two other stories of people who ended up killing. women first research on g w. d w news live from berlin a syrian rebel group says more than forty people have been killed in a chemical attack in eastern. this footage of people receiving treatment in the last rebel held town duma was posted on social media the rebels blame the government and say the death toll is likely to rise regime calls the allegations a fabrication also coming up was it murder suicide or was there

a political motive police in the german city of minster are now scrambling to understand why a man deliberately drove them into a crowd killing two people authorities say there's no evidence of an islamist connection but they're investigating all possibilities and voting is underway in hungary's general election where prime minister viktor orban is expected to secure a third term i'm casting his ballot. ran a populist anti migration campaign said he was fine for the future of hungary we'll go live to budapest. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans dean we begin in syria where dozens of people are reported to have been killed in the suspected chemical weapons. attack

the white helmets who are medics operating in rebel controlled areas have released graphic images which w. has chosen not to broadcast it reportedly show dead women and children in the aftermath of the attack and organizations say at least one bomb filled with poisonous chemicals was dropped on duma in eastern saturday it's the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the reports have not been independently verified the syrian regime calls the allegations a fabrication. correspondent and charm for a is monitoring events in from beirut in neighboring lebanon and she joins us now for more on child what can you tell us about this alleged chemical attack. but what we've heard from people on the ground is that a century of battle of bomb was packed with chemical compounds and it struck an area which is which continues to be under the control of rebels the group is called

general islam the number of people killed currently is disputed it could be anywhere from forty to seventy five at the moment the activists on the ground also see that they do not have enough medical personnel on the ground so the number could actually be much higher what we've learned to whitelist is which is a group that is helping those sort of the weak teams of the war the civilians on the ground of the number of injured could be as high as one thousand images that they have at least to some of us journalists are pretty horrifying as you said the doors are less decided not to show them but essentially some of the symptoms that you can't quite clearly see it in those images sort of would indicate that it could be a nerve agent even though if you're to saturn and some of the activists on the canonical aiming it would be very difficult to prove it in the past though in one such incident the u.n. has said that it was indeed used. well we do know the regime began its offensive in

eastern last february and it's not the first time that rebels have accused the assad government of using chemical weapons what's different this time around. well you know any time there is an allegation of a chemical weapon attack it's pretty huge it's a huge violation of for all sorts of human rights having said that what's different this time around is that in eastern who thought which is the last year of a stronghold off the rebels and ninety five percent has already been taken by the regime and only two are cities left so essentially it is significant that the regime is now if if indeed it is proved this allegation is proved or the regime has used chemical agent this is of the genes in a sense final push and it would go to any extent to do are again i'd like to emphasize that is no independent verification at the moment whether in fact any no reason has been used and also it's important just for any no reason to use or a chemical attack happens because the syrian regime has already said that they do

not have any more stockpiles left according to the agreement between the russians and the americans which took place in two thousand and thirteen. it is also important that. casualty figures are very high in such attacks and essentially it's is just a gross violation of all sorts of human rights all right correspondent and of or a reporting for us from beirut many thanks indeed. well here in germany police are trying to work out the motive behind a tragic attack in the city of minster at the weekend two people were killed and dozens more injured when a man crashed his van into a crowd outside a busy restaurant in the historic center of the city located in the country's northwest the driver then shot himself dead inside his vehicle police have so far ruled out islamist terrorism as a motive local media have suggested the perpetrator had a history of mental illness here's a look at how the tragic events unfolded

a picture that captures the moment carnage hit the historic costs of minster it was the busiest of times diners enjoying the first days of spring. responders an eyewitness described the chaos as a van charged into the crowd. i heard a loud bang screaming and then the police arrived and everyone was sent outside i didn't see much just lots of people running away screaming. i'm sorry for those who were caught up in this it's a shock to all of us employees for visitors i know that i'm angry it's cowardly to do something like this. the driver a forty eight year old german citizen turned the gun on himself after killing several people and hearting dozens more reports in the german media suggest he was suffering from mental illness the mayor sounded

a defiant note and said the city was grieving but taught. all of munster is mourning this horrible incident our sympathy is with the relatives of those who were killed. we wish the injured a quick recovery. this alleged attack which struck us out of the blue is an attack on our city and we must now stand together more than ever to defeat the scourge of violence that. is augusta the votes. of so busy. they're coming together but never lingers after a deadly day that has painfully reminded this country of the many threats it faces . for more on the aftermath of this deadly crash t w correspondent helena humphrey joins us now from the city of mr helena do police have any leads on

