i want. to be $22020.00. 5th anniversary on. the arrow. this is d.w. news live from berlin police in thailand shooting dead a soldier who killed at least 26 people in a good rampage the suspect killed his commanding officer at an army base before stealing weapons and continuing his attack in a crowded shopping mall the gunman a live stream part of the shooting on facebook also coming up the battle to contain

the corona virus authorities in china say the death toll has passed the 800 mark that means a virus is now claiming more lives than the sars outbreak 2 decades ago. now as. i mary in evanston it's good to have you with us. security forces in thailand have killed a soldier who shot dead at least 26 people at a shopping mall police had earlier stormed the center allowing shoppers to escape as they launched a manhunt to find the gunman more than 40 people were also wounded in saturday's attack which took place in northeast of bangkok. for thailand morning brought relate that last special forces finally ended the standoff with a military match. he did the by sprint of

a luxury shopping center up to massacre and dozens of paper. oh. yeah. we have put an end to the perpetrators criminal act. at the moment we're gathering evidence and witness statements that we're beginning an investigation to bring justice to all. those words delivered reassurance after not just stop and shop as it corrupts terminal 21 shopping mall will never forget. the schools of terrified paper ran for their lives the trauma of what they've experienced visible on their faces fear in their voices. from above the people wanted to leave but they weren't sure it was safe to wait until the police came but. they couldn't be expected to die at the local shopping center at the end black cliff freed by special forces groups of shoppers the sky into the night. the many survivors and anguished loved ones of the police special operation

brought relate. some were rescued battered and blading. others a sky with only psychological sky was. the thing that says repeatedly i was i was so scared just being endangered by. their ordeal began saturday afternoon. when the gunmen entered term no 21. he'd already i could buy as u.s. military camping on our reportedly killing his commander and 2 others. as he burst into the mall tried isn't shop a scramble to get a why. the moment being packed full of long weekend shoppers and the magnifying the terror once the attack began he'll. capture on to the early morning police kept searching the massive more until they discovered him. now with the government's rampage over attention will turn to yes motive. the army says it baffled by why the

man i've been fire on his fellow citizens. he just went mad a spokesman said. we're joined now by correspondent florian standing by for us in bangkok florian hello to you now we frequently see mass shootings in the united states we've had to report on numerous such attacks but what about thailand how common are incidents like this in that country. incidents like this are definitely not common at all here in thailand and the prime minister who gave a short press briefing earlier today and funded one of the hospitals in karate actually said that this situation is completely unprecedented he said has never happened before here in thailand and hopefully this was the 1st and the last time

something like this happens now with the fact that this is very uncommon one my infer that authorities especially the police were also quite taken by surprise that's something like this is happening and now the question lingers to what extent the police was actually. fully you know prepared for something like this and the fact that this whole ordeal went on. for almost 616 hours. might be due to the fact that the police you know had to actually learn about this kind of situation as they went along. well florian have authorities said anything more a bounce the attacker and a possible motive. well the identity of the gunmen is clear it's

a 32 year old sergeant in the thai army. he posted about his shooting spree on facebook so we know exactly who he is he had alluded to some vengeance that he was after and the prime minister actually confirmed that the motif was likely to be a dispute about the sale of a house. so we do have at least indications that. about his motifs yes all right florian nash reporting from bangkok thank you very much authorities in china say the death toll from the corona virus has now passed the 800 mark that means the disease has now killed more people than the deadly sars outbreak 2 decades ago almost all the reported deaths and most of the new infections are in the chinese province of who by where the

corona virus was 1st discovered bought the virus has been appearing in other countries as well french authorities say another 5 people have been infected there bringing the total to 11. well meanwhile in hong kong authorities are making a fresh effort to keep the corona virus from spreading they've imposed a mandatory 2 we quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland china. an unusual plea from hong kong's leader of who you say would go out i would like to make an appeal to the public i know there are people in a position to buy a small number of mosques maybe 10020000 mosques if anyone has sources to buy them i appeal to them to donate them to those who are in need of punk kong is just great to contain coronavirus this is aerial footage of thousands lining up for a face masks with some camping out overnight people are stocking up even hoarding food and medical supplies some countries have stopped exporting their stock of

