oh. this is deja vu news live from berlin a man crashes a stolen truck into a line of cars in germany injuring several and stoking fears of terrorism police have the driver in custody and german media say authorities are considering terrorism as a possible motive the driver reportedly arrived in germany from syria 2015 we'll get a live update from the scene. also coming up turkey says it has completed preparations for an offensive against syria's kurds a surprise move by the u.s. to pull troops from northern syria has plunged the region security into turmoil

kurdish fighters say that they are being stabbed in the back by their american allies plus one of the world's largest statues gets an epic facelift renovations are underway to restore the motherland calls russia's rousing monument to world war 2 sacrifice. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program here in germany officials are investigating an incident in 2 truck ramming into other possible vehicles for its possible links to terrorism the crash happened yesterday and left 9 people with light injuries the incident occurred early monday evening in the town of limburg the driver drove a stolen truck into a line of cars pushing the vehicles into each other police have since detained the

driver of that truck there are reports that he is syrian and he has been living in germany since 2015 and may have already been known to police. journalist from the regional newspaper frankfurter noir presses spoke with the driver of the stolen truck he described what happened he said the following i was in my truck in the street at a red light about 200 meters away from the traffic lights waiting to turn left onto the motorway suddenly a man i didn't know pulled open the door of the truck and started at me i asked him what he wanted but he didn't say a word i asked him again and then he dragged me out of the truck with a reporter rebecca chad myers in limburg this scene about overnight incident rebecca you've actually been speaking with another eyewitness what did they have to tell you well we ran into an eyewitness who works just around the corner and he told us exactly what he was able to see yesterday evening

so he said he saw the truck come right down this road behind me and slam at speed into several cars that were waiting at this intersection that's located right behind me and he said that the sound was large large crash he heard he heard screams as well and that bits of plastic and parts of cars went flying several of the cars were shoved into a nearby wall he said that it looked like scenes from from a war that it looked like a battle scene he also said that right as this accident right after this accident had happened. there was a van of young people who jumped out and went over to the driver of the semi truck and when she go assist him but also to detain him initially before police could arrive on the scene. rebecca what do police know about the suspect specifically and his possible motive. police have not been releasing

a great deal of information about him what we do know is that he is reportedly a syrian man a 32 year old who has been living in germany since 2015 police earlier told local media that the that the suspect or the driver in this case was known to police already for different drug or violence related crimes and that is on currently that is the latest stand on what we know about the driver of this vehicle so police and they are very wary about releasing information what else have you found out about the investigation. both federal prosecutors and local police are being very careful with this case they are trying to gather as much evidence as possible before releasing it to the public more information should be a made available later today what we do know is that the apartment of the driver of

this stolen truck was searched earlier today by different police units and that they are conducting investigations elsewhere things here have already been cleaned up as you can see behind me the road is returning back to normal and and people are continuing to the road as normal what is the mood there today rebecca people around have been have been very shocked lots of people have been walking by to come look at this intersection where you couldn't really tell if you hadn't seen the pictures that something that happened last night but lots of people told us that they were just shocked that this had happened in limburg limburg is a town of about $30000.00 people an hour outside of frankfurt known for its medieval city center. people told us that they were afraid to come out on the streets and that they had thought that if something like this was going to happen it would happen in a much larger city and not their small town about this town mark thank you.

well europe has seen a series of terrorist attacks using trucks in recent years here's a closer look now at those attacks and whiteface incident in limburg has put so many on it. in december 201612 people die when the tunisian asylum seeker rams a hijacked truck into a christmas market germany's worst recent terror attack. on the vehicle and truck attacks followed earlier this year a right wing extremist deliberately drove his vehicle into several groups of foreigners. but europe's worst recent attack was in nice france in 201686 people were killed and a staggering 450 injured police shoot and kill the driver a french 2 museum man who plowed into pedestrians along the city's famous seaside prominent. and in 2017 in london 3 terrorists drove a vehicle into pedestrians on london bridge and then went on

