:00:04. > :00:08.This is BBC World News Today with me Philippa Thomas. Kenyan forces storm
:00:08. > :00:21.a shopping mall in Nairobi where militants have been holding dozens
:00:21. > :00:26.of shoppers hostage since Saturday. punctuated this third day of crisis
:00:26. > :00:33.- ten to 15 gunmen are thought to people are known to have been killed
:00:33. > :00:51.when gunmen stormed the mall on They threw a grenade and it entered
:00:51. > :00:55.my hand and leg. The horse trading begins in Germany, who will join the
:00:56. > :01:08.Hello and welcome. Heavy gunfire is still being heard in the Kenyan
:01:08. > :01:11.capital tonight as a huge cloud still being heard in the Kenyan
:01:11. > :01:17.smoke billows from the shopping centre where Islamist militants
:01:18. > :01:18.smoke billows from the shopping Saturday. The security forces have
:01:18. > :01:23.been trying to clear the gunmen Saturday. The security forces have
:01:23. > :01:24.the Westgate mall in Nairobi. These are the live pictures coming into us
:01:25. > :01:33.from the scene. The authorities are the live pictures coming into us
:01:33. > :01:36.62 people have been killed. In a moment we'll report on those who
:01:36. > :01:39.lost their lives and we'll assess the motive of the militant Somali
:01:39. > :01:55.group, al-Shabab who've claimed Day three, the siege is starting to
:01:55. > :02:04.feel like a waiting game, soldiers and police passing the time of day.
:02:04. > :02:12.Suddenly, just afternoon a shot rings out. A series of explosions
:02:12. > :02:16.coming from inside the complex. There is a series of shots ring
:02:16. > :02:20.coming from inside the complex. now, just outside a shopping centre.
:02:20. > :02:27.Lacks smoke we can see coming from the top of the building. -- black
:02:27. > :02:28.Lacks smoke we can see coming from happening inside at this is the
:02:29. > :02:33.Lacks smoke we can see coming from action we have heard in a number of
:02:33. > :02:41.hours. The building where the gunmen including army personnel carriers.
:02:41. > :02:42.hours. The building where the gunmen Government forces are in gauge in a
:02:42. > :02:50.The attackers are not giving up Government forces are in gauge in a
:02:50. > :02:56.The attackers are not giving up al-Shabab which carried out the
:02:56. > :03:32.a children's cookery competition when the gunmen struck. Her own
:03:32. > :03:41.daughter and son aged 12 and eight were injured. I had 33 kids with
:03:41. > :03:49.me, the shooting was going on so we were in the corner and as I told
:03:49. > :03:54.everyone to bend down, because the adults were worse than animals,
:03:54. > :04:01.climbing on top of the kids to get over the walls and I was trying
:04:01. > :04:03.climbing on top of the kids to get stepping on the children. Someone
:04:03. > :04:19.carried my daughter out. She could not walk. I said a prayer to look
:04:19. > :04:21.after her. . . And then they pushed the kids away, we ran towards each
:04:21. > :04:27.other, we heard more firing and the kids away, we ran towards each
:04:27. > :04:32.thought they were firing at us but it was the guys who came in and
:04:32. > :04:34.thought they were firing at us but were protecting us. Government
:04:34. > :04:42.forces say they killed two militants in the assault but the crisis is not
:04:42. > :04:52.over. The terrorists will be running and hiding but all floors are under
:04:52. > :04:57.our control. I also confirm we have fully controlled the building so
:04:57. > :05:03.there is no room for anyone to escape. The army says its concern is
:05:03. > :05:07.to get the remaining hostages out alive. People who are now preparing
:05:08. > :05:16.to spend a third terrifying night inside. There were thousands of
:05:16. > :05:23.shoppers in the Westgate shopping centre when the gunmen struck.
:05:23. > :05:26.People of many nationalities were killed and injured. Our reporter was
:05:26. > :05:39.one of the first to arrive at the A terrifying experience for those
:05:39. > :05:44.who escapes and those still trapped. Over the weekend, as the death toll
:05:44. > :05:48.rose, it became clear the victims were from all corners of the globe.
:05:48. > :06:02.This is a place where foreigners The thick insulated roof protects
:06:02. > :06:12.Among those confirmed dead was a prize-winning academic who joined --
:06:12. > :06:33.with British Australian nationality. His company described him as...
