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Tonight at ten, at least 34 people are dead after a car bomb explodes

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It went off in the city's main park, close to several bus stops.

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A second passed and there was a woman behind us.

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The authorities say it was a suicide bombing.

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So far no group has claimed responsibility.

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George Osborne warns, more public spending cuts

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are on the way, in this week's budget.

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The pilot who deliberately crashed a plane into the French Alps last

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year was told he should be admitted to a psychiatric hospital,

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Flips it on. What skill, what a finish!

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And Scotland's victory against France, confirms England

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as winners of the Six Nations, their first title in five years.

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A car bomb has killed at least 34 people and wounded more

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than 100, in the heart of the Turkish capital,

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It exploded near the city's main park, setting ablaze several

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It's the third time Ankara has been hit in the last five months.

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So far, no group has claimed responsibility

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Our correspondent, Mark Lowen has the story.

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The blast tore through the heart of Turkey's capital. A car laden with

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explosives detonated close to a busy transport junction. Panic spread.

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The area was quickly sealed off. Ambulances rushing in as casualty

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figures rise. Burning debris rained down around the scene. This was the

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very centre of Ankara, close to government and office buildings.

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Eyewitnesses spoke of a massive blast. TRANSLATION: It came next to

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us. A second past and there was a woman next to us, her seat just

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catapulted. Something hit my forehead, there was a car, the car

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exploded. The car, I think, was black. Five or six people above the

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buzz died, I saw it. I ran away as fast as I could. Something hit my

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forehead and my shoulder, I don't remember anything else. Just two

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days ago the US Embassy in Ankara warned of a possible terror attack

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nearby, advising American citizens to avoid the area. There will be

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serious questions about the government's ability to maintain

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security in its own capital. It's the second such attack in more than

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a month. A car in February killed 40 people, mainly soldiers. It was

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blamed on a Syrian Kurdish group but a second Kurdish organisation in

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Turkey claimed responsibility. Ankara days they are linked. Back in

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October and other blast hit the capital, twin suicide bombings

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killing over 100 in Turkey's worst ever attack. That was blamed on

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so-called Islamic State. Turkey now faces threats from several

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directions. No group has said it is behind tonight's blast. Forensic

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teams are on site and the government Security Council was convened. This

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is a nervous country in multiple firing lines. There is grief and

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fear about when this wave of attacks might end.

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Where is the finger of blame being pointed for this attack? Well,

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Clive, the government has said it will name the group it believes was

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behind this attack probably tomorrow once the investigation wraps up. A

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senior government official who have spoken too close to the

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investigation says he believes this was the work of the PKK, or an

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offshore of it. It's the Kurdish Litton group. -- militant. It would

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be consistent with last month's attack in Ankara also blamed on

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Kurdish groups. You can't discard Islamic State in this, IS operatives

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were blamed for a suicide bombing in Istanbul in January that killed

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around ten German tourists. President Erdogan of Turkey says

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this country is being targeted because of regional instability.

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It's deeply worrying for Turks but also for the wider world, because

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the West desperately needs a stable Turkey, this is a crucial Nato

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Wenger, vital Western ally bordering Iraq and Syria. It's

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the EU is depending on Turkey to stem the flow. They have shown

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manifestly how unstable this country has become and that will have an

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impact far beyond Turkey's borders. George Osborne has warned there'll

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be more public spending cuts The Chancellor says the outlook

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for the global economy, is more uncertain now than at any

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time since the financial He says the Government now needs

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to save the equivalent of 50p Here's our Chief Political

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Correspondent Vicki Young. George Osborne says he is building

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Britain's future, but some believe the cracks are starting to appear.

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The economic news has been downbeat and with a referendum on whether the

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UK stays in the EU just months away, the Chancellor's taking a safety

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first approach. The world is a more uncertain place than at any time

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since the financial crisis and we need to act now so we don't pay

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later. That's why I need to find additional savings equivalent to 50p

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in every hundred pounds the government spent by the end of the

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decade. Because we've got to live within our means to stay secure. And

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that's the way we make Britain fit for the future. That's not a huge

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amount of money, suggested the Chancellor, though the Treasury

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confirmed it would be ?4 billion a year by 2020. Mr Osborne is likely

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to face protests from those already affected by cuts, including hundreds

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of thousands of disabled people, who will see their benefits fall.

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According to your own government's figures you are saving ?1.2 billion

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by cutting payments to disabled people. Hold on, the budget is going

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up. It won't be... Where are the savings coming from? It's not going

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up as much as forecast. Controlling welfare bills is part of what you

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need to do if you are the secure country, able to confront the

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problems... Tory MPs are urging the Chancellor not to raise fuel duty

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and many want to see tax cuts for low earners and those paying the 40%

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rate. But there's not much room for manoeuvre. In the last stood up back

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in November, things have moved in the wrong direction, the economy has

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got a little bit worse, the forecast will probably be a little bit worse

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later this week. The result is, in order to meet his balancing the

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books target, he may well have two add a little bit more to the

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spending cuts that he's add a little bit more to the

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announced. Labour say the government must spend what it has more wisely.

