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hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say they're sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30—hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist military group on friday night. al—shabab attackers detonated al—sha...

began on friday evening, when the al—shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege. this is so it was at least 20. one of the reported victims is the hotel's owner, although this has ...

hello, and welcome to bbc news. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they've ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. emily, what is the latest? we know this first began on friday evening, wendy al—shabaab group were known to ha...

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As it relates to how they will treat women and girls and how they will treat civil society and making sure that every american citizen that wants to get out, gets out, and that those who helped us get out as well. so there's a long way as far as i'm concerned before any potential recognition, but as long as a member of the haqqani network is part of their government, i don't see that happening. >> i'm almost out of time. republican senator graham says he believes the u.s. will have to go back to afghanistan at some point down the road because the threat will be so large. is he right? >> look, ...