this is bbc news. the headlines at five. several people have been killed and many injured after a vehicle runs into crowds in the german city of muenster — police says the driver has shot himself. i went iwent —— i went —— and then went through pedestrian and is not allowed to drive in this area because of the pedestrian area. 1a people have been killed in a crash between a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team and a lorry in western canada. russia warns president trump there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen and officials close to president putin. police respond to the killings of six people in the last seven days in london by deploying an extra 300 officers. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. you're watching bbc news — with continuing coverage of the news a developing story in the past hour and a half. some reports suggesting and a half. some reports suggesting a silver coloured van deliberately running into a crowd of people in the western german city of muenster. at least four people have been killed, some 30 others hurt. a police spokeswoman said the driver had killed himself and they were not looking for any other suspects. the area has been sealed off and people have been urged to avoid the city centre. 0ur europe regional editor mike sanders is here. this story developing over the past

hour and this story developing over the past hourand a this story developing over the past hour and a half, this story developing over the past hourand a half, it this story developing over the past hour and a half, it seems pretty clear this was a terrorist attack even though it has not been confirmed, mainly because the driver of this vehicle shot himself. what is the latest information we have? as you say it looks like a terrorist attack. it has not been confirmed by police and they are still keeping an open mind saying it is possible it was a personal motive, but given the circumstances of a van driving into a pedestrian area and then ramming into crowds, it does look very much like a terrorist attack of some sort. this van not only ran into crowds, is scattered tables outside a resta u ra nt crowds, is scattered tables outside a restaurant and possibly that is where a lot of people were hurt because it's very difficult to get out of the way if you are sitting down for a meal. on a sunny afternoon, by the pictures we can see there as you said pedestrian eyes area , so see there as you said pedestrian eyes area, so no see there as you said pedestrian eyes area, so no vehicles unless presumably there were shops in the

thing —— and things in the area allowed also very reminiscent u nfortu nately of allowed also very reminiscent unfortunately of previous attacks of this kind. not least in germany back in 2016 e in berlin. absolutely. there was an attack on christmas market back in december 2016 a few days before christmas. when a to needy asylum seeker —— toonie vienne, i got a lorry, shot a police driver, drove into the crowd knocking over stalled in killing 12 people. he went on the run and was shot a few days later by police in milan in italy when he was cornered there. notjust in germany though. another indication for me that this probably is a terrorist attack is that it falls on the exact first anniversary of an attack in stockholm in sweden when another hijacked lorry, a rented one in this case, was driven into crowds outside

ofa case, was driven into crowds outside of a department store and in that insta nce of a department store and in that instance of five people were killed. there is an gruesbeck failed asylum seeker on trial in stockholm at the moment admitting having carried out that attack, but the state has to prove in that instance he did it as an attack against the state because although he said he was acting on behalf of islamic state, islamic state itself has never actually formally claimed that attack and... normally islamic state is pretty quick or affiliate of it claiming to be behind these attacks. nothing as i'm aware from any group about this at the moment and as you say the police are still not confirming it a terrorist attack. tell us more about muenster, because it is northwestern germany. what more do we know about it and indeed what sort of security alert is the country under bearing in mind the attacks from a couple of yea rs in mind the attacks from a couple of years ago? the security alert is not

particularly elevated at the moment. there is no information to suggest that an attack was imminent. muenster is one of these very beautiful old german cities with a population of about 300,000 in the city centre is largely very old and a very nice place to live. they call it the bicycle capital because it's very much geared toward bicycles being so close to all and i suppose, the level is that's the kind of thing they would be looking at. yes, it is just thing they would be looking at. yes, it isjust a thing they would be looking at. yes, it is just a very picturesque city and you would not expect this kind of attack to happen there insofar as you can expect this kind of attack to happen here. one more snap coming through on the wires, the interior ministry is now confirming that for oui’ ministry is now confirming that for our dead ministry is now confirming that for ourdead in ministry is now confirming that for our dead in that attack. this is an passed on by our berlin correspondent. four people dead

including the driver of the van. quite quickly, we heard, didn't we, that the driver shot himself and killed himself. shortly after the van came to a standstill. police also we understand are not looking for any further suspects have the moment. so, as you can see this is a mediaeval city, small, cobbled streets, four dead, but some 30 injured and if you think of the impact ofa injured and if you think of the impact of a van driving into people, how fortu nate impact of a van driving into people, how fortunate it is to be there that the number of —— to be feared that the number of —— to be feared that the number of —— to be feared that the number could rise of injured. i'm surprised they're ruling out that looking for anyone else because there were initial rumours that two people were seen running from the scene and that was the buzz on social media that there were two people that got away but that has clearly been ruled out now. it strikes me that if the police are quite certain about this than they