a stabbing spree killing 8 people and injuring 50. why are attacks with vehicles seemingly more and more common because obtaining them is easy it requires little to no planning and that makes heavy vehicles an option for both lone wolves and terror group attack planners. let's get more now we're joined by pierre he is a counter-terrorism expert at the modern security consulting group here in berlin welcome to the program and thank you for joining us we do not yet know that this is an attack but if we just look at the past couple of years what has changed and what hasn't since that christmas attack that we saw here in berlin which was conducted with a truck in from i guess from from a terrorist perspective is that right now you no longer need a terrorist attack to create the possible terrorism headlines that we saw a few weeks ago in berlin a severe car crash would discuss right now of course to the worries could be

terrorism or not i think that is already a measure of success. that's changed since then especially in germany your report mentioned the attacks in nice and elsewhere that was already the case but in germany that really changed then from the security perspective very little has changed unfortunately because the resources have been laid to be having been attributed timely enough and as such it's where in germany we're pretty much always playing catch up when it comes to security and that is still to the advantage of terrorists so the speed is there in your opinion. but you know they are indeed making these efforts when we're talking specifically about the you know top targeting people who might use trucks to conduct an attack i mean that's a that's a big challenge isn't it it's near impossible it's really looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack because very often these types of attacks can be planned but they will be done on a whim and what i mean by that is that the opportunity will often dictate how and

when it happens if we if we do a parallel with what happened barcelona a few years ago your original attack was actually meant to be a bomb attack when the salt but because that failed they reverted to the cole attack and while it was a large number of people the fact that it's often perpetrated by lone actors choosing in this case a carjacking or same case with a carjacking as well is you can't really time that and it's very difficult to get the appropriate information before hand are took strikes really being used more frequently or is it just that these sorts of incidents are getting more publicity these days it's getting more publicity that we've actually statistically speaking there is a decrease in the type of such attacks however because we are the awareness that it could be an attack is increased it does create that perception the door is always open of course because we write we don't know right away if it's an attack so we're very depends on the investigations and how they're conducted to clear that matter but for the few hours after the incident we might very well have that i'm pressured

that it is a terrorist attack and so therefore that they've increased their counter-terrorism expert thank you and. let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world are rocks president barham saleh has condemned attacks on protesters and journalists during a way then to government on rust earlier the government acknowledged that soldiers had used excessive force against demonstrators more than 100 people have been killed and 6000 wounded in a week of demonstrations against corruption and economic mismanagement. brazilian police have opened an investigation into possible criminal activity surrounding an oil spill off the country's northeastern coast or oil slicks polluted beaches over the weekend and cleanup efforts are now underway the country's coastal region is renowned for its sandy beaches and its popular with tourists. german police are

removing clymer protesters blockading streets and central berlin activists group extinction rebellion say that several 100 people camped out overnight as part of a wave of civil disobedience similar protests are taking place worldwide to pressure governments to do more on the climate crisis. european union interior ministers are meeting in luxembourg hoping to end the deadlock over who should take in migrants rescued at sea germany france italy and multi want other e.u. states to back a plan they agreed last month to distribute migrants throughout the bloc. donald trump's plan to pull american troops out of syria is drawing fire from both sides of the aisle and washington figure politicians are calling on the us president to reverse this decision there are concerns that the pullout will allow turkey to launch its long planned offensive against kurdish fighters in the region fighters that have been key allies of the u.s.

in its battle against the so-called islamic state. leaving in a hurry american troops started pulling out of syria within hours of the fischel announcement. behind these empty bases near the tackiest border bases that had been a guarantee of safety for kurdish forces. u.s. president donald trump abruptly canceled that guarantee saying in a tweet it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous and list was many of them tribal and bring our soldiers home. u.s. troops were in syria to support kurdish forces in the fight against the so-called islamic state but turkey has long resented the presence of armed forces near its border it considers them terrorists ankara wants to establish effect a kilometer buffer zone along the border and resettle some 2000000 syrian refugees back. kiddish groups in the region have protested them if they feel abandoned by

the u.s. he teamed up with despite his against i.a.s. they fear a technician vacation is imminent and there he had the hope this green light the trump gave terror to one will actually complicate the crisis in the region of the gun. so it will provide islamic states with an opportunity to regenerate and control areas such as russia and there as there were again another. turkish president the one who gave the cut a stark warning if. there is a phrase that we always say. we can come any night without warning and our determination remains because it is absolutely out of the question for us to further tolerate the threats from these terrorist groups. trump's decision has and him widespread criticism even within his republican party. still.