:06:33. > :07:04.literary royalty in his home nation. His fiancee, pregnant with their
:07:04. > :07:14.literary royalty in his home nation. also among the dead. Her husband was
:07:14. > :07:18.literary royalty in his home nation. casualties expected to rise, Kenya
:07:18. > :07:24.are donating blood. This incident has pulled Kenyans together. We
:07:24. > :07:27.are donating blood. This incident The president announced at the
:07:27. > :07:36.weekend that his nephew was among the dead. He perished with his
:07:36. > :07:41.fiancee. This is an atrocity that has united in grief the whole of
:07:41. > :07:51.families who have been affected around the world. The al-Shabab
:07:51. > :07:56.group says it carried out the attack because of the presence in Somalia
:07:56. > :07:58.of Kenyan troops. They are there as part of African Union forces to
:07:58. > :08:01.of Kenyan troops. They are there as fighting between warring factions.
:08:01. > :08:15.They were also responsible for driving al-Shabab out from another
:08:15. > :08:17.Armed men have always ruled Somalia. These African Union troops are the
:08:17. > :08:25.latest. But they have a mandate These African Union troops are the
:08:25. > :08:33.the United Nations to be here. Their possible and encourage a Somali
:08:33. > :08:40.government to emerge. The terrible Somalis show how difficult these
:08:41. > :08:43.ambitions are. This farmer whose identity we have disguised says
:08:43. > :08:48.ambitions are. This farmer whose fled to the land after al-Shabab
:08:48. > :08:53.took control. If you have a farm they would take half, if you do
:08:53. > :09:00.took control. If you have a farm pay half they will arrest you or
:09:01. > :09:06.African Union troops do what they can to control the situation but
:09:06. > :09:10.they are battling against a long history of unrest. Somalis come
:09:10. > :09:13.they are battling against a long this state of affairs because the
:09:13. > :09:20.clamp have been fighting each other to years, the is the mists saw the
:09:20. > :09:25.confusion and moved into exploit it. -- is the mists. The local Somali
:09:26. > :09:37.government forces are disorganised. Most people think the African Union
:09:37. > :10:02.situation would get worse. How long British, we are fighting with the
:10:02. > :10:23.Somalia and is. The international community is trying to bring a new
:10:23. > :10:29.Hammond he says he believes six siege and we are hearing from Philip
:10:29. > :10:49.piecing together the information. among those who have died. We are
:10:50. > :10:52.piecing together the information. We are pretty clear the claim of
:10:52. > :10:55.responsibility rings true, it's al-Shabab. Had you read the motives?
:10:55. > :11:02.Twofold, their main mission and al-Shabab. Had you read the motives?
:11:02. > :11:13.is to regain control of the sections of Somalia they have lost to Kenya
:11:13. > :11:18.military got involved in 2011 and it is not the first such attack. Others
:11:18. > :11:25.have taken place but not with this impact or death count. But there's
:11:25. > :11:33.also the global element, elements in al-Shabab which have global Jihad
:11:33. > :11:39.Western targets outside of Kenya, outside Somalia. And put off these
:11:39. > :11:45.countries from further involvement and they believe to prevent the
:11:45. > :11:58.American attempt at subjugating publicity, it is easy for me to
:11:58. > :12:02.American attempt at subjugating Yes, it was. It hit Kenya and Kenyan
:12:02. > :12:03.society and the government and Western involvement and interests.
:12:03. > :12:09.It was the perfect target. Even Western involvement and interests.
:12:09. > :12:13.we say it is obvious, it is not something that's to stop. These
:12:13. > :12:16.we say it is obvious, it is not were trained and know what they
:12:16. > :12:16.we say it is obvious, it is not doing and are willing to die. But
:12:16. > :12:21.the threat to security wasn't a doing and are willing to die. But
:12:21. > :12:27.of the election campaign, it wasn't on the radar. Kenya has lots of
:12:27. > :12:33.problems and different social is choose. Terrorism was not top of the
:12:33. > :12:41.list, they do have a low scale terror threat that considering there
:12:42. > :12:47.was huge ethnic into ethnic staff and wasn't to do with it. There
:12:47. > :12:54.was huge ethnic into ethnic staff a concern if there would be a rerun
:12:54. > :13:00.different threat and an enormous incident and given what's happening,
:13:00. > :13:05.what can Kenya do, can call on more aid from the US and outside or does
:13:05. > :13:09.that risk inflaming the situation? The African Union involvement in
:13:09. > :13:14.Somalia is getting assisted by the United States but that is the model
:13:14. > :13:21.they want to stick with. They want involvement or avert involvement,
:13:21. > :13:29.the AAU model does that, assisted by involvement or avert involvement,
:13:29. > :13:34.America. What I would say in Kenya is they will continue to be resolute
:13:34. > :13:50.have to ask why they are there and forces are so involved. Yes, but you
:13:50. > :13:50.have to ask why they are there and for a long time. It was something
:13:50. > :14:24.external trainers from the US and for a long time. It was something
:14:24. > :14:24.external trainers from the US and about Somalis in Kenya or Muslims.
:14:24. > :14:33.emphasising them standing together about Somalis in Kenya or Muslims.