must have some good information on who this person is and perhaps are much more across this than they're letting on at the moment.“ much more across this than they're letting on at the moment. if you are watching or just letting on at the moment. if you are watching orjustjoined us four people killed in the northwestern germany city of muenster a van drove into a crowded area near of a—star restau ra nt into a crowded area near of a—star restaurant and bar in a pedestrian area of muenster known as the bicycle capital of germany. four people dead, 30 people injured. the interior minister confirming that the driver of this vehicle shot himself dead shortly after the van came toa himself dead shortly after the van came to a standstill. if you have friends or loved ones there, follow us on friends or loved ones there, follow us on the website here, the local police asking people to stay away from the centre of town. a police helicopter still circling overhead, but emergency crews, ambulances and police cars now in that area dealing

with what appears to be really quite a major incident. some 30 people wounded. four people dead. we have been hearing from eyewitnesses on the ground in the immediate aftermath of this attack, and we will be playing you what they saw in the immediate aftermath of the next few minutes. let's speak now to a student who lives in the area and saw the aftermath, daniel kollenberg/ thank you forjoining us. can you just tell us what it is that you saw after this happened 7 just tell us what it is that you saw after this happened? so, i saw a lot of police presence. i think over 50 police cars and also some police helicopters was and are still in the air. it is quite chaotic here, because it's really cold here and so idid not because it's really cold here and so i did not see anything like that ——

it is really calm. i only live 300 metres from there and the people are called but really shocked. can you tell us the area where this incident happened? can you describe that to us, what there is along that street? what kind of street it is? it is a small pedestrian area, and next to that there are some big streets, but it was a pedestrian area and it was not allowed to go there with a car. it was a small restaurant and the people are sitting outside and then the van crashed into the restaurant. and presumably you have said that you believe it probably was some kind of deliberate possibly terrorist incident. just tell me why you think that and what the atmosphere has been in germany because there have been previous incidents, haven't they are? yes.

the people are scared because there was a christmas attack in berlin also with a lorry, so the people are kind of scared, but they did not believe that it happened in muenster because it is really secure here and so because it is really secure here and so yes i also shocked. i think it is a deliberate attack because it is not allowed to go by car in this area and also i think the lorry was really fast. and what have people been saying on social media, friends of yours or the news that you have seen of yours or the news that you have seen their in muenster? what kind of thing are people saying about what has happened here? so, the media outlets say that it could be a deliberate attack because they also searched for some explosive devices in the lorry and the driver shot and

killed himself after this attack. i think it is clear. and do you think that the people there will be feeling afraid after what they have seen? yes. i think because we did not know that it happened and so now the time has arrived and also in muenster the terror has arrived and i cannot believe it. thank you very much for speaking to us. 0ur europe regional editor mike sanders is here. 0ne development we understand in the last two minutes. the police are saying they found us both —— suspicious object inside the vehicle was kind of echoes what daniel is saying, the rumour there may have been explosives involved in a printing that is what they're looking at in terms of the suspicious object. i might also add

that in terms of the injured, the 30 injured people, one of the big ta blet injured people, one of the big tablet in germany is reporting that six of the 30 injured are in critical condition. and the interior ministry saying that four people are dead including the driver who shot himself, but just to dead including the driver who shot himself, butjust to be clear, mike, even though this looks very much like a terrorist attack that has not been confirmed, has it, until we know more about the driver of this vehicle? the latest information i haveis vehicle? the latest information i have is that police are still not ruling out the possibility of a personal motive, but it strikes me that they have ruled out looking for anybody else and it suggest to me that they probably know who this driver is and know something about his background. and just to repeat that germany will be of course very mindful unfortunately of those dreadful events backjust before christmas 2016 and other attacks around europe including london and in france as well in nice where

vehicles have been used as a weapon. the more the allied forces crack down on the islamic state of course the harder it becomes for them to mount attacks that involve conventional weapons like both lives and guns. they have repeatedly put out advisories to their own people —— like explosives and guns. they should use whatever weapon comes to hand and of course a lorry, truck, a van, all very effective weapons is driven at speed into crowds. thank you. tim stuchtey is the executive director of the brandenburg institute for society and security and an expert in homeland security. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first of all, i think you went to university in the city of muenster. can you tell us a bit about what kind of city it is?” did. it was a few years back, but

