unleash on violet boss and re imagined that these teachings were relevant to us. gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on d, w. ah ah. this is dw news live from berlin. german authorities say they have foiled applaud to carry out what they're calling an islamist motivated attack involving poisonous chemicals. and iranian citizen has been arrested also coming up after the latest protests linked executions and iran,

german politicians war. and there will be consequences for the tayveon regime. and russia has overnight strikes on eastern ukraine, kill at least one person as moscow ends itself declared our orthodox christmas truce. some of those living under fire. wonder if we'll celebrate the holiday differently next year. ah. i'm marrying a evanston, it's good to have you with us. police in western germany have arrested a person suspected of plotting what they're calling an islamist motivated attack. prosecutors have identified the suspect as a 32 year old iranian citizen. investigators searched his read it residents in the city of castro rog sole, and found deadly chemicals such as cyanide and risin intended to be used in an attack abroad area around the site was cordoned off. police also detained. another

says by during the operation to w political correspondent, catherine lancaster is following the story for us and she joins me now in the studio. so catherine, we understand that this operation was planned by law enforcement for quite some time. what more can you tell us? so the local interior minister said they had a serious tip for the operation, and which is why they still had to go in during the night. they went in about midnight last night. and a local newspaper also reported that they had been tipped off. the german authorities had been tipped off by a foreign intelligence service and they were going into the small town in the western germany, the western part of germany, looking for poisonous or substances. so this was quite an attack that

could have happened, right. so we mentioned, they found cyanide, they found rice in 2 very dangerous and deadly chemicals. so what could have happened if this attack was indeed carried out as planned? so we don't have any details yet. they haven't disclosed anything yet. we don't know how much cyanide there was found, how much rise in there was found, or do know is that both, those substances are highly poisonous, as you say, and they can kill you within 36 to 72 hours. and there is no anti doubt. so it is quite a frightful thought to be honest, what could have happened. we don't know if there's any other people who might have been involved in this attack. it, sir. both substances are classified as a chemical weapon. so it's yet to be seen on what the what the details will bring now and now a measure. this will be an ongoing investigation. did have

a political correspondent, catherine long as catherine. thank you. the european union has condemned iran for hanging. 2 more men detained during anti government demonstrations. stay controlled media say the men were convicted of killing a member of an official militia in the wake of the most recent protest linked executions and german parliamentarian who sponsored one of them and put to death warrens of consequences for the tehran regime. these 2 are the latest victims of the war. the islamic republic is waging against its own citizens. mohammed media, cal ami, a 22 year old former karate champion, and mohammed jose, ne, a 39 year old worker who coached children in his free time. both were convicted and sham trials, where they weren't allowed to choose their own lawyers or even see the alleged evidence against them. the evidence expert say,

just as bogus as their confessions at by iran stayed media, found in the army for weeks, their friends and family hoped they could be saved. all his honor. i kindly asked the man was author to disarray. i beg you please remove my son's death, said please navajos who is on how long their calls were echoed. not only by iranians around the world, but also by politicians here in germany. heglum book, a green member of parliament, was a sponsor of color me and campaigned against his execution. this new executions will have consequences at the moment is not pretty clear which shaquanda grims exec that will be what there will be consequences. we won't be quiet. the german government, nor the you will be quite of this violation of human rights. within iran, people are also not remaining quiet, fresh, protests, supplant,

and many refuse to be intimidated. on social media, this video is spreading since the executions mohammed, medical army, dancing with his family matters, anti government protest. i say, don't die in their bow. they will not rest until those responsible for his and other killings are out of power. we cannot speak to d, w, brussels bureau chief, alexander phenomena. so alexandra, we just heard in that rapport at their calls for consequences. the european union says it's appalled by the executions. but has there been any concrete action from the you so far? well, i think that's what's happening in iran right now will increase the pressure for the european union at only 2 issue strong statements, but also to take more action. however, we have to say that last year the european union toughened its sanctions against

iran in 3 months. in a row, adding more individuals and entities to that sanctions list and her freezing their assets in the european union into banning them from entering their blog. and there is an ongoing or discussion about what can a more can be done or words regard to iran that we know that the european union is a considering on what ground they can designate the power for powerful revolutionary guards in iran as a terrorist organization. and i can next hour we can expect, i think that the there will be even more an experts and politicians now demanding for the european union to over think their efforts to revive the run new clerk deal . there are no talks at the moment, but the european union is still as sort of trying to, to revive the deal. so that is something that is going to be

