people. police in thailand say the man suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in dang cock is part of a wider network. security footage shows the man in a yellow t-shirt leaving a backpack shortly before the explosion. 22 people died in the last, more than 100 were injured. >> translator: there are many possibilities because i believe it's unlikely this attack would be carried out by one person, it's likely many people are involved and had some sort of backing. if anyone has information that could be useful and could lead to the arrest of the culprit, they will be rewarded. >> meanwhile, relatives and friends of those killed have held prayers at the shrine after he reopened on wednesday. people have been lighting innocenc.[ inaudible ]lightingig fleeing. therlaying flowers, what is the latest we are hearing ottoman hunt. wayne. >> reporter: inching is probably the right term, laura, just further to the clip that you played there was place spokesman, we are also hearing that he is elaborate odd that saying that this really was too large of an tack to be carried out by one perna loan. he also witness onto say that the group that you mentioned. the network that this person is part of, must be thai citizens, but exactly what evidence he has for say that, or leads him to that conclusion we don't know. and he's also not elaborate on the ground exactly who he thinks that man is. that was caught in the scurry footage just before the blast took plays. still a lot of speculation as to exactly who he was, who this network is and stackly why this blast took place. >> and that shrine, wayne where the explosion took place is just behind you there. it's look i pretty busy. what is the mood like? >> reporter: it's certainly been very busy. i would have i velshi to say probably busier with international and local media than visitors, but the number has be creased. plenty of tears and emotion as you can imagine. >> reporter: some family members of victim have his come and left behind items of bothing and things that belong today some of those who were injured or killed in the blast. and other than that, generally just paying respects respects te affected by the attack. it certainly hasn't taken much time for the identity to return to normality. the shrine was opened less than 36 hours after the box took place, and the reopened u that's typically thai in a way, they very sill sill cen resilient ans things back to normal. >> wayne hay, thanks, wayne. turkey's prime minister says he's failed to form a governing coalition after weeks of talks. that means the country is almost certain to hold new elections after the june -- just months after the june polls. it comes during a turkish military campaign against rebel groups and isil. bernard smith from istanbul. the prospects of another election for turkey seems imminent, what happens next? >> reporter: well, laura, we are waiting essentially for president erdogan to say that there will be new elections. and when they might be. a currents time scale suggests any time really from the end of october to the end of november. until then, there is going to have to be what they call an election government. essentially a caretaker government. this is what the a.k.p. has been trying to avoids. this government is power sharing so the cabinet would be made up of all the parties. during dish, secular as well as the a.k.p. so for the first time the a k p will have to share power and give out ministry to his opposition parties, laura. >> that will be an interesting scenario, isn't it? why did the a.k.p. party fail to form a government coalition on its own? >> reporter: the bulk of the coalition talks were between the a.k.p. party and the c.h.p. and essentially these two parties so so ideologically opposed it seemed impossible for them to come together. c.h.p. a secular party, the a.k.p. a religious party. not making religious education compulsory that the a.k.p. wasn't happy with and weren't happy to share power for only a short period of time. the k hp wanted a long four-year co vision government. >> thanks very much, bernard. isil fighters have beheaded a renowned archeologist in the ancients syrian city of palmyra. the antiquities chief says the body was found hanging in the main square of the historic site on tuesday. the 82-year-old had been under isil detention for several months. the armed group captured palmyra in central syria from government forces in may. in yemen, saudi-led coalition fighters jets have bombed the key port. they destroyed the port's four cranes and warehouses. a spokesman for the saudi-led coalition is said the attacks were directed at a houthi military base not the port. it's the main entry point for aid surprise in northern yemen and controlled by houthi rebels. yemen's continues flight is making it one of the most dangerous places to be a child think nearly 400 have died so far. that means eight children on average are wounded or killed every day and they are being used to fight. at least 377 children have been recruited by armed forces and groups since march. plus access to food, difficult before the war, is now even harder. around 1.8 million children are expected to suffer from malnutrition this year. the fighting in yemen is having an impact on refugees from other countries as well. especially somalis. they have already left one war and now find themselves stuck in another. