>> running for theirs lives as gunmen storm tunisia killing 22 people. >> the siege now over. two gunmen are dead, but the hunt continues for more suspects. i'm david foster. you're watches al jazeera live out of london. violence in frankfurt as the european central bank headquarters opens to anti-aterty protests.anti-

anti-austerity protests. the man who made the first spacewalk anniversary, which took it's cold war rival by surprise. open firing in a museum in the tunisian capital. major tourist attraction just a few meters away from the country's parliament. tunisia security personnel outside as three gunmen are taken hostages, and by the end of the siege 22 people have died. we understand 17 of them foreign nationals. two tunisians, and two gunmen. confident more on how the attack unfolded.

>> reporter: tunisian security forces yell for reinforcement as they surround the national museum. they're respond to go a number of gunmen who had open fired inside of the tourist destination. a short while later it shows what is at stake. hostages run for their lives. a steady stream of people, most mostly tourists escaping the museum. inside the parliament building one witness describes the scene. >> inside parliament we're surrounded by many security guards journalists and members of parliament are in high alert as the security sources have areeled that two other people carrying aks have fired at a group of tourists inside the museum. >> watching up, for whatever reason at the tie being, they were unable to escape.

dozen mrs. killed in the--dozens were called in the attack, most of them tourists. >> this is a defining moment for our future. we're being envied by men for the outstanding outcomes in terms of the political transition and success in our march towards democracy. many are taking opportunities to undermine our homeland. we'll act relentlessly without mercy against all those under mining the security of tunisia. >> crowds flocking to the hospital as the injured are brought into treatment. it's the first attack on a tourist site in years. many had their doubts about the stability of this young democracy. >> we had a lot of threats that and it is expected every month.

the situation was more or less under control and frankly no one expected something so--i would say so big. this is the most important in history. >> it comes in the wake of the arab spring. >> we go to the tunisian presidential candidate who is now studying international relations. our reporter said that it was once hailed as a shining example of what the arab spring could bring. in many ways it is still being hailed as the best example. do you think this was a deliberate attempt to undermine that process? >> absolutely.

also they're threatening directly, and calling it against them. the islamic party, which is government coalition is no more muslim or islamic group because they voted the constitution. they're deliberately threatening the democracy because these kinds of groups cannot evolve in stable nations. they need chaos. and they need civil party facing each other. >> does it matter if they come out and say we're behind this, whether it be the islamic state or other groups who try to bring chaos to societies, or maybe because of the troubles in neighboring libya. will it matter to tunisia authorities. will they have more difficulty with one group over another?

>> in some ways it is important. the groups that are behind niece attacks are affiliated with al-qaeda. and the groups behind the attacks on the borders i think these groups are not affiliated withaffiliated with islamic state but al-qaeda. >> how equipped is it to deal with somebody such something such as this. >> i think to preserve the constitutional the threats. of course, we need international

support but still still. >> when people carry out massacres such as this, they do this to create terror, but also to drive wings between those people who are trying to hold a particular country together in their own way. will there be divisions now accentuated by what has happened happened? >> no, i don't think so. the tunisian parliament so i think we need too stay optimistic on tunisia's case, and they have already shown that they have the necessary wisdom to face these kinds of threats and issues.

>> thank you very much, indeed. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. [music] >> out of iraq where government forces and volunteers are accused of serious abuses during a battle against isil. human rights watch says that iraqi forces deliberately destroyed civilian homes property and towns around amerli last september. they have video of what they say is clear evidence of looting of force who is fled the fighting. the human rights watch documented and say there were 11 men abducted. the reports will has these images. this says it shows the destruction. iraqi forces taking control. the red and yellow spots where

the arson attacks took place and where buildings were demolished. well the iraqi government says that isil was entirely responsible for what happened, and some of the footages fabricateed saying there is zero-tolerance of violence on any anyone in iraq. >> these families are not waiting for the electricity to be restored to return. this is a sunni town. most of the residents are from a tribe allied with federal government forces. because that have isil attacked them.

