welcome to bbc news. muslims around the world are preparing for eid al fitr, a religious festival which marks the end of the holy month of ramdan. but in some countries, conflict and poverty have made that celebration all but impossible. some of the images we are about to show you are distressing. in yemen, at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in yemen s rebel held capital, sanaa, after hundreds crowded into a narrow street on wednesday night to get hand outs of around $9 from a merchant during a charity event for ramadam. i ll be speaking to a yemeni journalist and our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. but first, another muslim majority nation, sudan where people have been desperately trying to leave the capital, khartoum, amid another day of fighting, fearful about dwindling food supplies and the collapse of medical services. nearly a week of fighting between rival military factions in sudan is now thought to have killed at least 330 pe
been present for a long time now. what s happened especially with the exchanges with prisoners have given us some hope, and we were hopeful that this would continue, but after what happened last night we just need to recalculate everything, and we have to take more precautions about what happens next. the finger of blame is being about what happens next. the finger of blame is being pointed about what happens next. the finger of blame is being pointed to - about what happens next. the finger of blame is being pointed to all - of blame is being pointed to all sides some are saying that those who arranged to give out this charity hadn t coordinated with the authorities, others are saying the authorities, others are saying the authorities started to shoot in the air and that created some kind of panic. so really, all sides are blaming the otherfor panic. so really, all sides are blaming the other for how chaotic these scenes were. blaming the other for how chaotic these scenes were