players. play. this is deja vu news live from sri lanka and now says the suspected mastermind of the easter sunday bombings died in the attacks but the government warns of more possible strikes this as authorities significantly reduce the death toll to last sunday's attacks on six hotels and churches we'll get more from colombo. also coming up trying to promote safe expanding belt at

a global summit in beijing the multi-trillion dollar road project is the source of needed investment for some countries and a source of worry for others to see china expanding far beyond its borders. and protesters answer the call for a million strong march in sudan converging on army headquarters in the capital to press the governing military council for civilian world. thank you for joining us. sri lanka's president says the suspected leader of the easter sunday attacks died in one of the hotel bombings speaking to press in the capital colombo by policy to send out also made an appeal against the backlash that muslim communities have seen in the wake of the attacks on last night officials lowered the death toll by nearly a third to two hundred fifty three but that news comes amid warnings of more

possible attacks with religious leaders urging people to stay away from mosques and from churches police are seeking one hundred forty people believed to have links with the islamic state for. let's bring in journalist she joins us on the line from the capital colombo hi jamie lynn out there been several developments we've heard that the suspected leader of the attacks died in one of the bombings that you were at a government briefing today tell us more about what was said. a high in fact i just came back from a briefing with president my father take a note that he said that that was not already going to prove that the head of the national salahi john motson has been beings to sunday's explosion was killed when the trying to land goes on he also meant to shoot it with the president also said that. he's a member more money to hire on had and that mission seems to be slamming a woman who had traveled to india from

a fine background and guys he wasn't talked to leave them in the bed from that and then we came back here and you saw them preaching and getting most afford to right now once again getting according to the president as he said that longer than seven hundred then talking to some respectable policeman they said we can get one hundred fifty. seven people have been arrested and seems that sunday's explosion the president said that a massive manhunt was going on to catch the remaining suspects we are going to call the bradley effect in the coming days that will everything's on house and on the country wouldn't even and he posed well obviously with the force of the bomb that you would see if you can somehow seem to have figured out who we had been responsible for that and now investigations are ongoing to meanwhile the death toll was lowered by third last night dramatic correction there why. are you ready according to a statement released by the house maybe kerry has now come down why did see some

cases to nine we have been told you because of the security of the explosion is there anybody pa the lying along in the hall then in the house because then it's just trying to figure out exactly what's the death toll in the cycling that has been on the segregation of that which is right if you could have been reversed and you know what more can you tell us about the extent of the backlash against the muslim community. renting song that has been increasing the force which we have been receiving that what seems out even to. they're going to be going into hiding because they've been fired but they're feeling the fact that in fact. the president made an appeal to the nation not to look at all. apparently so it's good that he's been getting from a. living in fact they abide by. side. of a. meeting

at the at the moment. richard. speaking to us on the line from colombo thank you for bringing us up to date. well as we just heard the easter sunday bombings have prompted violent will price some communities in sri lanka refugees became targets almost instantly no matter their faith. reports that mobs have focused their wrath on people for simply not being sri lanka. from pakistan four years ago. she left her home country with three young children and her husband because they were persecuted for being christian. her husband bears burn marks to prove it. but in a gamble where she ended up she could practice her feet freely last sunday she applied hem out on her hands and feet to get ready for easter then the blasts hit.

mob descended on her neighborhood of pakistani refugees attacking homes and threatening reprisals even going on how many years will are your landlord told us not to return don't even return to you're not safe here save yourselves and leave we can't offer you any protection but we're also a christian we're also grief stricken because our brothers and sisters were killed in this blast but we can't do anything mother in her last year now natasha and over one hundred other refugees are hiding out in the parking garage of this police station women men children christians and muslims of dance and box. the all male one similarity they are not treating can. give our demise that one if you cannot imagine how they behaved after the blasts sixty scores of people came into my house and attacked us. our landlady said i cannot protect you it will be