this returning policeman credits the shia militias for driving isil out. >> they brought security back. they avenged us. >> there is tension between sunni tribes and the shia militias. but here residents are grateful to be home. hundreds of people a day have been coming back. after months of being displaced they're ecstatic. give them a gun says this militia member. >> iraq has seen a lot of wars. but this battle against isil is unlike any that has come before. for the most part the fighters are not army soldiers. this is a completely different mix. along the highway in other towns you can see the devastation caused by airstrikes as well as burned buildings and destroyed shops. they seem to have escaped most of that destruction. militia members along with

federal police are maintaining security now. >> we're holding the ground, and we're receiving families that were displaced. people are happy. they're giving us cake and sweets. >> from the sunni tribe said that he joined the militias to help take back al-alam. >> we were not receiving any back up or support. we were forced to leave the town. we were forced to flee to other areas. >> militia members say that isil executeed townspeople at this round about, a lot of the fighters are local. they display a flag from the isil command post and asked to join the militias after his father was burned to death. >> they killed our men and took our women. they took our property. they didn't leave anything. >> isil isn't far. militias and iraqi security forces are still fighting the group down the wrote in tikrit. but for now the people of

al-alam are home. >> hundreds of people have been detained in frankfurt after an anti-capitalist rally turned violent. demonstrators were trying to disrupt the opening ceremony of the european central bank $1 billion headquarters. dominic kane is there. >> in the center of frankfurt police step in to prevent protesters taking over the streets. aiming to make their point about what they see as a negative impact about austerity policies. >> above all it's simply very important that lots of people from lots of different countries

come together and fight against these politics. >> in some areas of frankfurt clearly that fight had taken on a physical form. the police held hundreds of people in different parts of the city to prevent them committing crimes. scenes like these protesters against the role of the central bank. that's what brought to the streets of frankfurt to disrupt and prevent the inauguration of the central bank's new billion dollar building. ms. the building the president u. e.c.b spoke. >> the fact that some had to go through a difficult period of

adjustment was first and foremost the consequence of their past decisions. >> but that sentiment does nothing to calm these protesters protesters. in their slogans and chants they say e.u. austerity is killing jobs and destroying people's livelihoods. dominic kane, al jazeera, frankfurt. >> we'll be back in a minute with a story out of israel where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu claims victory in the general election and now tries to pull together a coalition. and we go to maasai where they say people are not benefiting from seeing these creatures.

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>> these are the top stories on al jazeera. 4 people have been killed in the siege in the museum in tunisia. the museum in the capital of tunisia took two tourists hostage. those gunmen were "r" among those who died. in iraq, shia militia recapture al-alam from isil. in frankfurt germany thousands taking part in an anti-austerity anti-capitalism protest. prime minister benjamin

netanyahu will impact nuclear talks. there was a stunning turn around from mr. netanyahu. his party has earned 30 seats in parliament, and it looks like he'll be able to build a coalition government with ease. we have more from westafter a bruising campaign, of prime minister benjamin netanyahu says prayers and thanks supporters. >> i appreciate citizens of israel to elect me and my friends against all odds and in the face of powerful forces, and i will do everything i can to care for the security and welfare of all israelis. >> netanyahu's decisive victory came as a surprise to many, not least isaac herzog after weeks

of competing in the opinion polls accepted defeat. >> i would like to make clear. the challenges are the same challenges. the problems are the same problems. nothing has changed. >> herzog in a dead heat with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party. but likud won 30 seats in parliament, 12 more than in the previous election. >> i'm very happy that the people have decided and i hope that they'll create a good government and they'll continue what they did in the past years. >> but not everyone is happy the prime minister looked poised to take the new government. >> i'm disappointed with the election results. i was hoping that it would be different, and at the moment it looks like we're going to continue with years of more

racism with a wider gap between the rich and poor. >> netanyahu's dramatic victory does not mean the road ahead will be easy for him. he led an increasingly bitter campaign in which he rejected outright a palestinian state and made a last-ditch attempt at the the warning of high turn out of supporters. >> even though prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud has won the seats they say they will work towards the building of a unity government between likud and the zionist union but it's difficult to see how netanyahu will find any common ground with any faction that doesn't belong to the far right. al jazeera, west jerusalem.