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: she is a somali refugees in yemen. she is staying in this school in the southern port city of aden, along with many others displaced by the fighting. she escaped from civil war in somalia many years ago. and find herself once again caught up in another conflict. >> translator: i have building living in aden for 25 years. it's hard to leave it. now i have children and life and death are in god's hands, no one escapes death, whether in somalia or here. >> reporter: some of the people living here are also displaced yemenis. he came here with his family when their home was damaged. and there is this man whose house was destroyed. they say their worried about not having a place to stay because the authorities wants them to leave the school. >> translator: every day the authorities come to remind us about the deadline to leave on august the 20th. where can i go as i have no house. my house was destroyed because of the war. we left because of the tragedy of the war and now we have the tragedy of housing. >> reporter: the situation is particularly bad for the 230 thow230,000somali refugees in ye are going back to somalia even though there is widespread fighting there too. >> translator: i had gone to yemen to start a new time away from the war in somalia. but there i found another war. now i am back to somalia again, i have been a ref jay all my life. >> reporter: somalia already has 10s of thousands of displaced people. but many in yemen say they have no choice but to go there. and whether they are stuck in yemen or forced to go back to the country from which they fled, these somalis have nowhere safe to call home. caroline malone, al jazerra. as you heard in that report. somalia remains very insecure, african union peacekeepers are planning a major offense i ever with the somali army against the armed group al-shabab. the aim is to cut off the group's how to kenya where it carried out a string of deadly assaults. the operation is near the port and mohamed adow send this report from the frontline. >> reporter: these are the men somalia wants to use in its efforts to seize territory back from al-shabab fighters. they are the latest recruits from the somali national army. they are now being trained in the port city. capital of the regional state, one of the last remaining strong holds of a al-shabab. >> translator: we cannot allow al-shabab to continue using this region as a hide out. they have been flushed out of most other parts of somalia, we shall do the same there too. >> reporter: but until the army recruits finish their training, it's these fighters from -- who have the task of defending the territory an under government control. we set out with them to their frontlines with al-shabab, it's a constantly changing combat zone. moving in small groups al-shabab fighters are known to conduct surprise attacks almost anywhere. suddenly we are under attack. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: there has been annal show bob ambush here at this section of the road. it's renowned for attacks by al-shabab who are not very far away from here. just a few kilometers away, and the men we are with are the forces of the state returning fire. with our attackers pushed back and everyone accounted for, we move forward to the official frontline. anywhere beyond here is rebel territory. these men cannot afford to relax. they know their enemies could hit them at any moment. just a few hundred meters away from the defenses of the regional forces there is an african union peacekeepers' base. >> translator: we have a close working relationship with the peacekeepers. expect intelligence and information. they also support us by treating our sick and wounded. >> reporter: a shot distance away from the front lines in the village, until recently it's been an important base and tax collection center for al-shabab. with their village turned in to a battlefield most of the people here have fled. those who remain behind are terrified. this woman says her roadside cafeteria was burned down just days ago by al-shabab members who accused her of selling food to government soldiers. this is no conventional war and it seems each group is ready to use any trick to out do its opponents. mohammedemohammed do you, al ja. in southern somalia. still ahead hear on al jazerra. the world governing body for track and field has a new president. and. >> reporter: i am andy gallagher in the mississippi delta, a fertile place where ironically it's hard to buy freshing healthy food. we'll be showing you wouldn't community is fighting back. back. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. ♪ ♪ held going, the top stories here on al jazerra. police in thailand believe the man suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in bangkok is part of a wider next work. secure it the footage shows him leaving a backpack shortly before monday's explosion. 22 people died in the blast. talk in turkey to form a coalition government have failed. that means the country is almost certain to hold new elections just months after the june vote. and in yemen, suozzi-led coalition fighter jets have bombed a key port. they say they are targeting houthi positions. the rebel control the point a key entry point for humanitarian aid. the german parliament has begun a special session to vote on the 86 billion euro greek bailout. m.p.s, are expect ised to vote in a few hours, angela merkel is fight to go keep mechanics of her own party in line, last month 65 refuse today back talks on the bailout. the teri that serve as a temporary refugees screening center of kos as left to for the northern support. it will pick up hundreds of people from islands along the way. they will be able to continue their journeys across europe. a record 107,500 people crossed european union border last month. and the u.n. says all of europe must do its share to shelter them. germany ticks the most asylum seekers and there are reports around 750,000 applications are expected this year. the