began on friday evening, when the al shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege. this is so it was at least 20. one of the reported victims is the hotel s owner, although this has not been confirmed yet. earlier, a security official said 13 civilians had been killed. the militant group al shabaab said some of its fighters managed to escape. but a somali security commander told afp the gunmen are dead, and said we have had no incoming gunfire from the building since the siege ended. the official gave no information about the total number of casualties in the attack on the hote
hello, and welcome to bbc news. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they ve ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there s been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. emily, what is the latest? we know this first began on friday evening, wendy al shabaab group were known to have detonated at least two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. when the al shabaab. dozens were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with politicians and journalists. we know the siege is said to have lasted 30 hours, with government having held hostages inside. we have some footage in which you can hear the gunshots. frame. this was an intense battle for frame. this was an
and the secret hidden in china s rivers, finally exposed after a long drought. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they ve ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there s been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. the militant group, al shabaab, claimed responsibility. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. what is the latest? we know this attack what is the latest? we know this attack began what is the latest? we know this attack began on - what is the latest? we know this attack began on friday l this attack began on friday evening, when the al shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hyatt hotel in the capital. hayat. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with th
Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. A smiling sara sharif, seen here in a picture much more recent than those we had seen before. Surrey police have released the image and a School Photograph in the hope more people will come forward with information about her and her family. Both pictures show her wearing a headscarf, as she usually did in the last few months before her death. The ten year old was found dead six weeks ago at her family home in woking. She was found to have what prosecutors called a constellation of injuries which police said were multiple and extensive. Her uncle, faisal malik, herfather earl urfan extensive. Her uncle, faisal malik, her father Earl Urfan Sharif and her stepmother Beinash Batool appeared via video link at the old bailey on tuesday charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. The three left the country for pakistan the day before sara was sent dead. They flew back last wednesday but without saras five siblings, wh
and it happened close to the kerch strait, the kerch bridge, which connects russia to occupied crimea. it s become a symbol of russia s occupation for so many ukrainians. and yesterday we were told that a warship, a russian warship and the port was destroyed, well, badly damaged. it was listing heavily to one side and also had to be towed to shore. that s a major terminal for moscow, for grain and oil exports. and there s also an important navy base. and i think there is a backdrop here where ukrainian ports are getting pummeled by russian drones, the majority of which are launched from its black sea navalfleet. these are waters where russia has complete control, but it seems that ukraine is trying to counter punch further afield. in its words, it wants to stop russia from using the black sea as blackmail. but i think it also is trying to to frustrate