until the french election and everybody is wondering will this attack affect the outcome? even estrogens were paid the policemen shot dead, some are predicting a boost for the far right for sunday's presidential poll. we are getting new details about the gunmen's violent past. a formal arrest in connection with the bombing of the bus last week. the authorities say their suspect was motivated by the hope of making millions rather than by tourism.

a deadly night of unrest in the venezuelan capital. is the country on the brink of a civil war? i am sarah harmon, it is good to have you with us. the gun man died during a shootout with police and a note defending the islamic state was found on his body. the attacker was known to police because he was detained back in february. with just two days to go until the presidential election.

>> the marks of violence still here as plainclothes officers pay respect with fallen comrade. we are saddened and angry after this attack. serving the french people. no matter what happens we will not back down, we will not give up, and we are not afraid. we will continue to be here for the population. this memorial is near the spot where -- was killed in the line of duty. he would have been 38 years old next month. the attacker targeted members of the security forces identified as a man with a long criminal past. prosecutors say there were no overt signs of radicalization but a note was found on his body defending the islamic state. all this just days away from the first round of the presidential election. the leading candidate has spoken out.

the choice you will have to make on sunday, it has to be the choice for the future. don't yield to fear, don't heal to divisions, don't heal to intimidation. for the past 10 years governments on the right and the left have done everything so that we are losing this war on terror. we need a presidency that acts and protects because the country is in a state of war. the response was global, total, and country ride. -- countrywide. >> it has not changed my vote because i know for whom i will vote and my candidate cannot tolerate these actions. >> i think people are thinking about changing their vote for the far right candidate. they think she can do something but i'm not convinced she can change things. the kind of change voters will seek is not yet clear but putting a stop to headlines like

these is their main concern. >> this top -- let's cross to paris. good evening. french prosecutors have provided more details about the attacker. what else to we know? >> we know now that this is a man who confirms a picture we had of early attackers. he was a loner and his former lawyer said that he had severe psychiatric problems. he spent 14 years in jail and sort of increased his intensity, the intensity of his criminal deeds. he did not become radicalized in jail but afterwards around the turn of this year, security forces became aware of him because he tried to contact fighters and obtain weapons on the internet.

it was a very quick turn. all of a sudden he decided to act out and specifically target policemen. >> i think the question on many people's mind is what this is going to mean for france's presidential election, the first round of voting begins on sunday. do you see this attack having an effect? >> france has seen so many attacks and summon a people have taken them quite calmly. the french newspapers and commentators are of different views on this. some say this could put people into the arms of the right-wing candidates. they think in unquiet times, in need for a man with government experience. other people say no, people

really know how to live with this. they have incorporated this into their daily lives. it is totally open. it is still a neck and neck race on sunday. >> we had u.s. president donald trump saying this attack will probably help marine le pen, the front right -- the far right candidate. is there any truth to that? >> if this should be the case it would probably have the reverse effect because donald trump is not particularly popular in france across the political camps. what french people fear and the french government fear is president putin and russia interfering. it may turn out quite differently. things will not have an effect here and people grin and laugh about it.

that is not going to shift their vote. >> tuning out in paris. thank you for your report. police have arrested a suspect in connection with last week's bombing of the -- prosecutors believe this attack is motivated by financial greed rather than terrorism. they have identified the suspect. prosecutors say he wanted to drop down the share price in order to make a profit. >> police searched this house on friday. they believe it was here they planned the attack on the team bus. investigators say unusual stock market activity brought the suspect to their attention. >> we know the accused purchased three derivative contracts.

with these to rid his contracts, he was betting on the stock price falling. he purchased the vast majority of these contracts on april 11, the day of the attack. the authorities say the suspect bought the shares using a computer in a hotel. he explicitly requested a room with a view in the hotel. the three explosive devices were remotely triggered. germany's interior minister says he believes there is a strong case against the suspect. >> the fact that somebody was hoping to get rich here by manipulating the stock market and by wanting to kill to do so is a particularly terrible form of greed, which indicates attempted murder charges are most likely applicable.

