Morning at nine Sunday Morning to you, im victor blackwell. Im amara walker. We start with Breaking News out of The Middle East this morning, tensions are high across the region with growing fears of a wider conflict. New video for you this morning, shot overnight from a beirut suburb. Cnn crews, there i have reported near constant blast around the city overnight into this morning. And israel says it targeted hezbollah Weapons Facilities and issued new evacuation but just for parts of beiruts suggesting that more strikes could be on the way. But as paula has continued to launch rockets into israel and Israels Military says about 30 projectiles were fired into israel this morning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a defiant tone and then message late saturday seven fronts. Against the enemies of civilization for defending ourselves against this barbarism. Israel is defending civilizations against those who seek to impose a dark age of fanaticism on All Of Us rest assured isra
hello and welcome to bbc news. 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. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30 hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist military group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated al sha bab attackers detonated at least al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunman held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it has engaged a long running confl
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
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
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