better if you leave. according to refugee rights activists all over twelve hundred people have been displaced from their homes and the attacks. they have taken shelter in mosques and police stations refugees in the course to city of nick gamble include minority m. of the muslims and christians fleeing persecution in pakistan and of guns fleeing insecurity in their own country now however they are all being threatened and displeased because locals view all foreigners with suspicion activists have begged georgia's armed civilians for help but to norway that already life as a fugitive tree lunker is extremely challenging and they cannot work so they undergo a lot to be patient you could decide because the children and children for many years do not get to school. and people cannot work build it and. build professional

people jobs and we don't working you know. precious by latasha mrs pakistan she's also grateful for her life entry lanka but for now home is this parking garage and she doesn't know when that will end. now to some other stories making headlines around the world another powerful cyclone has made landfall in mozambique barely a month after cyclonic died devastated the country cycle in kenya battered northern mozambique after lashing the nation of commodus overnight killing three people storm surges of up to five meters were reported in some areas. tens of thousands of people across colombia have marched in anti-government protests demonstrators say the government's plans to cut the education budget and change pension plans will strip universities of resources and erode workers' rights a number of people were arrested in the capital but on after clashing with police.

french president in modern michael has promised significant tax cuts for working people especially the middle class it's in response to months of weekly protests by the so-called general best movement which have damaged his presidency macaw said there would be overturned a public order and condemn the violent protests of recent violence. a major summit is underway in beijing as china shows off the expansion of its key infrastructure project known as the belt and road initiative leaders from some thirty seven countries are discussing budget danton project with china's president xi jinping launched five years ago it is set to boost trade between china and the world there are concerns that the project could lead to a market monopoly by china. so what does china's belt and road initiative its new version of the silk road involve for one group runs through central asia and moscow all the way to rotterdam in the netherlands that consists of roads and railways as

well as power stations the telecommunications networks and also pipelines and then there is the maritime silk road which will connect to china with europe with africa and southeast asia and china has already invested billions in infrastructure projects along the way but critics are warning that president xi is gigantic project is plunging its partners into debt and giving china increasing power. well let's talk about all of that with our correspondent much yes belanger he is standing by for us in beijing hi mathias the to see you so the opening ceremony for the summit which is a huge summit around thirty seven leaders attending it was it was a lavish opening ceremony is or substance behind this shell why they did the question is of course what you see as substance if we talk about money there is a lot of substance we've heard it billions of trillions of dollars being pumped into these projects that are linked to the belt and road that means of course

a lot of business opportunities so i need businesses would join this this summit they also can expect to make some very interesting contacts here. the opportunities are there for the for the for the companies more than for the heads of state i guess but if we want to take a closer look at what this means we should also take a look at not only the investments that are made but also all the services around and i think we can have a closer look at that now. a training session for new employees of quasi enjoin on one of china's biggest security companies lately the firm is sending more and more person know to guard chinese businesses brought. to that i'm going to help partners feel that it's difficult to communicate with foreign companies on certain professional details and this can lead to less smooth cooperation of. course enjoying on stuff

can be found guarding companies banks hospitals universities and public transport in china and since two thousand and twelve they're also deployed abroad it all started with armed guards to protect commercial ships from pirates off the coast of somalia. we broke the monopoly of western security companies at sea a promotional video for the company proudly states. when talking to us however c.e.o. in way home carefully avoids antagonizing the western competitors. china's security business is only thirty years old while the first security company in the west was founded three hundred years ago in london we still have a lot to learn so we cooperate with foreign companies from that if there are holes

heiser. business opportunities have grown as a result of china's belt and road international investment strategy china is building infrastructure in many countries around the world including some of the world's worst crisis. has created a huge security market attracting international security providers among them some of the most shady operators. the founder of the in famous u.s. company blackwater that was involved in war crimes in iraq has opened an office in hong kong experts even warned that clashes between security providers are becoming more likely as the market is poorly regulated but in way home does not view this as a risk for his company. or one of those all of these companies are not our competitors they provide military services we just offer security services like