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This is all about investment for the long-term. Investment in skills,

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infrastructure and technology. We're on the same page as the wealth

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creators in our society but at the end of

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creators in our society but at the grow our economy that prosperity has

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to be shared. George Osborne's pressing concern is to keep Britain

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in the European Union, so his budget Day message will be full of warnings

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about the risks of a vote to leave. It's a campaign dividing the

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Conservative Party so he'll want to come up with measures, including tax

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cuts, to give his own side something to cheer about. The very people who

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will one day have quite a big say in whether he becomes Prime Minister.

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In Germany, the Chancellor Angela Merkel's open door policy

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towards refugees, which saw more than a million enter the country

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last year, may have caused serious setbacks for her party

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Exit polls tonight suggest the Christian Democrats have

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suffered significant losses, with many voters turning instead

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Let's join our Berlin Correspondent, Jenny Hill.

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How much of a setback of these elections been for Angela Merkel? In

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a macro rarely have regional elections seems so significant that

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is because here they are widely perceived as being a test of Angela

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Merkel and her refugee policy. Just three out of Germany's 16

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states went to the polls today but this is the very first time any

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German voters have been able to deliver their verdict on that

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policy. The result will no doubt dismay Angela Merkel, not only have

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her Conservatives lost votes, but Germany's Populist party,

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Alternative fur Deutschland, has made significant gains. Bear in mind

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a FT was dismissed by Angela Merkel as a small, fringe party. Today

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seems significant in Berlin because many analysts regard it as a test

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run for the general election, which will be held here next year.

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The Chancellor's refugee policy has divided this country.

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And it sent voters flocking to the populist party Alternative

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fur Deutschland.

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AFD is anti-Merkel, anti-migrant, and it won around a quarter

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AFD is a party which speak to people's hearts. I don't know what's

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going to become of them, but they are taking people's concerns

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seriously, no one else listens to us.

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She recently suggested border police should shoot illegal immigrants.

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TRANSLATION: Germany has a lot of problems. These have led to this

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election result and to a higher turnout. We're not fear mongers, we

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address the problems other parties don't.

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There's been no comment from the German Chancellor this

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evening, but don't expect Angela Merkel's

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Her Conservatives have lost votes, but

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so have the other big political parties.

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The indications here in Burlington might are that Angela

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This country is ill at ease with the political right,

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but this is a voice to which Germany is growing

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The German pilot who deliberately crashed an airliner

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into the French Alps last year, killing all 150 people on board,

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had been told by his doctor two weeks before the tragedy

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that he needed treatment in a psychiatric hospital.

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Andreas Lubitz had a history of severe depression,

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but never told airline bosses of his doctor's recommendation.

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Every life that ended here began with one locked door.

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The last deadly claim of privacy for a man

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After locking his fellow pilot out of the cockpit,

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Andreas Lubitz aimed the plane he was flying directly into a remote

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part of the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

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In the face of all that can't be changed, investigators today focused

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TRANSLATION: Our first recommendation is a balance

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between medical secrets, confidentiality and

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We want clear rules to require health care providers to inform

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the authorities when a specific patient's health is very

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Andreas Lubitz had battled depression for years and had seen

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several psychiatric doctors in the weeks before the crash,

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one of whom had recommended he be treated in psychiatric hospital.

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Information that wasn't passed to his employer.

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By the time he sat behind the controls

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The cockpit voice recorder registered

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Doors that had been strengthened in the wake of 9-11

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against hijacking by passengers now proved fatal when the threat

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To this investigators said there was no easy

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Relatives of those who died expressed their disappointment

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Almost everybody is completely unsatisfied with the answers that

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Most of the people who were present didn't understand the reasons given

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A year ago, one young co-pilot spread pain across Europe.

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The question of who could have stopped

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him will haunt it for a long while to come.

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16 people, including four Europeans, have been killed in an attack

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on a beach resort in the west African state of Ivory

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Witnesses heard gunfire and saw people running from the beach,

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Al Qaeda in North Africa has claimed responsibility for the attack,

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in the town of Grand Bassam, a popular destination for tourists.

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An eyewitness trapped in a hotel room films the confusion and terror

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People fleeing from the beach in search of safety.

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The sleepy resort of Grand Bassam has never witnessed

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One eyewitness said the gunmen were masked.

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They killed a child, despite him kneeling

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I swear I heard them shouting, "Allahu Akbar."

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The military are coming now, as you can see.

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The government appealed for calm as heavily-armed soldiers took

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They also helped drive people away from the scene to places

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Medical staff helped those injured, including some children.

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On the ground, evidence of the attackers.

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Other images, which are too graphic to show, are of bloodied bodies

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A BBC colleague at a different coastal resort spoke to people

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who had been relaxing in Grand Bassam when the gunmen struck.

