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
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From the cricket world cup to a Game Changing summer for womens sport, we look back at the biggest sporting moments this year. The mayor of sydney says the citys famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead, despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. More than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. A warning this report from phil mercer in sydney contains flashing images. Its arguably the worlds most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new years eve spectacular. They say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. Sydneys lord mayor, clover moore, said she shared the deep sympathies of those whod signed the petition, but stressed that the fireworks were planned months in
Children, who drowned in a spanish resorts Swimming Pool say they are devastated by the news. Restoration work on big ben will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. The mayor of sydney says the city s famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. tx more than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. Tens of thousands of people in the australian state of victoria have been told to evacuate amid worsening bushfire conditions. Officials are warning that temperatures of over a0 celsius, combined with strong winds, thunderstorms and a change of wind direction mean that the danger of fires will be particularly high tomorrow, with some areas facing a catastrophic risk. A warning