I am robin adams with the sport in doha. More fa quarter finals and we have already had our first shock on sunday. Arsenal are out. Instead its watford that was celebrating a trip to wembley for the semifinals. Details coming up. We begin with breaking news out of turkey this hour. A massive explosion in the turkish capital ankara. A major tourist area. At least 15 people have been killed. The cause of the blast is not clear. Lets get the latest on this now from istanbul. Mohamed jamjoon joins us, what more do we know about the circumstances surrounding this . Reporter maryam officials here are not giving too many details at this hour. We have heard from eyewitnesses on the scene saying there was a loud explosion close to a bus station. To give you some idea, this is a very hayleypopulated area in the certainty of ankara, a lot of people there at any given time. Just very densely populated. So the fear at this hour is that the casualty toll could grow higher. Official, interior ministry officials, not giving an official death toll yet at this hour to us. But, again, there are forensic teams that are on the scene. Ago of now there has been no cause given for the explosion. A lot of speculation in the turkish media that perhaps it was a car bomb. There has been no claim of responsibility. But this is a real concern for turkey. This happens in the capital. And this happens now this is the third explosion to have happened since october. There was an explosion in ankara in october that was blamed on isil, that killed over 100 people. There was an explosion that happened in february in ankara that killed around 28, 29 people, that was blamed on a kurdish separatist group. Now enough this explosion at a time when security measures are really have gone in to full effect across the country especially in the capital at a time when there is so much concern about turkey because turk is a involved in a war on two front a wore against isil and a war against the p. K. K. , the kurdish militant party. This is something that will really have shock waves in turkey. At a time when there is so much current about the overall state of the security in the country. The fact that some group or individual penetrated the heart of the capital a very densely populated area, this is really going to cause a lot more concern. At this hour we know the Prime Minister is meeting with Security Officials and members of his capital in ankara, we are expecting a statement with more detail within the next couple of hours, but really right at the moment we are hearing a lot of concern and worry about what this means about the general state of security throughout this country. Maryam. And we have to treat this with cautioner because there is still a great deal we dont know. And we dont know what the cause of the explosion was, mohamed, but as you right are you point out it comes as a tense time in the country. This has to be the third or fourth major explosion we have seen in turkey in just the last six months. We know that the president , the Prime Minister they will be consulting Security Officials. What about people there . I know that you are in us stan bull. But what is the general mood. Atmosphere like these days given the recent unrest in the country . Reporter you know, you speak to turks throughout the country and there is a growing sense of worry hear. It is a palpable sense of concern because there have been soma at. Because the government is involved in a war on two front. Because security is front and center. Now, a lot of turk that his you speak with, whether its in istanbul or ankara or other parts of the country we are in, the last few days, they will tell you that they believe the government is doing the most that it can, that turkey, you know, is a little bit more vulnerable because it has more enemies really targeting. But, again, you speak to other turks in other stays, and they wonder if the government is, in fact, doing enough. The government will tell you that it has raised security measures, that it is on high alert constantly right now. Its top priority is to protect turkish citizens no matter where they be throughout this country. But the fact this is the third time this has happened in the capital of turkey and this has happened at a time where there are heightened security measures and at a time when the government mass repeatedly stressed they are taking extra precautionary measures is bound to raids more concerns throughout the general population here. Mohamed, thank you very much. Now moving to our other breaking news story this hour, the attack at a beach resort in ivory coast. Gunmen stormed the hotel in a popular weekend destination for many locals there, also a popular place for foreigners and tourist, the Reuters News Agency is quoting Police Services saying at least 12 People Killed and the government now says the Security Forces have neutralized, thats what they say, they have tackled six armed men. And it says that they attacked three toe hotels not one building. The gunshots. So we saw running spots, other gunshots, and then we saw guys, guys they shot one guy. Before they fired, they asked him to repeat [ inaudible ] or Something Like that. This is the third attack on a place popular with tourists in west africa since november. In november, gunmen stormed the raddison blue thole in malis capital shooting guests in the lobby then going room to room. 20 people died there. Most of them foreigners. Two months ago, gunmen attacked the Splendid Hotel in the cappuccino cafe opposite of the capital killing 30 people. Lets get more on this now from eye von in abuja. So certain not the first such attack in the region, ivan, we dont know who these gunmen were exactly, but it looks as though it wasnt just one hotel, that was attacked, but three. Reporter well, thats right. We have the government