this is. tonight soldiers in the west african nation of mali have launched a coup attempt they report of the country's president and prime minister and scenes . near the capital bamako thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets as leaders from africa and beyond called for a call. also coming up to. say hezbollah militant of murdering his former prime minister the court in the hague. in the 2005

truck bombings that killed. but 3 other detained in the case have been acquitted. i'm good to have you with us we begin with breaking news from mali where soldiers have arrested both the president and the prime minister of the west african nation of this comes after shots were heard earlier in the day at a military base its trucks carrying. soldiers some were met by cheering crowds as they drove through the mali in capital. now both president. and the prime minister are thought to have been sheltering in the president's private residence when they were detained. mali was last taken over by the military in 2012 when

a coup unleashed years of chaos allowing islamic extremists to seize control of the northern tell us. why for more on this now let's go to remi from africa i mean it's good to see you so what are you hearing from bombing. so what we know that is that people out on the street so they are gathered on the street and they're just waiting for a statement of the military so people up on the streets are they're very happy they're welcoming are the military and especially they are gathered. independence place in the capital city by michael and they are very happy that you know what they've been fought for you know for months has been already today. you know has been if it's today you know the people of mali so people on the streets today are very happy and they're still waiting for

a statement from the military there from the military i mean do we know who was behind this coup. we read we don't know we don't know yet so social media they are some names which. she creating but we really don't know yet who actually is behind it we know that these are there some sort. of groups that did. that did this can go from the tonight but we read it we have no names really don't really have a name you know that somebody who is claiming. this event so is is the auntie dear we're also getting reports that the protest movement spokesperson says that the president's detention is not a military coup but rather a popular uprising since a talk to me a little bit about the unrest in mali i mean why are we seeing these tensions.

yes very interesting because it is not that surprising because even yesterday that the muffin man. 5 which is a mob meant who was born in last in june so there were there were friday night they were saying that miley has a problem with corruption he has a problem with violence in the northern part of the country there's through some problems in the central part of the country has still some conflict between different ethnic groups and also mismanagement mismanagement and corruption so there were there was some trouble there were protests in there were going in the street like that every week there were protests into just to have president. had just to have him resign so they have been many many protests and even yesterday

they have even planned the protest again this week sure to go against presidency bramble back like a test so it's it's like it's not that surprising that this is happening and this is how you should understand what this person is saying but by saying no case not the coolest is just claimed to have been acknowledged and has friends have we heard anything from france being obviously the former colonial power there in mali has there been any reaction from france. yet has been a reaction from france personally president marcos said that he has talked to. president graham but i can't tell but we don't know yet the when you talk with him about the situation the president my car also said that it's up to the eco us but me and he did they say it was he says that also that he condemned what is happening there should have for sophia's minister foreign affairs 3 yeah so they condemn.

raised of the president and president. and the from the services of ok remy valley of africa bringing us up to date with the latest now on this coup attempt in mali remy thank you thank you a u.n. backed tribe you know has convicted a member of the lebanese militant group hezbollah for the assassination of the country's former prime minister rafik hariri the court in the hague said today that salim orchestrated the 2005 operation to kill her riri with a massive truck bomb but the tribunal cleared of 3 other defendants finding they had no links to hezbollah leadership or recess a nation of ended life in lebanon setting the stage for years of unrest. a suicide truck bomb blasts ripped through beirut some valentine's day 2005 an

explosion so powerful it was heard and felt across the city. 22 people lost their lives that day. including the targets of the attack lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri it was an assassination that transformed levanon removing an influential sunni muslim leader and allowing shiite forces led by the medicine group to come to dominate lebanese political life now over 15 years later it guilty verdict in connection with the killings but they feel finds mr i am guilty beyond reasonable doubt as a culpepper traitor the intentional homicide of mr rafik hariri. the same evidence also establishes beyond reasonable doubt his knowledge and his intention to commit the intentional homicide of 21 other people the ruling was handed down by