they are two different businesses we're not going to get into the business that they are doing here you know how i'm going to see all this or that there's a one with what. for these new recruits that's all a long way off for now they are being trained for the domestic market weight and most dangerous condition and back to us. so much he is looking at what a cornerstone project this is for china what do you think we can expect from the summit well let's make clear this is not a summit like other some as we've known the g. seven the g. twenty etc this is a summit organized by the chinese government to celebrate itself for an diplomats until recently didn't even have a schedule of the events so don't expect and need join. negotiations taking place they are only at the sideline maybe what we might expect however is an unknown sman of food the plans of further investment plans by the

chinese government everybody's waiting for season ping to announce a figure so far he hasn't done it but he is looking at the bigger picture here are we seeing china claim its role as the number one power in the world or is there room for a global cooperation if china is making it clear that it wants to shape the rules of this new world of this of this these corporations of course there are ways to join in china keeps telling other countries that they could join them as equals but so far nobody has seen it the control is in beijing over these projects and it is thirty seven leaders who have common here they are not equal partners they are guests of this summit our correspondent let us spending reporting from beijing thank you now vast crowds have been converging on army headquarters in sudan's capital khartoum to press for civilian rule there answering calls for

a million strong march to demand the country's new military government step aside the military council took power earlier this month after deposing longtime president omar al bashir. they've come from far and wide to take part in the million strong march opposition groups are relying on their strongest weapon the power of the street they're demanding the military step aside. i didn't want any one civilian rule it's a simple as that. this should be jobs for everyone we have to get this country back on track but the lesson here. the protesters are trying to keep up the pressure where it counts outside army headquarters in khartoum. last night three controversial members of the military council step down a concession to the opposition. the military says the two sides already agree on

many points a joint committee has been put into place to work out unresolved issues but the opposition remains skeptical. of the goals of the revolution are not negotiable where the term and to implement them in full well only discussing how to reach those goals at the wii's distrust runs deep after thirty years of dictatorship the protesters say they'll stay here until their demands are met. still to come on day w. an exhibition in sweden is giving sports fans a chance to experience how visually impaired athletes cope with their disability but also find out how the sport of goalball changed one man's life. but first spain is gearing up for its third general election in just four years this weekend prime minister pedro sanchez is leading the polls but neither has socialists nor the conservative people's party are expected to secure an outright majority that means they'll need help in forming

a coalition from smaller parties which are enjoying a surge in support our correspondent lisa lewis visited some rural communities know the spanish city of take away where many feel forgotten by mainstream politics that big traditional parties are scrambling to win back their trust. and i kill clemente's decided to speak out for empty spain she grew up in this village with three hundred inhabitants one bar and a bakery only open for an hour a day now she's running for parliament in the province of parallel for the conservative people's party. i reckon they'll. representing ten well would make me really happy. every piece of good news is being celebrated by everybody here even if it doesn't concern all of us directly. we are like a big family. she takes us to a nearby village with one hundred thirteen habitants the local people around

government recently convinced someone to run the villages only shop and bar by not charging in any rent the village hadn't had a grocery shop for three years but that hasn't convinced everybody here to pay for the party. which. province is completely isolated we don't have proper infrastructure our trains are falling apart and are really slow the traditional parties have promised action and pledged millions of euros but they just haven't delivered from the trough from the government there now that we want to implement an action plan for the countryside and take special measures in terror well we have been fighting for people here for a long time that it was the time of birth and there has been coming in that. i just don't trust the political class anymore. very old talk about grand ideas but afterwards there are parts of spain that are just forgotten.