muenster is a beautiful city. 250,000 inhabitants, large universities, so the entire society is very much dominated by the university, by the student, the professors and not only during the semester. it's a very lively and beautiful place. actually it was also until a few years back home too many british soldiers stationed in the area. the police have confirmed there have been fatalities, four people have died. many people will bejumping to people have died. many people will be jumping to the conclusion that this is possibly terrorist related. what do you think has happened here? first of all, at this point in time, whatever we think we know, we hear, might change after the police are done with their investigation. but

of course, it looks like this was done on purpose, that this was a terrorist attack. however, at this point we have no information who might have been behind it. was it an islamic background? 0r might have been behind it. was it an islamic background? or maybe some political extremist? that is something at this point that we just do not know. and tell us a bit about the atmosphere, the security background if you like in germany over the last couple of years. of course there was a previous attack, deliberate attack with a vehicle at a berlin christmas market. what has the atmosphere been like in germany? like with almost all other places where there have been an attack. of course life goes on and things become normal again after a while, but in germany there has been a very thorough investigation into what

we nt thorough investigation into what went wrong in the case of the attacker at the christmas market in berlin. why the attacker was still in the country and not extradited back to his homeland, and this is actually still ongoing and the bundestag now in its new legislative period hasjust bundestag now in its new legislative period has just recently bundestag now in its new legislative period hasjust recently decided to continue hearings on this and to investigate it even further. however, we do know that from the official sources of the interior secret service, and the authorities for the protection of the constitution that we have something like 730 so—called endangered people in germany, people who the police believe that they are willing or

potentially willing to commit an attack and that is something that is closely being monitored and also where the interior ministers of the various german states tried to extradite these people and send them back when they are foreigners. 0f course some of them are german nationals also, so we have to deal with them. and have there been obvious signs of extra security measures in many countries across europe? we have seen more armed police on the street for example certain things put in place to stop particularly this kind of incident where a vehicle can be driven into people. has that been something that has happened in german cities? people. has that been something that has happened in german cities7m certainly has. when you look carefully, when there are events, like in the christmas season, all of the christmas market, there were

many more road blockades around the market to prevent cars from running into those christmas markets, and the same is happening with many other events where larger crowds come together. however, we all know that in ourlarger come together. however, we all know that in our larger cities there's always a good reason for crowds to together and you cannot always plan ahead of time and put barricades around it. in muenster it seems... this is the first beautiful weekend of this year. everyone is going outside, sitting outside, eating ca ke outside, sitting outside, eating cake or having a beer on a saturday afternoon, enjoying the sun so people come out and that is of course for someone people come out and that is of course for someone who deliberately wants to hurt people, a potential target, and something where it is of course impossible to protect every

space, every restaurant, every pub where people sit outside. thank you very much forjoining us this afternoon here on bbc news. my pleasure. varane muenster attack as we get it. —— more on the muenster attack. 1a people have been killed after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a lorry in western canada. 1a other passengers were injured in the crash in the rural province of saskatchewan. sarah corker reports. the humboldt broncos had been on their way to a play off game when their bus collided with a lorry at round 5pm yesterday. eyewitnesses say the rescue operation took many hours. 1a people have died. the other 1a onboard have been taken to hospital. three are in a critical condition. the team posted this picture online last month, after a victory in the junior hockey league. the players are aged between 16 and 21. it is unclear who was on the bus at the time. family and friends have gathered at a local church waiting for news. i think this is such

a dark time tonight. this is a good thing that people come together in the time of need, they don't stay at home when they are beginning isolated. -- feeling isolated and alone. there was a bit of shock and a bit of disbelief going on. a bit of thinking about how the community is going to handle this. it happened on highway 35, in the rural province of saskatchewan, between tisdale and nipawin. what many people don't understand across the globe is how important hockey is to, not only canada, but the smaller centres in saskatchewan, especially for many communities, this is all we have, and it feels like our hearts have been ripped out. the team president released a statement extending thoughts and prayers to the families of staff and athletes. on twitter the canadian prime

minister wrote he couldn't imagine what parents were going through and his heart went out to everyone affected. police are investigating the cause of this fatal crash. a fundraising page set up for those affected has raised more than £20,000. sarah corker, bbc news. the russian embassy in london has requested a meeting with the foreign secretary borisjohnson, to discuss the salisbury nerve agent attack, calling its current relationship with the foreign office "utterly unsatisfactory". it comes as officials in whitehall have said it's not certain that the former russian agent sergei skripal will make a full recovery. we can get more from our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn. joining us in salisbury.