speaking at a team press conference, the news of the arrest came as a relief for many of the players. >> i think and i am convinced that for all of us, those directly affected, it is really important that this case be solved. and it seems we may be close to that. i've heard from a lot of the players that it would help them a lot. friends hope that players can quickly put the bombing behind them. the teams still have a seasoned finish. >> i have our business desk with me. this is such a weird story. what was the plan. how does he think he is going to

make money out of bombing a bus? >> it is weird to talk about it from the business desk. we know stocks go up and down all the time. what this mandated was to buy a put option. a put option is essentially the right to keep the price of a specific share for a longer period of time. if you had a share you wanted to buy for five dollars and sold it and than the price dropped, you can only sell it for three dollars. but you can still sell that share for those five dollars. which means you are going to earn money, the difference in price you had at the beginning in the price you had later on. if you know how the company is going to perform, then you can sort of play with that and his idea was to make them fall in the share price but still be able to sell the shares to

another higher price. >> it is a very sinister evil plan. why didn't it work? >> fortunately the players weren't that hurt and that is the most important capital of the team, because not only as a responsible for the team's successes but some of the football teams earn a lot of money by selling and buying players. the problem was the attack did not succeed in the way he wanted, not hurting his team so much for them to have a bad performance, therefore not affect the stock price. we can see a graph of how that stock developed. it didn't actually affect the stock price that much. it recovered quickly to even today were the stock was up 1% closure up on the stock markets. family this didn't work but it

does have consequences for other football teams that are publicly traded companies. >> it could have consequences but not that much. the football teams are not that successful in the stock market in the first place. it is highly difficult to predict how teams are going to do. that is why it is not that successful of a stock anyway. it's probably not going to happen again because as we saw, it doesn't work in the first place. >> thank you for walking us through the more complicated aspects. tens of thousands of protesters are expected in the city of -- this weekend as it hosts the congress for -- ahead of national elections in september.

>> the af deep party arise in cologne a day early to discuss the motion by its chair. she would like to change the far right party to one with the potential to join the coalition of germany's mainstream parties. >> i would like to keep the party -- i don't think it makes sense to create artificial fan -- artificial factions. >> i think the motion should be taken off the agenda. >> the two main items on the agenda are funny deaconess parties platform.

please have sealed off the area where the office will take place. they want to prohibit delegates from -- under the assumption that violence couldn't sue. that could ensue. -- could ensue. >> wire some -- why are some taking -- into their own hands for what they considered to be safer? was in a name? if you are a car firm given its latest not -- giving its latest model inamed unintentionally present inventive acer in u.s. president, it could be problematic. that story coming up after the break. you can always get dw news on the go.

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>> welcome back. our top story. officials in venezuela say at least 12 people died in protest and looting on thursday night. most victims were killed by an electric fence with her trying to leave a bakery. months of unrest in the country and recent protests saying hundreds of thousand people calling for new elections. venezuela has been suffering from an economic crisis for years now. he says these protests are part of an american inspired coup

attempt. i want to cross to our correspondent who has been following these protests in the last couple of days. after weeks ofnresand violence, is thinness will a -- is venezuela inching toward civil war? >> venezuela's opposition is unarmed. the violence is more often than not dispersed by government on -- government armed forces. that's wh back in 2014, what we are seeing again this year, protesters build barricades to prevent armed forces from accessing communities. there's really no chance for the opposition winning an armed combat without the revolt of the venezuela and arms forces.

