a0 years. The stand off is escalating. 0n political crisis for a0 years. The stand off is escalating. On friday, catalonia declared independence from spain. Madrid responded by imposing direct rule and sacking the entire cata la n direct rule and sacking the entire catalan government. But it is deposed leader says he is not going anywhere. Translation we do not deviate. We continue persevering in the only way that can make us winners, without violence, without insults, in an inclusive way. And that has left catalans wondering
Barnard College has suspended at least 53 students for their alleged participation at the large anti-Israel protest at Columbia University, according to a new report.