anchor: this is "dw news" live from berlin." one to go. investigators have identified all of the bombers in brussels who blew themselves up, but they are still hunting an unidentified suspect in connection with the airport attack. his accomplices appear to llink to -- link to last year's paris attacks, and a moment of silence as they go into a day of national mourning, and one

person waits behind bars to find out if ukraine and russia can cut a deal that could make or break her future. ♪ benrent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. investigators have identified two brothers involved in the terror attack, khalid and i brahim el bakraoui, and now they say a wanted man, najim laach raoui, detonated a suicide vest.

what was behind the terror attacks? and there is an unidentified accomplice who left a bag of bombs behind him at the airport. reporter: the hunt continues for this man, seen here on cctv footage at the airport in brussels before the two blasts, and belgian officials are identifying him as their prime suspect. the third suspect with a light jacket and a hat is still on the run. he dropped a bag and then ran before the explosions. his tag had a charge. and then the bag blew up due to the great instability of the explosives. btw explosions sent people fleeing from the airport hall. one of the men is reportedly najim laachraoui.

another had been arrested and deported from turkey, according to the turkish president. even holland is involved in this issue. we reported him to holland and informed them with a diplomatic note also. an hour after the blast, there was an explosion at the metro station. they have also identified the identity of this assailant. two brothers carried out the attacks, and they had criminal records, including armed robbery, but there was no terrorism link. for now, the search continues for more information, accomplices, and the known surviving suspect. brent: this story is moving quickly with lots of leads, and i asked our correspondent to tell us the latest.

reporter: brent, we are looking at a sophisticated network that has connections apparently across europe. now, we also received information here that, indeed, one of the suicide bombers at the airport seems to be najim laachraoui, a 25 euros, and that is interesting, because as you said, there is an apparent connection to the paris attacks, because dna was found on the devices used in the paris attacks, and fingerprints of his were found in an apartment where the suspects of the terror attack from the airport were picked up, and here is another interesting detail. the only reason the biggest tom

was left behind in this apartment, and this was a nail bomb containing 15 -- the biggest bomb was left behind in this apartment, a nail bomb, is because they asked for a larger vehicle and did not get one. brent: that may have saved lives. you are at the square where brussels held a minute's silence, the place de la bourse. talk about what you have been seeing and hearing. reporter: this is an improvised shrine that has emerged here at the place de la bourse. more people have come here, i think, in the last few hours, and we are looking at maybe 1000 or 2000 people who are gathered here.

they are chanting songs. it are putting down candles, and they have sent out the message that we are not afraid. we do not want the terrorists to take away our lifestyle, and it is a similar picture to what i had seen when i went to paris after the attacks, and people came out to encourage each other, that they will not back down after such terrible terrorist attacks. brent: that solidarity you're talking about, i assume it may even be greater now that people are hearing there may be a tangible, tangible, proof that there may be a connection between the terror attacks and what we saw happen yesterday in brussels. reporter: absolutely, and it is not the belgian government only that has made statements that they are closely working together with the french

authorities, and they are a team, as the belgian prime minister has put it, but also, it is the people here, and i have seen many posters, where people have said "je suis bruxelle." similar to what we saw after what happened in paris. brent: thank you very much. the belgian prime minister decried this crisis, and the ceremony to remember the dead today was led by the country's king. reporter: sometimes, there are no words, not from politicians, not even for the hang -- king.

this is the airport where the first two bombs hit. it will remain closed for at least another day. flowers at the metro, the target of the third tom -- bomb, and the place de la bourse. people have been gathering here all day and putting down symbols of their home nations as symbols of solidarity with those who died and a determination to carry on. >> i think everyone can agree that this is a horrible, horrible thing, and that is all there is to say about it. >> belgium is a magnificent country, and brussels is a magnificent city. now, we all have to suffer the consequences. everyone will be frightened to come here. there were so many people killed.

it is also hard to get reporter: for now, it is belgium that mourns, but yet it is also the heart of the european union, and brussels is home to nato. on this, a day of symbolism, after the silence comes applause . [applause] brent: germany has reacted to events in brussels with sadness and anger. the german chancellor described the terror attacks as an attack on europe. flags at the belgium embassy in berlin are flying at half mast. the foreign minister says that german citizens are among the injured. the government in berlin has declared solidarity with the belgian people, saying their determination and unity are now essential to fight terrorism.