the relations between moscow and london have not improved. they seem to be getting even worse. no, indeed not. this sort of tit—for—tat war of words seems to have sprung up today between the uk foreign office and the russian embassy in the uk. in the russian embassy in the uk. in the wake of this update on sergei skripal‘s condition, he was found poisoned on a bench around the corner in the city of salisbury five weeks ago tomorrow. along with his daughter and of course that sparked this diplomatic row between the two countries. the russian embassy requested a meeting with the uk foreign secretary, boris johnson earlier on today, saying the communication has been u nsatisfa ctory communication has been unsatisfactory and saying they would like an update on the investigation in salisbury as soon as possible. the uk foreign office has responded to that saying it is russia that has

been unsatisfactory. they failed to a nswer been unsatisfactory. they failed to answer several key questions in this investigation despite having three weeks to do so and saying the request for this meeting really is a diversionary tactic. of course russia has denied having anything to do with the poisoning saying the uk has failed to provide any proof at all that it was the nerve agent novichok involved. the uk government remained steadfast that it was novichok and that points to one culprit, which is russia and it has the backing of its european friends and nato allies. of course the prospect of the family being able to tell their own story is what is putting extra pressure on this, because many thought they would never be able to do so. and catherine, is there any update on the medical condition of sergei skripal? we heard from salisbury district hospital, which is where they have been being treated for almost five weeks now. yesterday, that he is recovering rapidly, that

he is out of danger basically, that he's no longer any critical condition, although they say that he may well have ongoing medical issues and whitehall made clear as well that it and whitehall made clear as well thatitis and whitehall made clear as well that it is not yet a full recovery. his daughter we know was conscious earlier in the week, has been communicating and said she's getting stronger by the day. of course that means they are now the key witnesses in this huge operation. of what they did on that day and how exactly they we re did on that day and how exactly they were poisoned. thank you very much indeed. you are watching bbc news. if you are just indeed. you are watching bbc news. if you arejustjoining us indeed. you are watching bbc news. if you are justjoining us army developing breaking story in the past couple of hours is an attack in the west, north west german city of muenster that has left four people dead and some 30 injured. police are saying a van or a small truck we understand it to be a silver coloured van and drove into a pedestrian iced area gas pedestrian

area of the city of muenster, hitting people sitting outside in the afternoon sunshine, drinking coffee and beer in a famous landmark barand coffee and beer in a famous landmark bar and restaurant in the area. german police are saying they're not ruling out the possibility of a terrorist incident. they say that the driver of the vehicle has shot themselves and they're not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident. 0ne for anyone else in connection with this incident. one person we spoke to who lives around the corner said there was of course intense police activity with police helicopters and of course police and ambulances on the scene helping those who have been injured. a suspicious object was found inside the van, we understand, that no longer seems to bea understand, that no longer seems to be a threat. we will have plenty more on this developing breaking story of force here on bbc news on the website and indeed on bulletins

over the next two hours —— of course here on bbc news. a bit ofa a bit of a mixed bag this weekend. temperatures not doing too badly in the double figures for most of us. it comes with some rain but we have seen it comes with some rain but we have seen it today and also further rein in the forecast tomorrow, but not a total wash—out. there will be sunny spells or sunshine at times and it had started to brighten up across central and eastern parts for this afternoon. this photo sent in by a weather watcher in east one. cloudier skies over here in northern wales and we have seen outbreaks of rain. that cloud working its way north as we move through the day bringing outbreaks of rain mostly for weston park moving into northern england, southern and central scotla nd england, southern and central scotland as we move through the day. the sun brighter toward the southeast through this afternoon. that rain is going to continue to work its way north as we move through the state —— this evening and overnight becoming increasingly patchy. drier skies behind it and a few clear spells, a bit more in the way of cloud in the southeast with

outbreaks of rain moving in in the early hours. fun, mist and fog the temperature staying above freezing. as we move into sunday we have been a weather front just waiting as we move into sunday we have been a weather frontjust waiting over in the southeast so far that —— so further cloud and outbreaks of rain for central and eastern parts of england. we also have this front in the far north bringing some outbreaks of rain for the northern isles and the far north of scotland. here we are at 9:00am tomorrow with outbreaks of rain, prater into words eastern parts of scotland to start the day tomorrow. temperatures already around 12 celsius in aberdeen and nine o'clock tomorrow morning. the sun brighter toward the northern ireland —— ireland, claudia toward northern england, wales, the midlands and a little weight —— a little more in the way of brightness for the southwest, outbreaks of patchy rain in the south and east. as you move through tomorrow continuing to see showers and outbreaks of rain for central and eastern parts of england. ice cube brighter parts of wales for the southwest, the resting one or two