u.n. says 21,000 people are arriving -- arrived in greece in the past week alone. islands like kos are struggling to cope with the influx. as june a hull reports. >> reporter: if this is a promised land, then for many, it's proving to be a false one. every day they come, sometimes in their hundreds. refugees and those seeking work, crossing the placid waters of the you guillain from turkey. that's the turkish down in the distance. every day they way, for tape paperwork that allows them to stay or move to other parts of europe. >> many people are here, iraqs, iran is, african here, there is little procedure. this day is at third day. >> reporter: other people have been waiting much longer. >> 23 days. >> reporter: and nobody has helped new that time? >> i want to go in germany. >> reporter: why, what do you think you will find in germany? >> because i think my future is there. >> we have sure vials hits, hygiene kits, women kits, baby kits. >> reporter: do you think the authorities are in control? >> basically they are tired. you can't control something that is 100 people and it's something that you have 1,000 is different. in other words, no, not really. >> it's tough. it's tough. that's for sure. it's tough for them. >> reporter: things have been worse in recent days a government-charted passenger ferry has moder in town, providing annotation, document and a place to stay for 2000 people. they are, he clues i feel syrians aboard who have fled their civil war are bitch priority. but many other nationalities that aren't allowed on board like these people living rupp rough on a beach in the center of town, very little class hanged a group of africans from cal ron, nigeria and congo say they are being discriminated against. >> we are angry and tired, we have made complaints, lodged complaints to almost everybody here, most of them laugh at our complaints. >> reporter: you think that is specifically because you are africans. >> they might say, but what i see they are laugh at our complaints, you yourself should know that it's because we are africans. >> reporter: on the greek shore, they may be safe from the hardships they fled, but even here float on the ground a holiday lilo. they are hardly secure. jonah hull, al jazerra. france and britain are set to sign a deal on thursday to tackle the refugees crisis in calais. it will focus increasing security and humanitarian aid in the french port city. thousands have people have tried to get to britain from calais from the tunnel think at least 10 have died since june. libya is one of the transit points for migrants trying to get to europe despite fight ago on cross the country between remembered groups. the arab league has fletch today help but refused air strike help. isil controls one of the borders. >> reporter: on the outskirts of libyan pro government fighters take up position. they are trying to hold off those who have pledged allegiance to isil and claim to have taken muammar ga da qaddafs hometown. reports say they tried to push the group back. the fight began after isil executed a cleric of a tribe last week. they say isil fighters are using loud speakers to pledge allegiance are being killed. by occupying sirte. isil has claimed the city and the highway that links the east and west. they june they took over the power plant. that's why one of libya's rival parliament is calling for help from arab neighbors. >> translator: we ask arab nation to his support us by performing airstrikes against isil. the danger of islamic state and terrorism in libya threatens tunisia, al jazerra, egypt, chad being niger and sudan and all neighboring states, europe knows the immaterial they want danger from this terror i remember. >> reporter: arab league meeting requested by libya that brook government fell short of the airstrikes to prevents the complete take over. >> the. >> translator: the council adapted a strategy to support libya we have adopted a request for the international community to interact with the legitimate government and he he can haded parliament. >> reporter: there are differences among arab states about which rival set of politicians makes the legitimate government. the i want nagly recognized government is limited to the eastern city of tobruk and it's been annulled by the supreme court. by the general national congress parliament based in tripoli controls large parts of lib that and backed by the powerful coalition of militias. and those divisions within have created a security vacuum in i object lolibya that's helped crg smugglers and hard line groups like ice toil take route. and benghazi, considered home to the 2011 revolution has become war zones. so far u.n. efforts to bring together the warring libyan factions have not worked. giving isil more time to regroup and recruit. al jazerra. workers at the u.n. relief and works agency in jordan are staging a sit in as a palestinian refugees camp. it's the second such protest in just a few weeks, the u.n. is threatening to delay the tart of the academic year by at least four months. it says it does not have the required funds to resume classes next month of over 700 schools. women are rush to go vote in saudi arabia. it's the first time women have been able to take part in municipal elections. it means they can also run for office. this is the third time these elections have been held. they are every four years and allows citizen to his choose who they want to manage their municipal services. south korea is beginning work to raise the sewol ferry it capsized in april last year killing more than 300 people. most of them children. recovery is expects told cost $70 million. harry fawcett has the latest from seoul. >> reporter: for the family members