protective equipment altogether with factory struggling to meet demand. when some plays short and monday's high. that could be but practice is like ordering in order to sell them prices. and that's why we are us for. people to really understand what fighting an outbreak like this is hong kong has implemented mandatory quarantine measures for new arrivals anyone from mainland china must self quarantine either in hotels or their homes and they're subject to daily phone calls spot checks and even wearing tracking devices. those breached the new rules could basic hefty fine or even prison many rushed to meet the midnight deadline when the new measures came into effect medical staff in hong kong are overwhelmed they've been striking for days

because they want the border with china shut completely i let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world. exit polls from ireland's general election point to a tie between the 3 largest parties incumbent prime minister leo virus carr's party is tied with the left wing nationalists sean fein and center right fianna foil frustration with years of budget austerity and a housing crisis are among the main issues for voters. exit polls suggest a heavy defeat for indian prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist party in local elections in the capital delhi it was the 1st poll tests as the national government passed controversial citizenship laws polls suggest a rival party headed by delhi's chief executive will win the vast majority of seats . northern europe is bracing for chaos as storm chiara approaches with driving

rain and winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour. is expected to be the worst storm to hit the country in years germany is also getting prepared for the storm's arrival. also here in germany the state premier elected with votes from the far right alternative for germany has resigned just 3 days after taking office the election of thomas came out from the pro-business free democrats shattered a german post-war political taboo against co-operating with far right parties and a crisis meeting in berlin the conservatives and their social democrat partners agreed to push for a new election in the eastern states. black limousines pulled up to the chancellor e. in berlin. chancellor angela merkel's governing coalition teetered once again on the brink outside demonstrations against cooperation with the far right a.f.p.

. while inside the social democrats leadership threatened to pull out of the coalition with america's conservatives over this week's controversial selection in the state of thuringia the eastern german states parliament voted for thomas kennedy from the business friendly f.t.p. party to become its state premier. to do that they require the backing of the far right a hefty chemical shaking hands with the leader of the courts have ruled that he can legally be described as a fascist some say this shattered a post-war german taboo this gesture from a left party politician became a symbol of the protest which grew into a full blown crisis for the government not least because miracles conservatives cooperated with the a.f.p. in their injure c.d.u. party leader and a great comp callandar was accused of having lost control of her party the coalition issued this statement the election of the state premiere in thuringia

with a majority that was only achieved with the fights from the a.f.d. is an unforgivable event the coalition partners expect the elected state premier to kemah to draw the only correct conclusion and step down from office today. cameron did just that he resigned with immediate effect that relieve the pressure on the government for now. this is so and this is a thorn in the history of i would in my critique and one we'll still feel for a long time to come but it can be healed and that's what we're working to do now. the government is now calling for new elections to be held in the ranger without delay but after the events of this week the search for a new state premier looks to be easier said than done. all right some soccer news now and wonderfully the title hopefuls dortmund's were

looking to continue their recent dominance over byron live a cruise and on match day 21 a black and yellows new is signing and john featured in the starting 11 but it was the hosts who struck 1st in this 7 goals for have a look. laver cusins fans were hoping their side could continue their perfect home record in 2020 but that would be a tall order against don't mean newcomer ellen holland has already made history scoring 7 goals in his 1st 3 league matches but don't mean has another transfer looking to make an impact every shot from you vintage dortmund however didn't open the scoring leverkusen front man kevin foley in day. 5 the merry claimed him through installing doing the rest managing to keep control of the ball in the process. drop in was quick to respond mats

hummels off the james sandstone corner kick pummels 1st goal this season. about 10 minutes later the cameras john made his presence felt from outside the box leverkusen trajectory had no chance to stop this one john gives don't mean the 21 lead with his maiden goal this season but another 10 minutes later kevin falling from close range netted again to level the store at the break his 2nd brace this campaign goes can't come in with the action resumed just after the hour or more. means guerrero put the visitors up by but leverkusen had more left we aren't bally's didn't level the game at 33. and right after bailey and again back he'll pass the ball finds lars bender who gave the home side the win in this back and forth 7 goal thriller.

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