showers across northern ireland, scotla nd showers across northern ireland, scotland and northern england particularly in the northwest and we will see the sun brighter intervals developing here. the temperature not quite as mild as they were today in the southeast, looking at highs around 13 celsius. as we start next week a similar story continues with temperatures largely in the double figures. the sun —— some rain in the forecast at times but also some brightness. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: continuing coverage of the news that german police say a ban has been driven into a crowd of pedestrians in the city of munster. at least four people have been killed. about 30 others were hurt. a police spokeswoman said the driver had killed himself and they were not looking for any other suspect. the area has been sealed off by people have been urged to avoid the city centre. witnesses we have spoken to say there has been a lot of activity in the police, helicopters, and

winces, dealing with those who are injured. my colleague spoke to our weasel editor about the incident. injured. my colleague spoke to our weasel editor about the incidentm looks like a terrorist attack. it has not been confirmed by the police and they are keeping an open mind. they say it's possible there was a personal motive. in the circumstances of a ban driving into a pedestrian area and running into crowds, it looks very much like a terrorist attack of some sort. the bar not only ran into crowds and scattered tables outside a restau ra nt, scattered tables outside a restaurant, possibly that's where a lot of people were hurt, because it was difficult to get out of the way if you were sitting down. from the pictures we see, a sunny afternoon. a pedestrianised area. no vehicles u nless a pedestrianised area. no vehicles unless they were going to the shops and allowed into dire. very reminiscent, unfortunately, of previous attacks of this kind. not

least in germany back in 2016, berlin. yes, an attack on a christmas markets just a few days before christmas. when a tunisian asylu m before christmas. when a tunisian asylum seeker, or failed asylum seeker, hijacked a lorry, shocked the polish driver, drove into the crowds in this lorry into the christmas markets, knocking over store and killing 12 people. he went on the run and was shot a few days later by police. that was in milan, italy, where he was cornered. another indication for me that this probably is a terrorist attack is that it falls on the exact first anniversary of an attack in stockholm. when another hijacked lorry, a rented lorry, was driven into crowds outside a department store. five people were killed. there is an uzbek failed asylum

seeker on trial in stockholm at the moment. he admits having carried out that attack. but the state has to prove it, that he did it as an attack against the state. although he said he was acting on behalf of islamic state, islamic state itself has never actually formally claims that attack. and islamic state is normally pretty quick, or resilience of it, you claim to be behind these attacks. nothing from any group about this attack, police still not confirming it is a terrorist attack. tell us more about munster, because it is north—west germany, what do we know about it? what sort of security alerts is the country under, bearing in mind the attacks from a couple of yea rs in mind the attacks from a couple of years ago? the security alert isn't particularly elevated at the moment. there was no information to suggest

that an attack was imminent. munster is one of these beautiful old german cities, a population of about 300,000. the city centre is largely very old as to restrict. a very nice place to live. they call it the bicycle capital of germany because it is geared towards bicycles. being s0 it is geared towards bicycles. being so close to holland, i suppose. it isa so close to holland, i suppose. it is a very picturesque city and you would not expect this kind of attack to happen there. a little earlier, i spoke to someone who lives in munster, just round the corner from where the incident happened. he witnessed the aftermath. it is quite chaotic here. it is

really calm here and so i didn't see anything like that it has i was 300 metres from the accident site. the people are calm but really shocked. can you tell us the area where this incident hasn't? can you describe it to us, what there is a lot that street? it's a pedestrian area. next to that, there are some big streets. but it was a pedestrian area and it was not allowed —— not allowed to go with a karun nair. it was a small restaurants and the people are sitting outside is. —— you could not go in there with a car. the van crashed into the restaurant. presumably you have said that you believe it probably was some kind of deliberate, possibly terrorist, incident. tell me why you think that

i the atmosphere has been in germany, because there have been previous incidents. yes, the people are scared because in 2015 was the christmas lynn attack. also with a lorry. people are kind of scares. —— christmas berlin attack. it is research your hearing munster. —— really secure here. i am shocked. i think it is a deliberate attack because it is not allowed to go by car in this area, and also i think the lorry was really fast. what have people been saying on social media, friends of yours for the news that you see their in munster? what are people saying? the media outlets say it could be a deliberate attack has a also searched for some explosive