hours later trump appeared to try to placate critics by issuing a stand warning to and. right now we're at a position where if turkey does anything out of what they should be doing we will hit them so hard on the economy mixed messages at the top and meanwhile on the ground in syria because are waiting for the next buy to fall in a region that seen its share of misery and violent already. for more let's bring in our correspondent who is standing by in istanbul so yulia how soon could we see turkish forces move into northern syria well the defense ministry in ankara says preparations for this cross border operate all completed they sent out a number of tweets today sounding very determined additional troops and military

vehicles have been deployed to the border it seems now they are evading orders and they reportedly are also waiting for the american forces to fully withdraw to avoid any military confrontation between the 2 nato allies but this operation is controversial it has drawn criticism from the u.n. from the european countries as well and it seems it appears that there are some u.s. officials within the pentagon the state department who is still hoping to talk turkey out of this iran a syrian regime ally has also. reportedly to not you know go ahead with the incursion but the big question is of course well i'm sure a listen yulia been alternately what does the u.s. withdrawal mean for the kurds in northern syria. well aid organizations like the international rescue committee say for example that there

are 2000000 people living in these areas in northeast syria many of them most of them have survived the brutal rule of the so-called islamic state they live in displaced camps and camps for displaced people and the military incursion by turkey could immediately displace about 300000 people so that's the civilian aspect of this story the syrian kurdish forces on the other hand say they feel abandoned and betrayed by the u.s. because they say for 5 years they have been fighting alongside american soldiers in the battle against the so-called islamic state they have lost thousands of their fighters in this battle and now basically u.s. president trump is turning his back on them they also to the south face iranian russian backed syrian regime forces and on top of that they have to deal with the challenge of yet what's left of the so-called islamic state in syria and let's look

in fact at what the u.s. president did say trump essentially warning that the u.s. will punish turkey if it does anything off limits is it clear what he means by off limits yulia and what is on gross saying about all of this. well it's clearly perceived here as a threat and as we know threats never go down well here in turkey but we were waiting quite for quite some time to get an official response now the 1st one to respond was a vice president ford all type person out on himself is on a state visit abroad and mr altay replied by saying our message to the international community is clear this is a quote turkey is not a country that will be moved by threats but at the same time we remember what happened last year when the 2 countries exchange sanctions to fatah sanctions that really hurt the turkish economy so that's what many people here are still afraid of when trump is threatening to the stronger the turkish economy. in istanbul thank

you yulia. scientists have been named as the winners of this year's nobel prize for physics in a ceremony in sweden it was announced that the prize will be shared by a trio known for their work in understanding the structure of our universe james peoples is being recognized for research on how the universe has evolved from the big bang and michelle my your and quail o.-r. being awarded for their discovery of the 1st known planet outside of our solar system let's get one now we're joined here in the studio by. a neat joining us from d.w. science so tell us a little bit more about these winners and their work this year then the bell prize in physics basically new understanding of the evolution of our course most and the 1st discovery of an exoplanet which is an earth like planet with the potential to hold life so everybody heard of the big bang model how our universe was developed

