hello, welcome to the programme. it is difficult to comprehend the horror that engulfed the north eastern region of mozambique this weekend. islamist militants linked to islamic state began attacking the town of palma on wednesday. since then, they have killed dozens, and thousands of people have been forced to flee. foreign staff working on a nearby natural gas project have also been caught up in the violence. they say they were forced to fend for themselves. survivors describe headless bodies strewn across the town. the bbc s africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. a desperate journey for many who had been trapped in the far north eastern corner of mozambique. on the gangway, you can see some of the people who ve finally made it to safety. civilians risked their lives to charter boats and ships for the rescue mission in palma but many are still missing. sonia omar is worried for her brother s safety, and describes this as a horrible and unfair situation . gunfir
we begin with the news that everyone has been hoping for, especially those who work in global trade. it s reported that a container ship, which has been blocking the suez canal since last tuesday, has been refloated. the ship was successfully re floated at 4:30am local time and was being secured at the moment, inchcape, a global provider of marine services said on twitter. ever given has stopped all shipping along one of the world s most important trade routes since tuesday of last week. about 12% of global trade, around one million barrels of oil and roughly 8% of liquefied natural gas pass through the canal each day. the blockage has held up an estimated $9.6 billion of goods each day. stephen askins is partner at tatham & co, maritime law specialists. good to see you. stephen, it would seem we have the good news we have been waiting for at last. what are the logistics, do you think? it is refloated but now needs to be moved out the way? i refloated but now needs to be move
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a police officer has died and another is in hospital after an attack on the us capitol. a man carrying a knife rammed a car into a barricade, before he was shot dead by police. president biden said he was heartbroken over the death of the officer. it s the second time the capitol has been targeted this year, after supporters of donald trump stormed the building in january. here s our north america editorjon sopel. sirens wail. we ve been here before. lunchtime on a cold easter day and another emergency sirens wail. a man in a blue car rams two us capitol police officers near a barrier. as he gets out of his vehicle, knife in hand, he s shot and has now died. immediately, congress goes into lockdown. a helicopter s summoned and lands in front of the capitol building. and the national guard, which has been on duty since the capitol riots ofjanuary 6, is mobilised. another terrifying moment for those who work in the
a police officer has died and another is in hospital after an attack on the us capitol. a man carrying a knife rammed a car into a barricade, before he was shot dead by police. president biden said he was heartbroken over the death of the officer. it s the second time the capitol has been targeted this year, after supporters of donald trump stormed the building in january. here s our north america editorjon sopel. sirens wail. we ve been here before. lunchtime on a cold easter day and another emergency at the capitol. sirens wail. a man in a blue car rams two us capitol police officers near a barrier. as he gets out of his vehicle, knife in hand, he s shot and has now died. immediately, congress goes into lockdown. a helicopter s summoned and lands in front of the capitol building. and the national guard, which has been on duty since the capitol riots ofjanuary 6, is mobilised. another terrifying moment for those who work in the congressional offices. at a hastily organised n
guilty of fraud, for lying on his police application form. police in belgium charge a crows of thousands of revellers who had d tricked into attending a hoax concert in brussels. the eurovision song contest has been given permission to allow fans to watch the event in person as part of a trial by the dutch government. welcome to the programme. we start in northern ethipia and some disturbing videos obtained by the bbc. they appear to show the killing of unarmed civilians by people apparently dressed in ethiopian army uniform. in november, the government launched a military campaign in the region of tigray. this was after an attack on an army base there thought to have been carried out by the rebel tigray people s liberation front. there have been accusations of serious abuses, by all sides in the conflict. our africa correspondent leila nathoo s report contains images that some will find very disturbing. armed men in uniform, leading a group towards a cliff edge. bodies appea