devices in the lorry. and the driver had killed himself after this attack. i think it is clear. anstey you think people bear, will people there be feeling afraid after what they are yes, because we didn't know that it happens. so now the time has arrived, and also in munster the terror has arrived. i can't believe it. earlier i spoke terror has arrived. i can't believe it. earlieri spoke to terror has arrived. i can't believe it. earlier i spoke to the executive director of the brandenburg institute for society and security, an expert in homeland security. he said it looks like this was a terror attack. we think we know, we hear it might change after the police investigation but of course it looks

like this was done on purpose. that this was a terrorist attack. however, at this point, we have no information on who might have been behind it. was it an islamic background or maybe some political extremists? that is something at this point we just do not know. just tell us a bit about the atmosphere, the security background in germany over the last couple of years. there was a previous attack, a deliberate attack, with a vehicle at a berlin christmas market. this it was almost all other places where they happen. it has been an attack. of course, life goes on and things become normal again after a while. in germany there has been a very thorough investigation into what we nt thorough investigation into what went wrong in the case of the

attacker at the christmas market in berlin. why the attacker was still in the country and not extradited back to his homeland. and this is actually still ongoing. the bundestag now, in its new legislative period, hasjust re ce ntly legislative period, hasjust recently decided to continue hearings on this. and you investigate it further. however, we do know that from the official sources of the interior secret service, authorities for the protection of the constitution, we have something like 730 so—called endangers in germany. people who work the police believed that they

are willing or potentially willing to commit an attack, and that is something that is closely being monitored and also where the interior ministers of the various german states try to expedite these people and send them back when they are foreigners. some of them are german nationals, too. we have to deal with them. german nationals, too. we have to dealwith them. have been german nationals, too. we have to deal with them. have been obvious signs of extra security measures in many countries across —— we have seen more many countries across —— we have seen more armed police on the streets, for example, certain things put in place to stop particularly this kind of incident where a vehicle can be driven into people? has that been something that has happened in german cities? has that been something that has happened in german cities7m certainly has. when you look carefully, when there... in the christmas season, at the christmas markets, there were many more road blockades around the market to

prevent a car from running into those christmas markets. and the same is happening with many other offe nce, same is happening with many other offence, with larger crowds coming together. however, we all know that in ourlarger together. however, we all know that in our larger cities, there is always a good reason for crowds to come together and you cannot always plan ahead of time and put barricades around it. in munster, this is the first beautiful weekends of this year. everyone is going outside, sitting outside, eating ca ke outside, sitting outside, eating cake or having era. 0n outside, sitting outside, eating cake or having era. on a saturday afternoon. —— cake or having era. on a saturday afternoon. — — having cake or having era. on a saturday afternoon. —— having a beer. evil come out and that is —— people come out. someone who wants to deliberately hurt people, they are a potential target. deliberately hurt people, they are a potentialtarget. something deliberately hurt people, they are a potential target. something where it is impossible to protect every

space, every restaurant, every pub where people sit outside. that was the executive director of the brandenburg institute for society and security. 0n the line—outs, a radio host two covers the city of munster. —— on the line now. can you tell us what the latest information is from the police error? the latest information is that there are four people died including the driver who committed suicide. there are 20 injured, six seriously injured. these are the numbers so far. tell us these are the numbers so far. tell us about the area of the city where this happens. what kind of place is it? it is in the middle of munster, a lovely place, a small street. there are cafes, shops. a lot of people were out enjoying the afternoon. the first warm afternoon

this year. 0ut afternoon. the first warm afternoon this year. out of the blue came this carand this year. out of the blue came this car and drove into this crowd. how have the emergency services and also the people living there in your city, how have they reacted? first they are shocked, including me, of course. because it was such a lovely day and now the police are blocking the whole area. there are two helicopters circling the area. everything is blocks. everyone has left the city. the city centre. this isa left the city. the city centre. this is a kind of medieval area. now it is a kind of medieval area. now it is deserted and it is a bit spooky. had you spoken to any eyewitnesses who have talked about how people reacted when the vehicle drove into these crowds of people? no, those people are now in the cathedral and

they are helped by doctors and police. no one really could talk to them. we had some other guys, other people around there are sitting in another cafe. they said they are shocked. a sudden noise and then lots of lease, a lot of sirens, alarms. now it is blocked and no one can get there. what have the least said about the person who they think carried this out? whether it was a deliberate attack and whether they have sent they were treating this as a terrorist incident? there is a lot of speculation in the air and a lot of speculation in the air and a lot of rumours. they are still under investigation. they said maybe another man in this car, this is speculation. is the atmosphere like