you know desperate and disappointed people are putting their hopes in smaller more radical parties in the provincial capital we need model d.s. from the far left party who need us put there most promising by just a breath of fresh air and a fresh start. to understand what it was and on the dish additional parties have governed spain for forty years under a sponsible for the emptying of the countryside people should have the courage to vote for our innovative policies they will bring people back we will build new roads and train lines and create more jobs opportunities for women it is. i want to meet. like this smaller parties raquel says the p.p. also has a massive plan to bring us back to the countryside she's promising better infrastructure and more support for pharmacy and better internet access i get sad at it that people should trust us to make the most of their votes but it's not to vote for the

smaller parties because if the us eats up party has less it will be able to do for the country side better what to do with that. but the elections are expected to show that spaniards not just syndrome areas but across the country are losing faith in the traditional parties and winning that back will take more than just promises former us vice president joe biden has officially announced his run for the white house in twenty twenty and a months of speculation biden enters a large field of democratic candidates there are nineteen other hopefuls his candidacy has been welcomed by many but it's also sparked debate about the direction of a modern day democratic party. but the six time senator is trying for the u.s. presidency again you're picking up some pizza from a restaurant just hours after the news broke he was asked by reporters if he had

a special message for the world. yes america's coming back like we used to be ethical free told the truth when we were reporting around was that all those good things to do but i got to go because we've got to get you guys thank you biden made his announcement on twitter saying the soul of the nation was at stake taking direct aim at donald trump's bid for reelection. biden joins an already crowded field of nineteen of the democratic hopefuls competing for their party's nomination . but there's a lot that could work in his favor biden has legislative an international experience that is unmatched by his rivals. he served as president obama's vice president for eight years and as a senator since the nine hundred seventy s. . but biden has already twice run for president unsuccessfully in nine hundred eighty eight and two thousand and eight. and his age is

a worry to some and seventy six he would be the oldest person to ever take office if elected so does his third run for the white house come a little too late. i. don't think it's ever too late now i think that it's good he is running and i support him so i'm the party's dragging itself where he left he's not progressive enough i would like to see someone else that isn't that isn't holding my. jet to that point personally i like i'm all about women and people of color and equal opportunities and everything like that but ultimately the person who could best represent the people regardless of their color their race their orientation anything like that is my ultimate. concerned. biden's ultimate concern right now will be trying to connect with voters more effectively than any of his rivals democratic or republican.

our correspondent all over salat sent us his assessment from washington joe biden enters the race at a very interesting moment in the run up to the primary elections the democratic party shifted to the left there's a record number of candidates running minorities are represented women young candidates what joe biden is not of that he's seventy six years old he's considered an old white man if you will but yet she is the most popular of all candidates and he has credibility among blue collar voters and that can be crucial this time around in two thousand and sixteen most of the swing states went to donald trump and joe biden wants to make the case that he can be the one to win these states back in defeat donald trump in two thousand and twenty but first of all he has to win the primary elections and become the official candidate of the democratic party . in new virtual reality exhibition in sweden is giving the public a chance to experience what it's like to play sports if you're a visually impaired the displays promoted by five. to give up

a promising football career after he lost almost all of us sight. a pair of goggles and the sense of all that is needed to get found some insight into the difficulty of playing football with various visual impairments such as albinism. you are now experiencing class b. two and albinism in this case there was also a mix with congenital cataract causing cloudy islands as together with secondary glaucoma affecting each eye differently. the system developed by the swedish para sports federation is being promoted by fat miss sarah messi at age thirteen his footballing career was abruptly ended by glaucoma. football. player in full force of the police. and of course it was like. you could you could say that my my dreams it's just that he's. the lights

went out of my dreams but a new sport helped him dream again fatma sara messi took up a gold ball in which teams of three compete using a pole with bells in it it gave flatness or messi the chance to win a world championship and two paralympic medals for sweden. it's looks like we can see when we do our sport but it's very important for me to be able to show people how much as. a whole whole home little i actually can see. sarah metz he now hopes the v.o.r. project will raise awareness for visually impaired athletes and also help sports like goalball gain popularity. now as to when the mexican mean is that the municipality of guadalupe no monterrey has unveiled to recover from a rare white tiger the two males and one female were born

a month ago while tigers are genetic variation of better known orange bengal tigers only five thousand tigers live in a while down from one hundred thousand at the start of the twentieth century a poaching deforestation and over hunting other natural prey have impacted their numbers at least the free will be kept but. coming up a you tuber on the mission to make financial jargon successful for all monica jones says that in the latest business headlines in just a few minutes. they

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