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Friends who were there at different hotels have told me they heard

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the shooting, they heard big bang sounds.

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The army came in and swooped up quite a lot of people and put them

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My friend could not tell me where she was on the phone

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because the army said the terrorists could be listening.

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Last November, troops rescued these hotel guest in Mali after 20 people

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were killed in a siege. Today's was the third recent attack by Islamist

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militant in West Africa, worrying times for the whole region. Another

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attack linked to Al-Qaeda. As terror spreads, people are left wondering,

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where is next? Will Ross, BBC News. Surrey Police have accepted mistakes

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were made, in the way they dealt with concerns raised by the mother

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of a 14 year old boy, who was murdered by

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a man he met online. The force has now apologised

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unreservedly to Breck Bednar's parents and made a payment

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to the family, after failing to follow up warnings

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that the teenager was being groomed. Here's our Home Affairs

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Correspondent June Kelly. Like so many teenagers,

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14-year-old Breck Bednar was constantly online,

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talking to friends and others It was through computer gaming

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that he came into contact He lured Breck to his flat

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and stabbed him in the neck. My friend and I got

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into an altercation and I am Are you telling me you

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have killed somebody? Two months before the murder,

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Breck's mother, concerned her son was being groomed by Daynes,

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contacted Surrey Police. Basic checks were not made

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and nothing was done. Now the force has apologised

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unreservedly to the family 100% I believed Breck would be

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here with us if the call handler had recognised that boys

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could be groomed too. If the call handler had indeed

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checked the police national computer, I 100% believe

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he would be here. In a statement, Surrey Police said

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they accepted mistakes were made and they would be working

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with Breck's parents in order to enhance awareness of the dangers

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that young people face online and ensure appropriate training

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is given to staff to assist in the prevention of similar

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crimes against children. Breck's killer was jailed

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for a minimum of 25 years. His mother has set up

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a foundation to educate children A Palestinian teacher from the West

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Bank has won a prestigious award described as the Nobel Prize for the

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profession. She grew up in a refugee camp and won the global teacher

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prize for helping children learn through play. Her win was announced

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by the Pope and she takes home $1 million. She says she will use the

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money to help other Palestinian teachers.

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With all the sport, here's Karthi Gnanasegaram at the BBC Sport

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England have become Six Nations Champions,

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Scotland defeated France by 29 points to 18.

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It was their first victory over the French in a decade and it handed

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For the first time in five years.

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Our sports correspondent Katie Gornall

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The prize was in sight. Even though the only team that could win it

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today was miles from Murrayfield. It's been a decade since Scotland

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last beat France in the six Nations and the size of their tax was

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underlined when the French captain landed an early blow

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underlined when the French captain minutes. In the past Scotland mayhap

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struggled to find a response but they stood up to France's

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heavyweights defence with Stuart Hogg punching through. Now Scotland

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had momentum and soon Duncan Taylor had the cloud on their feet again.

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Single-handedly stretching their lead. Panic isn't the French way and

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their patient play was rewarded lead. Panic isn't the French way and

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the gap was reduced to lead. Panic isn't the French way and

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just before the break. Tension was building. Time for cool heads. What

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skill, what a finish. A flick on setting up Tim Visser to kick-start

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celebrations in Edinburgh and beyond. Scotland's defeat of France

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that in the title in England's hands. It's a fantastic achievement

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by the team. When you talk about the players, you look at the squad, it's

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still very much the same squad as the World Cup, so that's what has

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changed themselves, they real credit goes to the players. Quite a week

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for England and their new coach. goes to the players. Quite a week

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Yesterday they won the triple crown against Wales, today the

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championship. The price they crave most of weights next week in Paris.

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Beat Paris and the grand slam is there. After the mass of the World

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Cup, this is how to put such memories to rest. In the women's six

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Nations, Ireland beat Italy 14-3. It's time to pop out of the room

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if you don't want to know today's football results because Match

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of the Day and in Scotland, Arsenal were aiming

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for a third FA Cup in a row but they were

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knocked out of the competition Manchester United and West Ham drew

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1-1 and will need a re-play Tottenham are now just

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two points away from Premier League Leaders

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Leicester City after a 2-0 victory over bottom

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of the table Aston Villa. Harry Kane scored

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both the Spurs goals. Ross County have won

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the Scottish League Cup for the first time

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in the club's history. They beat Hibernian in dramatic

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fashion with a 90th minute winner. The 2-1 victory gives

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Ross County their first Double Olympic champion,

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Geraint Thomas, has become only the third British rider to win

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the Paris to Nice race. Thomas beat Alberto Contador

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by four seconds to claim The last Briton to win

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it was Sir Bradley Wiggins. And both British tennis number ones,

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Andy Murray and Johanna Konta, are through to the third round of

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the Indian Wells tournament. You can see more on all of today's

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stories on the BBC News Channel. But do stay with us on BBC1,

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