security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants but there has no independent confirmation. al shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. our reporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story. we know that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the gunman holding hostages. we have seen some footage which we can show you an inner ear can the gunshots. this is clearly an intense battle for control and it is not known how many people died during the siege and witnesses say at least 20 and witnesses say at least 20 and one of the reported victims is the hotel owner although this has not been confirmed. earlier security official said 13 had been killed. the militant group alsa bad said some of the fighters managed to escape al shabab but a somal
accidents happened. you re watching bbc world news. a reminder of our top stories: security forces in somalia say they have successfully ended a 30 hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capital mogadishu. up to 20 people may have been killed. russia s activates its air defence systems over crimea, as the home of its black sea fleet comes under ukrainian drone attack for another night. boxing news now and the ukrainian heavyweight, 0leksandr usyk, has retained his four unified world titles with a victory he dedicated to the ukrainian armed forces. he beat britain s anthony joshua on a split points decision after 12 rounds. the fight in saudi arabia was a rematch of usyk s victory in london in september. usyk had beatenjoshua to claim the belts, but volunteered as a soldier following russia s invasion of ukraine in february. but the ukrainian authorities advised him to return to the ring to highlight the country s plight, and the pre match build up was dominated by his patriotism. here s
performed special rituals at the sacred kraal to usher in the new king of the zulu nation. the half sisters of the new king approach the court because they believe that their father s will, which paved the way for misuzulu to become king may have been forged, but the court threw that out. however, it still does appear that there is still going to be a lot of squabbling within the royal family. government officials who attended today s proceedings have said president cyril ramaphosa has endorsed this event, and a government backed coronation is due to take place next month. a reminder of our top story. officials in somalia say the security services have ended a 30 hour siege at a hotel in the capital, mogadishu. the claim has not been independently verified. at least 20 people are believed to have been killed after the popular hayat hotel was stormed by members of the islamist militant