Rescue crews in somalia are working to find survivors two days after the worst Suicide Attack in the countrys history more than three hundred people were killed and hundreds more injured after a truck explosion ripped through the heart of the capital. Reports. Its a search to recover bodies and perhaps to find survivors rescue workers hope there still life under these piles of rubble. Twenty four hours after the explosion we found a young man who was alive the first thing i asked for was a phone so he could call his family he will continue to look for survivors for as long as it takes. More than three hundred people died in saturdays bombing attack in mogadishu scores are still missing. And his family were nearby when the car exploded he hasnt seen his brother since. My brother and his wife very near the blast that hes still. Out or if they survived weve gone to the sea and all the hospitals but still nothing. Many families are left with only questions not knowing whether to grieve or
Follow on down this is al jazeera you from doha also coming up spains government gives catalonia a seventy two hour deadline to clarify its position on independence or face the prospect of direct rule. Somali rescuers look for survivors two days after the countrys worst Suicide Attack killed about three hundred people. And a scathing persecution footage released by the un shows streams of range of refugees continue their forced exodus from myanmar into bangladesh. We begin with major developments in iraq where Government Forces have taken control of the contested city of quetta cook from Kurdish Forces tension has been mounting in the Oil Rich Region ever since the kurds held a referendum on succession last month aljazeera is child stuff and has more now from ever built. The kurdish flag no longer flies in the center of kirkuk the city now officially back in the hands of the Iraqi Government its forces but made a rapid advance launched in the middle of the night fifteen hours later the
Of Million Pounds for one cask of rare Scotch Whisky the private collection thats up for sale. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news liverpool, Manchester City and tottenham are all in Champions League action tonight. Spurs host defending champions real madrid at wembley. Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at six. Police in new york say the man behind yesterdays attack, which left eight people dead and many others injured, had been planning it for weeks and carried it out in the name of so called islamic state. 29 year old sayfullo siapov moved to america from uzbekiztan on a us Visa Programme seven years ago. President trump has ordered Security Services to step up vetting procedures. And he said america must get tougher, smarter and much less politically correct. Yesterdays atrocity happened just a few blocks away from where the twin towers were attacked in 2001. Saipov swerved his truck onto a path and hit pedestrians and cyclists at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour, before
Fallon has resigned, following allegations about his past behaviour. In a statement this evening, sir michael said his behaviour had fallen short of the standards expected of the armed forces. In recent days, allegations have been made about mps conduct, including my own. Many of these allegations have been false but i realise that in the past i may have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that i have the honour to represent. I have reflected now on my position in government and i am therefore resigning as defence secretary. It has been a privilege to have served as defence secretary for the last three and a half years. I have the utmost admiration for the courage, the professionalism and the service of the men and women who keep this country of the men and women who keep this cou ntry safe. Of the men and women who keep this country safe. Thank you. In response, mrs may accepted his resignation and paid tribute to a long and impressive ministerial caree
Thats according to authorities who released more information today about 29 year old Sayfullo Saipov who moved to america from uzbekiztan on a us Visa Programme seven years ago. Yesterdays attack happened just a few blocks from where the twin towers once stood and is the deadliest act of terrorism in the city since 9 11. The bbcs nick bryant starts our coverage. This is a scene that new yorkers have dreaded for years, one that brings back the trauma of 9 11, one that shows how this city is vulnerable to new forms of terror. A rented pick up truck that became weaponised. A mode of attack that is common in europe. Now it has been used to deadly effect on american soil, and just yards from ground zero, the site of the september 11 attacks. The antenna on the new World Trade Center bathed in red, white and blue, to honour the eight people killed. This is the suspected attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, a 29 year old who reportedly shouted allahu akbar, god is great, as he left his truck. He was br