of the victims of the sewol disaster, many who maintain this protest here in central seoul it's been a very long time to wait for this recovery operation at last to get underway. there huh been a good deal of debate within south korean government circles about whether to raise the sewol at all. a debate about the practicalities of all of this and the cost effectiveness, that was eventually resolved in april this year with a presidential decision that they would raise the sewol. it will cost in excess of 70 million u.s. dollars and will be incredibly difficult and intricate. first there will be this survey period, then divers will go down to put net ago cross all of the openings of the sewol to try prevent any of the missing nine people that may still object board the ship to represent fair remains from -- prevents their remains from floating out there try to inflate portions of the treatment, insert beams underneath it which will then be carried on the rig to support the vessel before they take on shore to raise it on a floating dock and then to the shore. it will be an incredibly difficult as well as costly operation. the people here we spoke to one mother of a 17-year-old boy who died in the disaster, and says that they will maintain this vigil until the very end to make sure that the ship is raised and that as much as can be is found out about the circumstances surrounding the south korea's big zest salient disaster. sebastian coe has been elected the president of the iaaf. he bait you crying vinnie in the ballot. he takes over from the president who has ran the iaaf for the last 16 years. aids remember brown has the latest from beijing. sebastian coe has been elect today one of the most important positions in world sport. the ballots were held in pry ave at he but we know that sebastian coe won by 23 votes, giving them a winning margin of around 10%. he said he was relieved and honored and said there would be zero tolerance when it came to drug cheats under him. but in order to do what sebastian coe has pledged. , the sport is going to need a lot more money. now sebastian coe during the election campaign said he want to have had an independent body to carry on the doping testing in the future even perhaps to outsource that particular service. he is without doubt a very relieved man but also a very weary one. because since january, he has traveled more than 700,000-kilometers during his campaign. that's an awful lot of air miles. an awful lot of money. but today sebastian coe is the president elect, he will actually take over once the world championships end here in beijing tends of august. now, phenomenon of a food desert an area without easy access to fresh fruit and vegetable is his becoming increasingly common in the u.s. in the third part of our series on this issue? i, andy gallagher reports from some who are planting seeds for a healthier future. >> reporter: the many people gorder be is a passion a chance to get your hands dirt and i watch as the seeds you sow grow and mature. but here in the mississippi delta in kind of urban gardening is proving to be a vital lifeline. >> no that's lemon. >> reporter: dorothy used to be a nurse. but when she realized that fresh food was in short supply, he founded a community garden. and it's a career change she doesn't regret. >> i know i am preventing someone in the long run from having to go to the hospital. so i am still doing health care on this end. and i was reluctant do it, but as i see families are coming and receiverring and i get the comments from families i know at that points that what i am doing is no in vain. >> reporter: many of the delta schools too strides are being made to give the state's children healthier meals. mississippi has some of highest rates of obese die and dee bite he is in the u.s. it's hoped that schemes like this farm to school program will help change that. >> we could do more with availabilities of funds, but we do do a lot with what with we do have and i am very proud of that. i am very proud of the success of our programs here in mississippi. >> reporter: and it's not just the delta's younger generation that are learning about the benefits of a better diet. she tends her small garden every day and says her efforts are about more than just health. >> i can actually plant a seed and watch it grow from a sprout to actually bearing something that i can eat, that i can save money for that i don't have to buy that product from the store, focus on something else as far as insurance and medicine and other things like that. >> reporter: the mississippi delta is one of the u.s.' poorest regions. and food desert defined as places where access to healthy produce is difficult to find are commonplace but progress is being made. in addition to teaching the local community how to grow their fresh food and showing them the eventual plan for the community garden it's to turn this in to a farmer's market to be held twice a week. when they have done that in the part the fresh food is old out in minutes. -- sold out in minutes. >> this region is long neglect you but through the dedication of a few its future looks a lot healthier. of course keep up onto date with the latest news on our website. you can also watch programs that you may have missed. you can watch them again, that's at aljazerra.com. people, innocent people doing nothing at all, walking down the street, bam, bam, bam, please policemen jump upon them, beat them, in this hor inc. way. >> as the 50th anniversary of the voting rights march from selma to montgomery and bloody sunday was, protesters across the country today are calling for an end to what they say is rachel

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