saying as you just said in the intro there, that they have managed to neutralize at least six assailants. If this was accurate, it would indicate that the government are in control, the Security Forces are in control. Some of the reports i have been reading suggest that there is still evacuation of individuals who are staying in hotels, taking place. Obviously the question now is, and many are asking, who is behind this attack. From what we understand again these are eyewitness reports that these gunmen were apparently roaming around on the beach. Its not clear how they were able to penetrate the hotels whether they walked in, whether it was a planned event. Its just simply not clear. These are the questions obviously that many will be asking of the government and of the Security Services. Maryam, this does, of course, come as a shock. As a surprise. You did point to the whole issue of seeing these attacks in the region in the last few months, you said november we saw that attack in mali and in january, in burkina faso, many people were not expecting Something Like this in the ivory koefrbgts evening though the ivory coast does share a border with those two countries. Simply because the ivory coast has managed to rebuild its image since the 20102011 post election violence semi civil war. We have seen a huge return of ivorian people to the ivory coast. People coming back, going back to the ivory coast. Just last week ivory coast was named as the best investment destination in west africa. Of course as we know from this attack, its a popular destination, a popular Tourist Destination in the region. So people will be asking about what was the repairedness of these hotels given the geographical location of countries like mali, like burkina faso who have seen similar attacks, were the Security Services on alert for Something Like this or not. These are the questions people will be asking. So its a really a huge concern obviously to many people not just in ivory coast but the region and people wondering whether they can expect similar attacks in other cities in the region. Yes, not the first such attack in west africa. There have been several since november as you point out eye von. What do we know about the situation around the area at the moment. Three hotels were attacked, we dont know who these gunmen were affiliated with. Is that situation now under some control . Has it reached its conclusion . Reporter if the information we were getting acura action ace it would suggest they have control. Getting reports at least six of the gunmen involved in this attack have apparently been neutralized, not clear whether that means shot dead by the Security Services or being held by the Security Services its not clear. We dont have that information. But, of course, if the government do have the situation under control, what we understand, again speaking to some witnesses in the area, is that evacuations are taking place of some of the hotels in the area, obviously they want to be sure that there are no other assailants, no other gunmen in the area that there isnt a Second Attack planned like we have seen in some situations in the region over the last few years. You know, one would say its still slightly fluid situation. And until we ghetto visual confirmation, that the situation has been closed down by the authority, of course they will then start the investigation, there an investigation as to how exactly the attackers were able to penetrate the hotels and ultimately what the motives are, lots of speculation on the internet, many saying is this connected to al qaeda in the islamic ma agai greb we saw in e attacks in mali and burkina faso groups claim ago legiance to the extremist organizations, is there a connection there what is the role of france . France is a big player in the region and it has been supportive of certain situations that have been going on globally and many are wondering, well, were foreigners being attacked or what was the exact motive. The u. S. Embassy say some of its citizens were there during the time of the attack. But its not clear whether they were the target. They dont think that u. S. Citizens were a target, but clearly these attackers wanted to cause maximum impact and make this an international affair. Still many questions yet to be answered by the Security Services. Thank you very much for watching the developments in the ivory coast for us. There is more to come for you on the news hour. Thousands rally in brazil calling for their president to go. Also demands to get protesters out at another one of Donald Trumps rallies 60 results some in sport, paris st. German secure at league title clinching it in style. Lets turn to syria now. And effort to his end the fiveyear war. The effects of which have reverberated across the middle east and europe. The u. S. Second of state john kerry and his european counterparts have met in paris. Ahead of the new round of talks set to start on monday in geneva. Five years of war have now displaced more than 12 million syrians. Well bring you the latest from greece where many thousands of them are currently stranded. A search for safety in a better life prompted german chancellor Angela Merkel to open the doors of her country to refugees. Support for that policy is testified. As germans vote in three regional lexes. Our diplomatic editor james bays reports first on the talks set to begin in gentleman neave 56789 just hours before the syria talks were due to that are the in geneva. U. S. Second of state john kerry was in paris meeting with some of his european counterparts. He told reporters the cessation of hostilities now in place for over two weeks had significantly reduced violence but one side was not fully complying. The Syrian People strongly support the cessation of hostilities because it has made their lives better. And