>> police in serbia have arrested eight men subjected of taking part of a massacre eight years ago. >> military aircraft from australia, new zealand france now has landed on some of the islands worst affected by the cyclone which hit vanuatu. food, water and shelter are all urgently needed. andrew thomas is there. >> the first military aircraft arrived on the island of tana midmorning. four days after the storm no food, no water but people. >> i could bring a range of capabilities from our unit, but if it's not on the ground, it's a waste of time. there are only certain things we

can fit on aircraft. we came in with a recould go in a sans operation. >> we cage came across tom already rebuilding. his father's house was destroyed on saturday. on sunday his son began to build him a new one on sunday. >> we can't wait. after we build this one we'll be moving on to another place. that's how we think we will survive. >> the ferocity of the storm is clear from the flattened houses and roofs in an otherwise stripped-bare tree. the collapsed houses gave some situation of how fierce the storm was. but just look at what else it brought down.

this tree used to tower over this town. now still huge but on its side. tourism is vanuatu's most important industry. this active volcano is tanner's biggest draw. one travel guide book describes this resort as it's top pick. bungalows in lush gardens, a honeymoon sweet so romantic, and before the storm it was. >> we are very worried that they may not have a job. >> in the late afternoon despite damage to the airport building tanna's runway was getting busy. the help is welcome. after shelter clean water and food are priorities, both are running out fast. andrew thomas, al jazeera,

tanna, vanuatu. >> almost 150 animals rescued from the amazon are being released in the wild. birds who have been nursed back to health in the past year, and now being ready to freed into their natural habitat. >> kenya's maasai mara national reserves are beautiful. but people who live there say that they're not benefiting from the money that the tourists bring in. we have reports from massai mara. >> park officials say thousands of people visit every year to see some of the animals up close, and the beautiful landscape. kenya earns millions of dollars every year from foreign and local tourists, but 29-year-old

decide fighting for a share of that money. he was allegedly shot by security officers during a protest. his family is still in shock. they're part of a community the massai who feel that few are benefiting. >> it was a peaceful demonstration. suddenly bullets were fired. >> massai elders try to manage the animosity that locals have with politicians here. >> people are complaining of resources, it's corruption. they suspect people of stealing public funds. >> county government officials denial gas stations of corruption. they say communities around the massai mara are getting a fair share of the revenue. >> we give 50%.

each ward get over $20 million a year. >> $20 million kenya shillings roughly $200,000. people say that money is not reaching them, try to entice people to their villages outside of the game reserve. >> these women are selling souvenirs. and take a look at this, this is beautiful. the beaded necklace, and the women say they spent many hours making this. but they say what they earn is nowhere near what some politicians and well-connected individuals get from the massai game reserve. until a solution is found a frustrated community waits hoping they will one one day too, they'll benefit from the animals they've lived side by side with. >> the storms have lit up the skies from the new zealand and the arctic. the northern lights here in the u.s. particularly bright because

of the sun hit the atmosphere. heading south the aurora australia s painting the guy pink and purple above the rooftops of christchurch, new zealand. we're looking heavenward, russia is commemorating the world's first spacewalk. we saw that country take the lead in the space race against the u.s. >> reporter: he's 80 years old but his fans see him young at heart. a hero here in russia and a legend among fans of space exploration. that's because of a remarkable feat exactly 50 years ago. the space race was heating up between the usa and the soviet union. so news that cosmonaut leonov

was a huge deal not just for russians but people around the world. half a century later he remembers the political pressure as well as the technical challenges that he faced. >> what i remember is unusual science. i heard my heart beating. i heard myself breathing which never happened before, and at that moment someone calls me and says alexi how are you? we the members of the politburo are gathered here and can see you tumbling there. we ask you to be cautious. we're waiting for pup come back. >> leonov's spacewalk almost ended in tragedy. his space suit inflated, and he could not get back in the spacecraft. at great risk he let out some of the oxygen.

it worked. in october 1957, they saw sputnik. and then they sent up the first animal. it was gagarin who was the first space pioneer while the americans landed on the moon. but experts say that leonov was just as important. >> if the soviets had got tonight moon he would have been the first to reach the moon. he was train ford that. he flew the amission where they shook hands in orbit. and then on to be the codirector of the training facility just outside of moscow.

he's a tremendously important figure. >> alexi leonov honoring space explorers. >> for more you'll kind it at www.aljazeera.com. hi, i am lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. prediction that cyber attacks of far greater scale could be around the corner. will americans confidence in the economy be more closely tied to cyber security lus, unlocking medical mysteries in cuba. and forget dropping a check in the mail, $5 billion just this year instantly transferred hands by a social media platforms. what it means for you and the banks.