security has been increased, with tougher controls on the country's borders and an increased police presence at airports and train stations. all right, so there we are, 24 hours after the terror attacks. a familiar face is with us, a terrorism and security analyst. what do you make about the fact that we are getting information that links the bombers in brussels with the attacks in paris? what does that tell us? what -- >> well, the first thing it tells us is that they do not communicate with each other. how come they were not willing to learn the lessons that were being taught in paris, or the turkish president obviously informed to the belgian authorities that one of these criminals that blew himself up yesterday, he was in turkey. he was, you know, sent back to

his home country, belgium. brent: that came out today. turkey deported one of the attackers who blew up the bomb yesterday. >> and belgian authorities did not seem to care about this. brent: it is almost too ridiculous for it to be true. if you have got governments informing each other of known or possible terror risks coming into the country, are you saying that people are ignoring that? >> i think, you know, it reminds me a bit of a soap opera. i do not think it was evil intentions at play here. it was rather an inability of the security apparatus as such to communicate the very important information down to the ground force. brent: how does that happen? i do not want to sound disrespectful, but it almost sounds like a bad episode of "the three stooges."

are you saying bureaucracy, the hierarchy is getting in a way -- getting in the way? >> not only that, but there is a lack of communication. police in bavaria will not have access to the information of police in germany and elsewhere, and the same is true in belgium. not to mention the flow of information between france and germany, let's say, so as a terrorist, once you know how the authorities work and function, it is really not a major problem to live below the radar and to prepare terrorist attacks, like the ones we saw yesterday. branch: -- bretnt: the people wo have been marginalized, how do you draw them? >> most muslims are very well integrated into european societies.

there is, however, a small percentage of people who did turn violent, their main reason being feelings of social at cap. those -- -- being social outcasts. we have the suburbs where we see a third generation of immigrants with no possibility of getting up in society, of getting further ahead for themselves, and as a result, some of these people, they think, well, this society has nothing to offer us, so we go for the radical jihadi islam. brent: it is very nihilistic. you get the idea that they feel they have nothing to lose. thank you. we appreciate it. well, the attacks and brussels may have worsened the situation for migrants who are trying to reach europe. syrian stuck on the grease-macedonian border are at pains to point out that they are

fleeing from terror and not bringing it with them. reporter: an apology for something that was no fault of theirs. refugees have gathered to show solidarity with brussels. another radical attack, a land where they are trying to make a new home. this is the last thing they need. >> they will do it also. >> just crossing the borders. reporter: for the thousands of migrants stopped at the -- stuck at the greece-macedonia border, this could fuel anti-migrant sentiments. >> we are not from daesh. i do not need anything. i just need he's and a home and

rest. i do not need anything. reporter: these people are in more doubt about the reason of the current flight. they are fleeing the same terror that has now struck the heart of europe. brent: we are going to take a short break and be back. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ brent: welcome back. you are with "dw news" live from berlin. our top story. belgium has identified two of the brussels bombers, khalid and ibrahim el bakraoui, and they say they were joined by a parent paris -- by apparent paris attacker najim laachraoui. and talks between vladimir putin and frank-walter steinmeier, and

they discussed the terror attacks in brussels. earlier, mr. steinmeyer -- steinmeier met with their gay lab rob, discussing -- met with sergey lavrov, and they were also talking about the fate of nadiya savchenko. the minsk cease-fire agreement contains a phrase about soldiers, but relations between kiev and moscow are at rock-bottom, and savchenko's conviction could prove to be a diplomatic nightmare for both nations.

reporter: she is hailed as a hero. the government says they will do all they can to free her. the court sentenced her to 22 years in prison. within minutes of the announcement, a message from the president left janco -- president lepchenko appeared. they were detained in 2015. soldiers from both sides are frequently captured by the opposition along the ukrainian front. last year, the red cross was able to visit more than 600 detainees from pro-russian separatist areas. they were denied access to soldiers in jails run by the rebels. meanwhile, the gradual process of prisoner exchange is underway.