40000000000 years ago out of a hot then state into what it is today so james peoples one of the winner he based his research on this model and discovered. into a present for example of the universe radiation and helped discover new physical process that went on in the universe and the other 2 winners they discovered the 1st x the planet in 1905 so of course they explained it was really far away so they couldn't observe it directly so they had state developed custom made instruments and then discovered a planet which is called. 51 people ok so i mean but overall though what does this tell us about the universe and does it have any practical applications you know well people's work basically showed us that what we know of the universe is the matter that constitutes treason stross and everything in it is basically just 5 percent and the other 95 percent are dark matter and dark energy is totally unknown

to us which is of course a huge challenge for future research and this guy. if exoplanets which is the other research is interesting to us because this totally changes the conception of our world you know because now we know day life is possible on other planets and until now 4000 of these exit plans have been discovered so and it's in every one of them holds the potential of life basically we had we have 3 male laureates now right no female or it's actually in physics it's quite rare to see that yet still last year we celebrated on a strickland she was only the 3rd female a winner in a 100 years of a nobel prize in physics and we actually thought that would set a bit of a trend that more female scientists would be acknowledged but it wasn't like that that being said of course science is in the in is the most important thing it doesn't is independent of gender but yeah we are

a little bit disappointed that we have the same usual suspects again this year but on the other hand the science is the exciting part of it of course and a psycho from the science thank you. well the battle of stalingrad is widely seen as the turning point of world war 2 in europe it marks the moment when soviet troops halted nazi germany's invasion of russia and began driving the german army back across europe to honor this victory of russia constructed one of the largest statues in the world near the site of that battle but 50 years have taken their toll on the motherland calls as it is named and unprecedented renovation is now underway to restore the statue to its former glory. a call to arms against hate last army a cry of victory of a nazi germany. the motherland towering at 85 meters

commemorates world war 2. the view from up here is breathtaking is the motherland coal stocks tallest in the year up and its reconstruction now here in volgograd is in most extensive reconstruction it's meant to be and has had its unveiling in 1006 to 7. the monument has aged quite a bit since then winter where the have taken their toll and since chunks of concrete have fallen off in some places this data you could have been to visitors. extensive for innovation work began 3 years ago. by it. this project is unique so all the work here is unique to the statue was female so we treat her like a real person which i. think you did for us that she's a woman who's suffering from various illnesses that we are healing after 50 years.

like anyone her age she needs a range of doctors who can help her in different ways of the suffering and when you believe you list what visitors can see this done to skeleton. the gigantic structure is supported by almost a 100 steel cables that the way it can withstand strong winds and the cables also have to be replaced. this culture is the centerpiece of a memorial on the my if he'll in volgograd formerly known as grat. it was here that one of the world's bloodiest battles ended in 1943. with more than 700000 that. the battle of stalingrad a victory for the soviets marked the turning point in the world to go to.

this isn't just any construction site. it's a symbolic place for russia. working here is a big honor for all of us and it requires a very specific approach. that's why we're busy around the clock. over there. is a model and calls still covered by scaffolding but had to be unveiled in time for the 75th anniversary of the soviet union's allied victory of a nazi germany. with a remake of stephen king's it now in cinemas and the release of the movie joker scary clowns abound in popular culture these days and that has happy clowns on a mission in italy have a look. even the belltower is wearing

a red nose for the festival. on the streets of monte senshi everyone is getting in on the act. and performers from all over the world have come to clown around. some of been perfecting their cross for decades and they're in town to help people find their sense of fun we all have that joy and that celebration but sometimes we bury it for a variety of reasons and the clown reminds us just to have to have that joy and that sense of freedom and celebration. judging by things reactions it seems to be working.

sounds the same whatever your religion might be no matter what place in the world you're from laughter unites the world. but also sorry i mean i also want to add that laughter is contagious because often even without knowing where that laughter comes from you get infected. you look at a baby laughing and it's contagious or someone laughs and we laugh about that. however you feel about clowns the crowds here certainly found plenty to laugh about . a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here on news german police are reportedly probing an incident in the town of limburg for ponce potential terror links a 32 year old syrian man drove a stolen truck into a line of cars injuring several people police have arrest. the driver and turkey

says they've completed preparations to launch an offensive against kurds in northern syria this after the u.s. of broccoli began pulling its troops from the region kurdish fighters say that their american allies are betraying them. coming up after a break our current affairs documentary series close up has a look at wiki leaks founder julian assange thanks for watching.

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