:14:33. > :14:41.but it is causing tension. I hope that the president will speak and
:14:41. > :14:45.there was an attack last bit at low-level, aged hardest attack in
:14:45. > :14:55.Nairobi and there were reprisals anti-Muslim riots. I hope that
:14:55. > :15:01.doesn't happen this time. It is likely something will happen but we
:15:01. > :15:05.can only hope it is contained. Finally, what is driving al-Shabab,
:15:05. > :15:09.how much steer are they getting Finally, what is driving al-Shabab,
:15:09. > :15:23.outside and how much Al-Qaeda help are they getting? Is this part of a
:15:24. > :15:29.They are self-sufficient, fairly independent. There are elements
:15:29. > :15:32.They are self-sufficient, fairly are allied with Al-Qaeda, they have
:15:33. > :15:37.Al-Qaeda, they consider themselves Al-Qaeda in East Africa. Whether or
:15:37. > :15:47.not they are getting any direction, Al-Qaeda Central is not the case, it
:15:47. > :15:56.evidence of any direct operational control from external Al-Qaeda.
:15:56. > :16:00.Now to Germany and now we get back to work, said Angela Merkel after
:16:00. > :16:07.her resounding victory in the German elections. It is not that simple.
:16:07. > :16:09.Parliamentary system means the Conservatives will need to form
:16:09. > :16:19.Parliamentary system means the coalition with partners who may
:16:19. > :16:25.In the shadow of the new Bundestag offices and election poster flaps in
:16:25. > :16:36.the wind. A new day of work after the excitement of the night before.
:16:36. > :16:41.With a hint of a jig, she rejoiced with party workers. She starts her
:16:41. > :16:57.third term as leader of Germany Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow we
:16:57. > :16:58.get back to work. This is a big victory, no doubt about that, a
:16:58. > :17:06.campaign was so closely focused victory, no doubt about that, a
:17:06. > :17:17.negotiations start with her party, Social Democrats. The SPD will talk
:17:17. > :17:26.to Angela Merkel's CDU to see if they can work together but her party
:17:26. > :17:37.centre-left SPD came second with just 4.8%, leaving them with no
:17:37. > :17:49.centre-left SPD came second with seats in the new parliament. So
:17:49. > :17:55.centre-left SPD came second with She got 42%, critics have no say any
:17:55. > :18:04.longer. She can say in Europe to David Cameron and other heads of
:18:04. > :18:08.longer. She can say in Europe to It is all about who wins this Place,
:18:08. > :18:18.the Bundestag to find a coalition that can be sustained but throughout
:18:18. > :18:24.That wheeling and dealing can take it did for the current coalition
:18:24. > :18:27.government. It could be a very different story in Berlin, we could
:18:28. > :18:35.be talking about quite a lot of Absolutely. Do Brace yourself. The
:18:35. > :18:42.first big headline in Germany is that this is being billed as a
:18:42. > :18:44.victory for mummy, as she is known by so many Germans, she scored the
:18:44. > :18:55.best result for her party since by so many Germans, she scored the
:18:55. > :18:59.reunification of Germany, and it is absolutely a personal triumph. The
:18:59. > :19:00.CDU's election campaign was centred around her and not really around the
:19:00. > :19:05.issues and across-the-board use around her and not really around the
:19:05. > :19:07.voters flocking to her side looking for stability in unstable economic
:19:07. > :19:11.times will stop the young, old, for stability in unstable economic
:19:11. > :19:13.and women. She hasn't been able for stability in unstable economic
:19:13. > :19:17.put up her feet and enjoy this, for stability in unstable economic
:19:17. > :19:21.relish this victory for a minute. She didn't get an absolute majority
:19:21. > :19:28.as is very typical German politics, coalition partner to form the much
:19:28. > :19:33.desired stable government. If you asked Germans they would want the
:19:33. > :19:39.ground coalition, between her and Democrats. They are hoping that
:19:39. > :19:46.might inject a bit more social introduction of a national minimum
:19:46. > :19:49.wage. The international market also favours a grand coalition, the
:19:49. > :19:53.Social Democrats might be more left-leaning, but it is thought
:19:53. > :19:58.Social Democrats might be more pairing between the CDU and the
:19:58. > :20:02.Social Democrats might be more open-minded approach to the eurozone
:20:02. > :20:11.periphery and ease the eventual What is decided, matters not just to
:20:11. > :20:15.German voters, but potentially to the citizens of Greece, Spain and
:20:15. > :20:21.the rest of the European Union? mutterings in the corridors of
:20:21. > :20:25.Brussels in the lead up to Germany's election. It is the biggest economy
:20:25. > :20:30.in Europe, countries, politicians, the people of the eurozone looked to