last week, the ukrainian soldier and two other prisoners were freed after hundreds of days jailed by pro-russian rebels. >> it was a nightmare. the memories will stay with me for my whole life. just like this guy here. reporter: he says in february 2015, he was hit by pro-russian separatist gunfire. he shows us the result. he received emergency medical attention in prison. now, they are being examined in a hospital in kiev. they are expected to undergo treatments and are badly traumatized. >> the most important thing is that our boys still in prison are released as soon as possible. then they can go home to their families, their children, and their mothers. some men have been in prison for

more than a year. sometimes two years. reporter: men, but also a woman. nadiya savchenko. >> i hope she comes back as soon as possible. everyone agrees on this. reporter: but this is likely to only happen after an official pardon in moscow from present vladimir putin. -- from president vladimir putin. brent: our reporter is here. >> hedge funds in the u.s. want their money back. barack obama is visiting argentinian president macri. itself america's second-biggest economy.

reporter: in argentina, they are known as vulture funds, u.s. hedge funds that many blame for taking a toll on their finances, and there are frequent protests. people here are worried about their future. the country's economy continues to struggle. in 2014, the deked dispute triggered a new crisis. -- the debt dispute triggered a new crisis. since then, the country has been cut off from international credit markets. the impact is clear to see in the numbers. in 2013, the economy grew almost 3%, but in the two years after that, it posted minimal growth. this year, it is expected to contract. to make matters worse, inflation has surged over 20%. imports and exports have seen a double-digit decline, and that frightened potential investors.

president mauricio macri is making plans to pay off some of the debt, and in exchange, others would forgo up to 30% of their claims. >> arrow financial reporter is here. does this herald a new era or a chance for a new era? >> it clears the way for the argentinian -- for them to return. they made quite a lucrative that with some of those hedge funds. they blocked that argentine debt sometimes for less than $.20 -- they bought that argentinian debt sometimes for less than $.20 on the dollar. >> and what does the u.s. get

out of repairing ties with argentina? reporter: well, i would think it is president barack obama working on his legacy, so trying to get the relations to some of those countries in a better shape. it was pretty frosty between argentina and the u.s. for quite some time, this standoff between u.s. investors and argentina that went on for a good 10 years, and this is the argentinian government under kirchner. argentina, if it is that big of a marketremains to be seen, buts there are also political reasons for president obama to be doing that. what thank you very much. moving to africa now, the bob

way is facing a serious economic crisis. sluggish growth and hyperinflation. still, the government is cracking down on white ownership of businesses, being forced to sell 51% of their shares to black zimbabweans. they say to comply by that date or clothes shop. comply by that date or face the full wrath of the law. it comes as robert mugabe struggles to prop up his countries failing economy. reporter: zimbabwe has a lot to offer, such as stunning nature. they ao he abundant resources, including torld's largest platinum reserves, and the country also has a relatively well-educated workforce.

but despite its enormous potential for sustained growth, their economy has slowed sharply over the past five years. after jumping nearly 12% in 2011, growth began to decline, dragged down by unfavorable terms of trade, adverse weather, and continued uncertainty. by 2015, economic growth had slowed to just 1.5%. toevive the economy, zimbabwe needs to attract foreign investors, but many are scared off by president robert mugabe's controversial policies. as the business environment goes from bad to worse, many have closed shop, leaving thousands without jobs. for many zimbabweans, there is little hope that this will change anytime in. >> i asked our correspondent whether this will make things worse for the economy and whether there was stiff

opposition to the law. >> absolutely. we have heard there is up to 80% unemployment in that country. this is a country which has suspended their local currency, so they are currently relying on the u.s. dollar, and not only that, the government is not able to run the government effectively, so this could not be a worse time. they also looked at agriculture and mining as their key income areas, and they are growing sluggishly. the minerals, -- billions to set up drills to be able to excavate . certainly, the opposition parties have called this move reckless by robert mugabe, and downright stupid were the words

of one of the representatives, but there are people who inc. that this is a populist movement -- there are people who think that this is also a populist movement, a move to try to get people to really rally behind him as a man who caters to their needs. >> back over to you. brent: we are going to take a short break. we will be back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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