we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be 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. security forces are still fighting islamist militants who took over a hotel in the somali capital modagishu more than 2a hours ago. at least 20 people are said to have been killed. sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could be heard into saturday afternoon at the hayat hotel, but details remain difficult to verify. a security official says al shabab militants are still holed up with hostages. anxious relatives gathered outside the hotel, which witnesses say has been partly destroyed. the hotel is popular with politicians and government officials, some of whom are said to be still trapped inside. bbc monitoring s beverly 0chieng has been following the story from
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
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