:20:30. > :20:33.Germany to lead in solving the European crisis and everything was
:20:33. > :20:38.put on hold in the lead up to the election, ranking union, more money
:20:38. > :20:45.for Greece, or Ireland. If you look at the muted reaction of the markets
:20:45. > :20:51.this morning you can see there is phase in the eurozone crisis, there
:20:52. > :20:59.had been a hope Germany would emerge re-NNI -- reenergised, no more
:20:59. > :21:01.slowly, slowly approach, but let's go and at once and for role, but
:21:01. > :21:13.instead days and weeks of political go and at once and for role, but
:21:13. > :21:16.instead days and weeks of political negotiations between fellow leaders,
:21:16. > :21:22.David Cameron might feel that she would be sympathetic to not as much
:21:22. > :21:24.power in Brussels but more to the He shouldn't underestimate her,
:21:24. > :21:29.nobody should. Even though she is her mental she has had to coalition
:21:29. > :21:52.known as mummy she is also known as her mental she has had to coalition
:21:52. > :21:56.and look what has happened to the liberal FTP, they didn't even make
:21:56. > :22:00.it into Parliament. David Cameron should not underestimate her. If you
:22:00. > :22:01.remember when she was talking about an agreement between governments on
:22:01. > :22:08.fiscal union David Cameron said an agreement between governments on
:22:08. > :22:14.shrugged her shoulders and turned her back. They are open to more
:22:14. > :22:17.shrugged her shoulders and turned more integrated and federal Europe
:22:17. > :22:27.but if you look at her attitude towards bank in Europe she is in
:22:27. > :22:36.We will now get back to our top story in Nairobi, and get the very
:22:36. > :22:41.We have heard the government saying we are in control, we have got it
:22:41. > :22:44.sorted, and yet there has been the smoke still coming out and you have
:22:44. > :22:57.been reporting on quite a lot of lot of comings and goings. This
:22:57. > :23:01.gives no impression of having been resolved. Having control of the
:23:01. > :23:05.building does not mean that the situation is over. We can only wait
:23:05. > :23:12.for an official announcement. Then we will know it is done. As is so
:23:12. > :23:14.often in these situations there we will know it is done. As is so
:23:14. > :23:18.scarcity of information. What we have been told is that three of
:23:18. > :23:22.scarcity of information. What we militants have been killed, what we
:23:22. > :23:25.have seen is there has been a fire inside the building, we know there
:23:25. > :23:33.have been some arrests at Nairobi airport, that are linked to the
:23:33. > :23:40.Saturday. But in terms of what is going on now, what is the fate of
:23:40. > :23:50.the hostages, the hostage-takers, the Al-Shabab Islamist, we simply
:23:50. > :23:57.activity, the ambulances, fire trucks, huge numbers of troops
:23:57. > :24:03.situation is still far from done and The sound is going in and out and
:24:03. > :24:11.out little bit, but to get a little bit more from you, you have scares,
:24:11. > :24:22.people think there is gunfire, a lot It is hard to overstate the fear of
:24:22. > :24:30.local people and the look of shock on their face every time there is
:24:30. > :24:41.For the most part, I think people would say actually the fire...
:24:41. > :24:51.Rather than fire coming out. Of people 's faces, and not surprising
:24:51. > :24:53.Rather than fire coming out. Of Kenyans and other nationalities
:24:53. > :24:54.Rather than fire coming out. Of through on Saturday, there is a
:24:54. > :25:09.profound and deep unease around through on Saturday, there is a
:25:09. > :25:29.rest of the day, suddenly there through on Saturday, there is a
:25:29. > :25:38.is a wider crackdown by the military The former captain of the Costa
:25:38. > :25:42.Concordia cruise liner has appeared in court in Italy. He is facing
:25:43. > :25:47.manslaughter causing shipwreck and abandoning ship. 32 people died
:25:47. > :25:50.manslaughter causing shipwreck and the liner hit rocks last year and
:25:50. > :25:54.defence lawyers have asked for permission to search the wreck for
:25:54. > :26:00.evidence after savage cruise raised Protesters are street in cities
:26:00. > :26:07.across Pakistan demanding that Christian minority after a double
:26:07. > :26:13.suicide at the church in bourgeois on Sunday the 81 people died in
:26:13. > :26:21.suicide at the church in bourgeois leaving at the end of the mass.
:26:21. > :26:23.gunfire and explosions have been heard and smoke billowing from the
:26:23. > :26:30.Islamist gunmen still hold over heard and smoke billowing from the
:26:30. > :26:37.hostages stop some have been rescued and a number of militants killed.
:26:37. > :26:46.movement has said it carried out the operation in Somalia though it is
:26:46. > :26:48.not known how many militants are still in the Centre for stop that is