in germany over the last couple of yea rs ? in germany over the last couple of years? many in germany over the last couple of years? many people will assume this could be a terrorist incident because there have been other similar incidents like this? yes, this town here is peaceful, quiet. not so big. nobody would have thought this could happen here. my collea g u es thought this could happen here. my colleagues and me are a bit shocked, too, because this has happened here on this day. it is unbelievable. ok, thank you. we can see now live pictures from the city centre. showing, of course, a huge police presence there, armed police. the area cordoned off and as we have been hearing from people in the city, complete shutdown after this incident took place earlier on all

stop on what was a lovely summer's afternoon, by all accounts. stop on what was a lovely summer's afternoon, by allaccounts. people outside enjoying themselves. a vehicle ploughed into the crowds there. let's speak to our correspondent hugh is here with me as we look at these pictures. as this unfolded during the afternoon, speculation and then some more clarity from the police. remind us of where we are now. we have been putting this together through the afternoon, hearing reports from the police in germany. we now seem to know that a man drove into a terrorist area outside —— terrorist area. that is munster in north—west germany. looking at pictures of the aftermath, there were tables strewn around, chairs strewn around. we have heard that four people have died, including the driver who we believe to have shot himself. there are between 20 and 30 injured. we

have heard that the police are not looking for any further suspects. in terms of who this person might be, what the motive is for this particular incident, we have not got any particular incident, we have not got a ny clear particular incident, we have not got any clear idea. as far as social media, people posting comments on there. what kind of things have they been saying? a huge amount of shock, and not just from been saying? a huge amount of shock, and notjust from the community affected in munster. there have been people who visited the city, you have heard about this on the news, from all over the world, posting condolences and best wishes. there have also been people who have been speculating about the reasons behind this, suggesting it could be a terror attack. the police have said that they are very adamant that all of this is speculation only. they have asked people not to speculate, not to put rumours out there. they will provide information as they get it. we are still waiting to hear the

police think this person might be. head yes, they have said that speculate and that they are not ruling out the possibility of a terrorist incident. agency people who live in the city, people are assuming the customer have been u nfortu nately assuming the customer have been unfortunately so many other similar incidents, notjust in germany but across europe, where a vehicle has been used as a weapon. of course. the driver appears to have shot himself, suggesting there might be some other motive. people are judging to the conclusion that this is terror related. police say not to, but given the history of other offences —— events using vehicles driving into big crowds, it is no surprise that people automatically think maybe this wasn't a tragic accident. thank you very much. some other news now. russia's foreign ministry has warned there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen, companies and government officials close to president putin.

the white house has imposed sanctions on seven russian oligarchs and 17 senior government officials, accusing them of "malign activity around the globe". 0ur correspondent chris buckler reports. the wealth of russian oligarchs does lie in business. 0leg deripaska became a billionaire from his dealings in aluminium, but like many of russia's super rich, he's benefited from a relationship with the kremlin. he's just one of a long list of individuals close to vladimir putin targeted by these us sanctions, actions intended to financially punish them and intended to send a message to moscow. in a statement, mr deripaska said: but the white house insists russia has been abusing its power internationally, as well as meddling inside america. as the president has said, he wants to have a good relationship with russia, but that's going to depend on some of the actions by the russians.

however, at the same time, the president is going to continue to be tough until we see that change take place. the sanctions are in response to claims that russia interfered in america's presidential election, and in retaliation for the way the country has used its influence in syria and ukraine. but despite the tough actions, some observers believe donald trump has been relatively quiet, perhaps protecting his own relationship with the russian president. we have never heard the president really precise russia, certainly not planning a putin. never taking the russians to task for their aggressive behaviour. vladimir putin was chairing a meeting of russia's

security council when details of those affected by the sanctions were released. the list included individuals inside the room.” released. the list included individuals inside the room. i only now learned from you reporters that i have been included in the us list. it appears as though they have just made it. i am it appears as though they have just made it. iam in it appears as though they have just made it. i am in other list as well. that means i exist and we are active, we are internationally active. these sanctions were used by america to deliberately target vladimir putin's inner circle. after days of tit—for—tat expulsions and diplomatic disputes, the kremlin will once again be considering its response. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says police should feel confident to "stop and search" people as they try to combat a recent spate of violent crime. mr khan said such powers could help make london safer — if they're used in a targeted way. 300 extra police

officers are on london's streets this weekend — after six people were killed in shootings and stabbings over the previous seven days. simonjones reports. lives lost, families grieving, communities in fear. and the growing question, what can be done to tackle violent crime? with cause for the least to make more use of controversial powers to stop and search suspects for weapons. the number of searches has fallen by nearly three quarters in the past six years. when stop and searches used properly, it is in bio —— invaluable tool to the police. the game changer as far as london is that we have had the biggest roll—out in the world of bodycam wrist. the advantages the public should have the confidence that police officer is recording the interaction between a police officer and member of the public. fears are areas and ethnic minority