a possible motive. would say the job of the police and in the weeks to come is to make sense of the unfathomable what happened behind me in the old town of minced when every believe a german national a forty eight year old man drove into a crowd of people here yesterday on saturday off to new on the warmest day of the year so far that conducted raids on his apartment and as well as in the vehicle at the scene behind me and we're hearing reports that they had found no wires and fireworks as to the motive they must might make sense of whether this was a suicide or a deliberate attack and a murder attack and that is going to be the main thrust of their investigations they have said that that is not likely to be an islamist motive but that does not mean to say that there was not a motive to strike fear in the heart of this city whether it's another political

motive including far right motivation is currently being handled by local authorities and regional authorities if there is found to be a better motive it will be and of eighty eight to the federal authorities to deal with. and what more can you tell us about the victims and their condition right now . for you. what we're hearing that we take seems. to people if you just see the area behind has been opened to the victims words you graces you working in the restaurants behind me six other people are in a serious condition still in hospital around adult than a dozen other injured last night it was an appeal people to make blood donations there was a queue outside the city university hospital and that was the appeal was close to saying they had received donations already but as as we understand new a charity is open or it will now it's of course the morning after this deadly incident where we see that the area behind you has now been opened up after being

cordoned off give us a sense of the atmosphere in minister today. this is a city in shock it's a city in mourning the mass that has been stays a peaceful city it's a tolerant city this kind of thing only really happens in crime shows and there's a feeling of solidarity of people coming together they'll be a memorial held for the victims and their families at seven pm in the could be true here but also awaiting a visit from the minister of the interior and a federal level will see the group as well as the. minister the president of the rest body on a reaction here in winston. humphrey reporting for us minister thank you. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world and in brazil former president louis ignacio lula da silva has surrendered to police to begin

a twelve year sentence for corruption who had previously ignored in order to surrender by friday afternoon he claims the charges are a politically motivated attempt to derail his run for president in october. in new york one person has died and four firefighters were injured in a blaze on the fiftieth floor of trump tower officials said the fire in the u.s. president's signature building was quickly put out and the victim was a male resident of the building who died after being brought to the hospital. at least fifteen people were killed and fourteen others injured when a semi trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western canada the humble broncos were on a route to a playoff game in the province of saskatchewan when the crash took place police are investigating the cause of the accident. elections are underway in hungary where nationalist prime minister viktor orban is widely expected to win

a third consecutive term polls predict or bonds fetus party which has campaigned on an anti immigrant euro skeptic platform will win a majority together with the christian democrats but growing unity among opposition parties is putting or margin of victory in doubt few deaths will need a two thirds super majority to pass sweeping reforms. and the w.'s funny five charges in the hunger in capital budapest right now and she joins us for more i'm so funny we see that you are inside of a polling station tell us how the first few hours of voting have been going. and you can also see that people are lining up queuing up eager to cast a ballot this has been going on all this morning and in fact the voter turnout already is at a record high of two to eight percent votes more votes have been cast compared to four years ago that clearly tells us of course that voters feel very much more

realized to take part in this general election and to decide about the future of hungary for the next four years while the polls leading up to the election show the party with quite a substantial lead but now it seems the rays may be tighter than expected to winds that exactly in fact one of the waters i've been talking to sad he did vote for fetus four years ago but now he's ready to cast his ballot for a different party because he has enough of this entire campaign and that is circling around immigration he's sad that there must be quote different issues more important issues that matter here in the selection that again of course they're hot coffee to supporters who say they're going to vote for for this because there's no better alternative and they don't want more of a suit and see this already in this country and in the european union what it comes to be gratian so there are various factors that could actually shake up the said

action also the fact that the various opposition parties say you are going to unite behind one candidate making sure that the most probable candidate to all to vote the fit is spotty should be on the ballot. well orman has of course been known as being extremely euro skeptic funny briefly if you can what would your buns reelection mean for europe. after he cast his ballot this morning promised a victory or bought about ask about your opinion he said hunger is a loyal member of the national debt is a chanst but at the same time he said european union doesn't mean brussels it means all various capital cities and that of course reigns into his campaign rhetoric that not only hunger about various other countries deserve more sovereignty that in the european union and that underlines that he's going to continue to push a had with his vision for a more sovereign european union member states have more sovereignty. is funny such are reporting for us from the hungary and capital budapest many thanks indeed

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