a un backed tribunals in the netherlands set up to try those suspected of involvement in the 2005 attack the judges found there was enough evidence to show. how to carry out the bombing he has never been arrested and was tried in absentia 3 other defendants were acquitted. among those present to hear the verdict rafik hariri son sat hariri. your all today because of the special tribunal for lebanon not to the 1st time in the history of political assassinations that lebanon has witnessed the lebanese find the truth and for the 1st time to try to you know deliver its true justice. saad hariri who's also a politician serving as lebanese prime minister until earlier this year said the

judge just supported his view that his father was assassinated for his opposition to syrian interference and that in on. the role of hezbollah remains murky though the tribe you know found i asked was affiliated with the group it said there was no evidence the hezbollah leadership ordered her feet career is murder. let's take this story to. correspondent standing by good evening to you reza you know we have to remind people that it was just 2 weeks ago when we saw the blast take place in the port there in beirut that's fresh in people's minds do people even have i guess the mental and emotional capacity right now to process today's verdict. well brant i'm standing right here and strand of the so-called palace which was the last residence of the former prime minister. and regarding

acceptance to. this very day comes at a particular a very precarious time for lebanon. when the country 2 weeks ago has survived a massive explosion that left behind hundreds of victims at dire economy a political crisis arising number of growing of ice cases. and hezbollah and a future movement led by former prime minister saad. they asked their their supporters not to take the streets and to try to crack to sense the sense of. excuse me to try to be conned during this period and i've been on. control in this situation cause i'm sure. a lot of people has there been a statement from the government about this verdict. when the

president. caretaker prime minister has signed a job and the speaker of the parliament they had statements and they all called for national unity and force and they see during the sense of this and they recall it phrases that were repeated recurrently by former prime minister she could have heeded that no one is greater than his country and this is the time for so the dicey for them to do that as they were saying and do you think that this verdict is going to have any impact on hezbollah and its standing in lebanon. well brant. he drove has. said in his just fitch on friday that they do not consider any. issue with fiat but what they call it is politicized and nontransparent. and it's as if no decision was ever made

regarding how did assess a nation. and this this also comes at a time where lebanon is always subject to put the kid in a compromises so this this is why has a bundle and his. her that says that she was not directly they need to ship was not directly actually to to it if it could have a destination this might reduce the tensions and that's where the fighting against the parts you for the past few days especially on social media platforms. to get new correspondent reza zalman with the latest tonight from beirut in lebanon as on thank you thank you. i want to go back now to our top story and that is the attempted coup in the west african country of mali we want to go now to the mali and capital bamako to journalist. who is standing outside the presidential palace there and tell us what is going on right now.

actually. confirmed to prisons has been arrested and with the prime minister so you can even hear like a some gunshots going on the stop it's so they shot in the air it is told is just to calm down to population so excited. just i mean it was our only house the president well. protected by just told use and like 100 meters from the house of the president you have the house of peace which has been destroyed i mean totally which has been. many protesters have get inside a lot of people they've been stolen everything they can find you cite and. actually people like just waiting for the cleric army under national to.

kind of cross. we got to you know look. we've got reports that the government is saying that the president and the prime minister are being held by rebel soldiers right now do we know where the president and the prime minister all are at the moment. at the moment. we heard it said it had been arrested in the president's house. family when they take him to cut. this soldier controlling galleria because gutsy says this morning was went up around 5 o'clock in the morning when we hear about the school so he was already broke into and the entrance to to cut cease and get the case up babies was already blocked by the soldiers so after they hear rest of him they just took them up. and of the soldiers in the cutty their moments and now people are just like it's 10 pm for the big rich and what they're going to say ok 10 pm local time

that's good to topple in with the latest from the capital thank you very much that is the latest there on this coup attempt in mali you're watching news i'm frank for all of us here in berlin thanks for the company will be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. on that 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and ran with this. country just through the.