to date the single biggest violator of that, by allegations, is the assad regime. Reporter he also hit out at the syrian deputy Prime Minister, who at a News Conference in duh mass can you go cuz said there could be no negotiation about the role of president assad. A witness the comments made just yesterday by the foreign minister of syria, clearly trying to disrupt the process. Clearly trying to sends a message of deterrence to others. Its comments were cleared aimed at support for the main opposition block the High Negotiating Committee whose members have been arriving for the talks. We want to see an end to this bloodshed in syria. We hope that we see a serious partner. Reporter whats different about these talks is that the u. N. Special envoy stefan de mistura says he is straightaway going to get to the substantive issues. Who is going to be in a new Transitional Government taking syria towards new elections. That, of course, takes us to the key issue of president assad and those around him. And on that, it seems right now no one is prepared to compromise. James bays, al jazeera, geneva. Hundreds of refugees in greeces border camp have held a protest in the rain. Chanting the name of the german chancellor Angela Merkel, the refugees once again demanded macedonia open its borders to them so they can travel through the balkans to western europe. There are still at least 12,000 refugees stuck at the camp but the greek government is hoping to relocate them to better facilities within a week. Mohamed adow is there and sent us an update on the harsh conditions the refugees are living in. Reporter days of continuous rain is add on the ground to the misery of the refugees, most of them are living in flimsy tents like this one surrounded by stagnant pools of water and some are falling sick. Medical workers at the camp say they have treated 70 children for respiratory problems as well as digestive diseases. They have also confirmed that a nineyearold girl has been confirmed to have hepatitisa, a very contagious disease and they are now looking in to how to vaccinate the rest of the children population in the camp. Now, this bottleneck that has marooned 13,000 refugees is a source of concern for the greek government. They have been trying to urge the refugees to go out of this camp and in to camps that are more hospitable and warmer that they have set up for them in other places but only 800 refugees have so far heeded that call. The rest of them are here waiting with the hope that the Macedonian Border might reopen for them. So far, we are not seeing any sign of that. The refugee crisis has been a big issue in germanys Regional Elections. The polls have now closed and they show that chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives have lost in 2 out of 3 state votes. State parliamentary contests were held. Sundays vote was seen as a big test for merkels opendoor policy to refugees. Lets go live now to dominic kane who has been following events for us from the state capital. Dominic, we were just looking at pictures of refugees on the greek border with macedonia chanting chance her merkels name. But her policy doesnt appear to have done her any favors at home. Reporter well, maryam, here at c. D. U. Party headquarters here there is a feeling that they have emerged as the Largest Party in this state, but the latest exit poll projections from the result here suggest that the alternative for Germany Party the r. F. D. , may have gained almost 25 of the vote which is a very considerable gain from their perspective. To discuss this from the point of view of the christian democrats, i am joined by a Parliamentary Group representative. Your party has emerged as the Largest Party here. But the r. F. D. Seems to be doing very well indeed. Whats your reaction to this . Good evening. First we have made a successful policy in the last five years and we are collapsed about the fact that many people placed trust in us. But we are very concerned about the results for the rise of the party. And its very clear the controversial debate about to deal, how to deal with a great number of riff gee. Ofrefugees was very important for this election. Reporter what does this mean for germany at large . Because you appear to be gaining Something Like 43, 44 seats in this, but the r. F. D. Has 33, 34 if the projections are correct. How will you form a coalition to govern this state . We have a very difficult situation now here. But i think our par los angelesy grecrew stands for stability he, thats why they have the duty to form a stable government as soon as possible. Reporter thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Reporter much appreciated. So the question will be now, how do the main parties deal with the rise of this right wing Populous Party the r. F. D. They have said they will not Form Coalition ar or even enterd in to negotiation about his coalitions the main parties say that, but now they are faced with the rise of this party. What will they do in terms of coalitions at a state level and then on a federal level. What will they do for the asylum polpolicy. The refugee policy the openness that Angela Merkel has viewed the government with in the last year. These are the questions that will definitely be asked following what happens to be happening here. Thank you very much, dominic kane following those Regional Elections for us in germany. Now aircraft investigators have called for new global rules obliging medical professional to his warn authorities if a pilot option Mental Health is a risk to passengers. The recommends are included in a final report in to the german wings plane crash. The co pie let who had a long history of did he friction steered the plane in to all mountain killing everyone on board. Reporter no one could have survived what happened on march 24th, 2015. Germa