Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading Morning Assembly at al wahda primary. It was bombed by the Saudi Led Coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. The classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. Young minds getting an education in war. Ahmed was leading the class atjus
Ahmed has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. We are afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts we cant go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. It is quiet now, but there is danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdel, says theyre are about 600 metres in front of us. A gun shot away, he tells me. For ahmed, school has always been a refuge, of sorts. This was our first been a refuge, of sorts. This was ourfirst glimpse been a refuge, of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him been a refuge, of sorts. This was ourfirst glimpse of him in january 2021, leading Morning Assembly at his primary. It was bombed by the Saudi Led Coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. The classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. Young minds getting an education in war.
Now on bbc news. The briefing smiling through. This is ahmed naguib. Hes 11 years old and he doesnt let much get in his way. Hes heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. Life was tough here, even before the war. But ahmed is a fighter. Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, le
we have a special report from 0rla guerin about the extraordinary resilience of some of its youngest citizens. hello, i m anjana gadgil. we start in the uk, where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. currently britain s most wanted man. the hunt for daniel khalife, facing serious charges of threats to the state, is being described as urgent and extensive. despite all the security that should have been in place here at wandsworth prison, the former soldier managed to escape from the jail s kitchen by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van. he was wearing his distinctive chef s uniform. he could be anywhere in the country
youngest. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. here, the government has ordered an urgent review into the circumstances surrounding the escape from custody of a terror suspect in south london. daniel khalife is still on run, after clinging to the underside of a food delivery van, leaving wandsworth prison yesterday. the 21 year old was awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base while serving in the army. the border force, ports and airports are all on high alert. graham satchell reports. it looked like business as usual at wandsworth today. prison vans coming and going, but the jail is now at the centre of a growing storm with serious questions about how a terror suspect managed to escape. daniel khalife was working in the kitchen. he broke out by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery van. in the house of commons, the justice secretary announced a series of reviews to answer some basic