a discussed in the coming weeks. i suppose there was the w alexander from nomine in brussels for us. alexandra, thanks so much. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news. this our, the 1st international travelers have started to arrive in china after the country lifted its mandatory quarantined requirement. the 1st international flight arrived at shanghai from new zealand carrying more than 280 passengers. travellers still need to show proof of a negative coven. 19 task taken within 48 hours prior to departure. hundreds of workers and central china class with police during protest that a factory producing coven 19 antigen kids. videos from the scene were posted on line where users said the demonstrations were spark by low wages and layoffs. protests over labor issues are not rare in china,

despite official efforts to clamp down on unrest. a group of 46 soldiers have arrived home in ivory coast after their release. in molly, the troops were pardoned a week after being convicted of conspiracy, ivory coast and the united nations say the soldiers were part of a un peacekeeping mission in molly to the war in ukraine now. and russia has bombed several regions and eastern ukraine over night, killing at least one person. russian troops continued to shell, the city of bah moot, their current focus in efforts to push further west. the strife come as moscow ended, as self declared, sees fire for eastern orthodox christmas. ukraine had previously dismissed the cease fire as a tactic by russia to gain time to regroup its forces. we can now speak to dw correspondence on your phone, a car who joins us from key of so sonya, what is the situation in the ukrainian capital right now or after those overnight

attacks was the situation in, in keith is, is relatively quiet. we haven't had a fortunately air strikes for a long time, but there are reports of scattered explosions and strikes all along the front lines in the south and in the east are now kremlin the installed authorities in the east had been seeing. they been claiming that shelling by ukrainian forces of damage to tom with power plants in the russian controlled parts of the donnette region. we have no independent confirmation of that. and of course, the most intense fighting continues in and around buck moore to this fiercely contested city in the east and on bus region 4. so now we know that millions of people have been ha, celebrating orthodox christmas this weekend. it's a very meaningful time for ukrainians. and you visited butcher near here, where russian troops are accused of committing atrocities at the beginning of the war. what was this christmas like for the people there?

that's right. we visited the, the main church in will, china butcher was occupied by russian troops last march. the local church came under fire and local official said more than 400 people were killed in that russian a c. so i think in light of the enormity of these atrocities committed by russian troops, the service yesterday of this main church was very emotional. of the church was quite full. in fact, we can take a look at that report the church of saint andrew in butcher on the outskirts of cave. susan, this is, as i said, for you, it's known for the makeshift burial ground that locals here dug for the bodies. the russians left behind in a shop, it was was priest under the halloween. natalie survived with his life. one of the great, he says, many people here want nothing to do with russia any more. last years for a than fish, unless you fish shuttle with your machine, we have our own identity finished. and russia tries to kill the tries to destroy

this identity. zenato was you on you. cheer moses war is for our survival and survival as a nation. when i read through that, she was, she provides many people, even those who have relatives in russia have seen what the russian sphere of influence is all about solid. now they don't want to have anything in common with russians. newton which is my thing. choice building or is russia. oh, and that includes how to celebrate christmas for father underneath this is his 2nd christmas day. he offered celebrations on december 25th as well, like the west. he knew the can quickly of this with people who wanted to celebrate on the 25th celebrated said as they were carols and songs cooler and those who want to celebrate on the 7th. it will also have the same opportunity with the customer

murder. those sticking to the orthodox tradition, often aldo melissa so it's always easier for the young generation to accept change. the visual older people are more conservative, et cetera, even when they understand with their head that they need to change. the habit of decades is hard to break. rascal wood is minute. mon, i said, let it be the way it is for now. but i think in the future we all have to celebrate christmas on the 25th of december when the voucher, dempsey after the horrors russian soldiers inflicted on boucher if there's one place in the world that deserves 2 christmases. it's here. sonya yeah, there, it's interesting to hear one of the women that you spoke to in your reports saying that in the future ukraine should begin celebrating christmas on december 25th, which is when much of the west celebrates the holiday. you know,

we know that president vladimir putin has, sir, said that he is fighting against western influence in ukraine. so is this a sign that in fact, this conflict is ending up achieving the exact opposite of what he set out to do? what i think that is true, in fact, you know, this time many ukrainians, especially younger ukrainians did celebrate christmas on december 25th. and i think that is part of a broader shift that we're seeing since the war in ukraine of really turning away from cultural traditions that reflect rochelle long domination of ukraine, you know, and also to kind of reject everything associated with russia. yesterday we also saw hundreds of worshipers gather at a very historically significant monastery in central keith. this, this church has been affiliated and led by moscow for a very long time. and for the 1st time we saw the head of the independent orthodox church of ukraine, hold em off there in ukrainian. so it was a deeply symbolic moment. it appears. sonya phonic are reporting for us from care

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