this is news law from. now says the suspected mastermind of the easter sunday bombings died in the attack but the government warns of more possible strikes this as authorities significantly reduce the death toll in last sunday's attacks on six hotels and church. also coming up china expanding global summit impatient for the multi-trillion dollar project is a source of needed investment for countries and a source of worry for others who see china extending far beyond its borders. to the

other side beat. those winds with the storm surges up to five meters residents free in lines just a month after. death and devastation that's country. to 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 the capital colombo might seem to say now also made an appeal against the backlash that muslim communities have seen in the wake of the attacks today many muslims attended friday prayers despite warnings from religious leaders that more attacks could be imminent police are seeking one hundred forty people believed to have links with the islamic state group. let's bring in journalist she joins us on the line from

the capital colombo hi jamie lynn now there's 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 micah provocation and that he said that that was now it begins to prove that the head of the national salahi jamaat who has been being for sunday's explosion was killed when the trying to line goes on he also meant to shoot with the president also said that if he's a member of more money to hire on headed that mission seems to be plenty of days when he must have mostly in fine back and guy he was an approximately family back from that and when you came back here and you saw the preaching and getting more supposed to right now want to get your reading up on the president we've got that wrong hundred and seven hundred talking suspect with me they said with the country

also featured seven people have been arrested and seems that sunday's explosion so the president said that a massive manhunt was going on to catch the remaining suspects and we are going to cooperate with that in the coming days that would be everything's on household in the country wouldn't even and the poster i mean we would be more successful honda and we would be examining the bomb hoping to have to figure it out for we had been responsible for that and now investigations are ongoing to meanwhile the death toll was lowered by i heard last night from magic the correction there why. are you. coming to a statement released by the has many to test now come down to some cases nine handbook we have been told you because of the c.d.c. are skeptics though showing that anybody because of the lying along is a false sense of the house because then it's just trying to figure out exactly

what's the death toll in the cycling that has been a miscalculation of the averages by that because i've been reversed and you know what more can you tell us about the extent of the backlash against the muslim community. venting song that has been increasing the force which we have been receiving that would seem kind of human to. they're going to be going into hiding because they've been kyra but they're standing up back that in fact that's not the first that's made an appeal to the nation not to look at all muslims as a terrorist so the truth is that he's been getting these from ation as those write novels in that vein the leaving the extreme the i activate the friday i've just come back from outside. of a heavy security forces outside the mosque. and so what stands out making it seem to be at the moment. return will chime in on those meetings speaking to us on the line from colombo thank you for bringing us up to date. was we heard

the easter sunday bombings have prompted violent reprisals against some communities in sri lanka refugees became targets almost instantly no matter their faith that is nima should just well reports that mobs have focused their wrath on people for simply not being sri lanka. shoplifter sri lanka from socks on for you. 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 make gamble where she ended up she could practice her feet freely last sunday she applied hair 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 were the 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 and her lark we're 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 true long can. give a job as a little one if you cannot imagine how they behaved after the blasts sixty hours 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 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 the city of nic gamble include minority hymn 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 deaf u.g.g. lunker is extremely challenging they cannot work so they undergo a lot of the patient due to disabuse the children learn. to school. and people cannot work very different and people will professional people jobs and . working you know going on the work of 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 some other stories making news around the world 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 a road workers' rights a number of people were arrested in the capital building after clashing with police . hundreds of thousands of sudanese protesters have gathered outside army headquarters in the capital khartoum their so-called million strong march is intended to ramp up pressure on the ruling military council on wednesday the military and protest leaders agreed to form a joint committee to pave the way to civilian rule. french president tomorrow in my call has promised significant tax cuts for working people especially the middle classes it's in response to months of weekly protests by the so-called jello vest movement which of damaged his presidency mccall said there would be

a return to public order and condemned the violent protests of recent months. l 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 the gigantic 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. or so what does china's belton road initiative its new version of the silk road involve let's take a look now one route runs through central asia in moscow all the way to treat asked and into italy it consists of roads and railways as well as power stations telecommunications networks and pipelines and then there is the maritime silk road which will connect china and europe and africa and also southeast asia china has

already invested billions in infrastructure projects along the way but critics are . winning that president she's gigantic project is taunting its partners that the debt giving china increasing power here's what the chinese president had to say. to belton a road is not an exclusive club and it aims to promote green development when we are convinced that our more open china will further integrate itself into the world and deliver greater progress and prosperity for china and the world at large but for more let's speak to our correspondent much yes but i know he's standing by for us and beijing. so there was a lavish opening ceremony for the summit how much substance is there behind this shell. if we talk about numbers there is a lot of substance trillions probably off dollars being poured into this project although

reliable detailed figures are hard to come by if we talk about seizing things promises of building a more sustainable ecologically and far financially belt and road this is something we have to wait for this summit comes out at a time you have mentioned it where this project is earning a lot of criticism not only from western countries but also from those countries where most of the investments go to in south east asia south asia and africa. these countries are concerned of course that they might not be able to repay the depth of these gigantic projects because the mid those concerns what do you think we can expect from the thumb it. this is a summit where china celebrates itself it's not a summit like like other international summits where certain countries come together and negotiate something the control is entirely in the hands of the

chinese government the chinese government runs these foreign diplomats did not even have a schedule until recently. so that we might see an announcement in the end how much more money china is willing to pour into these projects we might see some kind of joint declaration but we are not going to see results as we would expect from from a summit like this at these countries agree to something that these countries bring in their views and find a solution to them yet you say is that china really a fallacy itself as the number one global superpower or is there really room for global cooperation. there is of course room for financial cooperation for business cooperation businesses can join into these programs although there's a lot of suspicion that chinese businesses will always have an advantage but it's very it's very clear that this project is a project run by china controlled by china it's

a project that china where china aims maybe not to dominate the world but to shape the rules of global trade and global infrastructure along its own needs all right accor spondylitis bellinger reporting for us in beijing thank you now another powerful cycling has made landfall in mozambique barely a month after cycling died devastate the country the u.n. says it's the first time in no in history that two cycles have hit the country in one season. concrete snapped in half the remnants of a night off the wall shift winds and pounding rain drivers and cyclists on the commodore islands navigate the leftovers of cyclonic canada seven are dead here but authorities say the full picture is yet to emerge. that it is difficult to get access because many trees fell many electrical and telephone poles fell so for the moment we are clearing the roads so we can make an initial assessment.

as kenneth cut its path of destruction residents found refuge in a marriage and see shelters like this one. and a place to sleep but no rest bite from the reality of what awaits them at home. they think of course it's a huge disaster do we not used to seeing thank god to escape the worst but we really need help no one i was in there that said. their problem was that there was a strong wind that demolished the houses but of rescuers found us shelters while we slept low nobody was injured and we didn't suffer thank art. kenneth the common ross well barreling towards mainland more zombie a country still reeling from a massive daily storm one month ago. underlayment for yet more devastation.

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