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ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains pa
right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year long family feud. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start in somalia where a security commander has told the afp news agency that somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al shabab jihadists at a hotel in the capital mogadishu. there s been no independent verification of the claim, but the building had been targetted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. it s reported all those who remained inside have been killed. the militant group says some of its fighters managed to escape. it s not yet known how many people died during the siege witnesses say at least 20. among the reported victims is the hotel s owner. the somali government has not yet commented on the attack. witnesses say security forces have bombarded the hotel with heavy weapons and much of the building has been severely damaged. anxious relatives gathere
of the zulus after a year long family feud. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re getting reports that security forces in somalia say they ve ended a thirty hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capital mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there s been no independent verification, but the building had been targeted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. the somali authorities say all those who remained inside have been killed. with me is our news reporter emily brown. emily, reporter emily brown. a hair raising 30 hours for emily, a hair raising 30 hours for those involved in the siege, what more do we know? this started on friday evening when the group carried out the attack and detonated detonated two bombs. dozens of people were evacuated from the building which is said to be popular with journalists and politicians politicians. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege, witness
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