groups were being disproportionately targeted, writing in the daily telegraph... hundreds of extra officers will be on the streets of london this weekend. the metropolitan police commissioner says she supports searches done in a way that is targeted and intelligence lives. but one former chief superintendent with the force says much more needs to be done to prevent young people carrying weapons in the first place. stop and search is a valuable tool as long as it is done professionally and based on intelligence. before we get to the police response, we need to be doing much more in schools. when i have spoken to parents and children who have been murdered, one thing they say, all of them, without exception, is that they want to see much more intervention at an earlier stage in schools. as the grieving continues, the mayor of london has

invited the home secretary and all london's mps to a knife crime summit next week, to discuss what else can be done in the fight against violence that is ruining so many lives. back to the breaking news that four people have been killed in germany after a ban was driven into a crowd of pedestrians in the north—western city of munster. in the last half—hour, a spokesman for the police get this update. it is far too early to speak of an attack. the investigation is ongoing. the suspect shot himself in the vehicle, his identity still unclear. there are some eyewitness accounts of other culprits possibly having fled the vehicle, but we are still investigating this and do not yet have an in—depth understanding of what happened. the german police have been saying very clearly that people should not speculate about what kind of incident this is,

whether it is in accidents, whether it was a deliberate attack or even terror related. these are the live pictures from the city of munster. and not a lot of police activity, and ellipses, please, the area cordoned off. as we were speaking to various eyewitnesses, people who live in the city this afternoon, they say the whole area is in lockdown. you can see the street here. it is a pedestrianised area that people were outside, enjoying the first real warmth afternoon of the first real warmth afternoon of the year. sitting outside a cafe when a van ploughed into a crowd. we now know that four people have been killed, including the driver, who the police they shot themselves. many others are hurts. some of them seriously injured. police saying that no one should speculate about what might be behind this incident.

but of course there are many who are thinking this could be another terror related attack involving a vehicle ploughing into a crowd of people. there will be more updates later, but now you have been watching bbc news. hello. a bit of a mixed bag this weekend. temperatures not doing too badly. double figures for most of us. badly. double figures for most of us. some rain that we have seen today and for the rain in the forecast tomorrow. not a total wash—out, some sunny spells at times. tightening up across central and eastern parts of england this afternoon. this photo from a weather watcher in eastbourne. loudly skies in northern wales. 0utbreaks watcher in eastbourne. loudly skies in northern wales. outbreaks of rain. the cloud working its way north as we move through the day, outbreaks of rain and western parts moving into northern winds. southern and central scotland's. sam wright intervals in the south—east. the rain will work its way north as we

move through the evening and overnight, becoming increasingly patchy. drivers guys behind it and a few clear spells. a bit more in the way cloud the south—east, with some showery outbreak some rain in the early hours. luxuries staying above freezing. a frost free night from most. into sunday, the next weather fronts just waiting over in the south—east. further cloud and outbreaks of rain potential and eastern parts of england. this front in the far north running some outbreaks of rain for the northern isles, the far north of scotland. mine is what tomorrow morning, some showery outbreaks of rain will stop some brighter in divorce, particularly eastern parts of scotland. damage is already around 12 degrees in aberdeen at 9am tomorrow. cloudy into northern england, wales, the midlands. perhaps more brightness reserve in wales and the south—west. showery outbreaks of light and patchy rain

in the south and east. through tomorrow, continuing to see showery outbreaks of rain for central and eastern parts. brighter intervals for wales, the south—west. 0ne eastern parts. brighter intervals for wales, the south—west. one or two showers for wales, the south—west. one or two s howe i’s a cross for wales, the south—west. one or two showers across northern ireland scotla nd two showers across northern ireland scotland and northern england. we will see some brighter intervals developing here. temperatures not quite as mild as today. in the south—east, highs of 30 degrees. next week, a similar story. temperatures largely in the double figures. some rain at times but also some brightness. this is bbc news. i'm tim wilcox. 0ur this is bbc news. i'm tim wilcox. our top stories: four people have died around 20 injured in the german city of muenster after a van it's deliberately driven into the crowd. the suspect shot himself in the vehicle. his identity is still unclear. police say they are treating the incident as an attack.

it is not yet been confirmed though as terrorism. and in other news a bus carrying a junior ice hockey tea m bus carrying a junior ice hockey team has crashed in canada. 1a people are dead.