>> are there any hopes of peacefully resolving the deep divide in venezuela? >> the hope is there is enough popular pressure to enforce the government to call for general elections. analysts agree that it would ease the violence and quite down protesters, but that is not the only thing the opposition is asking for because they also ask for the government to free political prisoners and open humanitarian channels, something the government refuses to do because they say there is no humanitarian crisis. >> bringing us up to date on the latest. thank you very much. time for business news with -- and the latest from the 220 group meeting in the u.s. capital. >> uncertain times and financial leaders from the world's leading economies meeting in washington

and agreeing on one thing, the importance of open markets. they say free trade leads to healthy economic growth and more needs to be done for those left behind germany's finance minister warns that if moore isn't done there could be an increase in protectionism and countries would retreat from globalization. we spoke to reporters after a meeting of the 20 finance ministers and central backers. time now for a check on the financial markets. let's bring in a correspondent at the new york -- at the new york stock exchange. we are seeing markets react to the latest from donald trump's adjusting he will review his new tax cut plan next week. only excited about it? >> the u.s. president is pre-specific about the timing. donald tmpalking about he will come ouwith news regarding his --

donald trump being donald trump talked about any tax cuts but the greatest tax cuts ever. there is some skepticism about the details if he will get the majority for those tax cut plans . for the day the market traded lower. >> the earnings season saw two big-name revealed their numbers. how are they doing? >> if you look at general electric one of the biggest corporations depends on how economic growth is doing overall and even if general electric exceeded wall street

expectations, a revenue drop by 1%. even if it was not severe, but there seems to be some skepticism about economic growth you -- growth moving forward. the company missed wall street expectations and had an overhang of inventory. hopes are high that it was the new release of the movie that mattel may profit from the corresponding toys. the stock dropping. we have some winners, we have some losers. it is not really enough to get the market going. >> thank you very much, have a good weekend. we stay in the u.s. because of

there is one thing u.s. president donald trump is good at, it is branding. some say it helped him win the election. you will frequently see trump written on buildings, ties, and even stakes. it is natural to see a chinese company benefiting from the trump mania. it's not a cheap copy. they didn't even want to sell. here's the story. >> this car is not a piece for -- it's maker says it had no intention of paying oh my gosh to the u.s. president. it is already looking for ways to backtrack. >> some journalists started talking about our name because we have this kind of bad. we saw people were laughing at this and they took pictures specifically on this detail and

put it on facebook or other websites. when we read the feedback we realize this may not be a very positive promotion for the brand. >> how they got here is a bit complicated it it was meant to convey good fortune because of its closeness to another chinese word with similar meeting. now that she a see feels that a name may actually get in the way of positive associations, it is reviewing a change. that could be crucial, especially in the united states. >> that was all from the business desk. it is time for more world news. >> we going to go to india where tensions are running high considered sacred by the country's majority, there have been several incidents of vigilante violence committed by right-wing hindu groups against

muslims who they think are eating beef and slaughtering cows. the most recent has been in the state of -- that is where our indian correspondent has been meeting india's first how minister. support now from the state capital. >> these cows are not just well fed and looked after, they even have their own minister. the hindu nationalist appointed him as india's first three years ago. his job is to make sure the animal, which is sacred to india's hindu majority, is well protected. we consider the cow is our mother. but the humble cow has recently become india's most polarizing animal. right-wing hindu groups are accused of whipping up hysteria

across the country. hindu vigilante groups have attacked -- work illegally transporting cows to slaughterhouses. organizations have even targeted restaurants serving beef. many hindus consider eating at a taboo. the group's leader accuses muslim creators of rampant leave smuggling cows. on the outskirts, -- they rescued account from smugglers after an informant tipped them off. the group says this bowl was intentionally injure to make it easier to smuggle. she says she won't shy away from violence. >> we will do whatever it takes.

we won't let cows be slaughtered. if anyone even looks at a cow we couch their eyes out. we are not scared of the consequences. the campaign to protect cows saw -- recently lynch a muslim farmer. these individuals sparked outrage in the country. now cattle craters are really worried that they will be enough. muslims are associated with slaughterhouses. passions run high among members of the vigilante group. protect the crowd, protect the nation.

>> a quick reminder of our top story. people in paris are paying tribute to the police officer shot dead thursday night. more details about the attacker who was also killed at the scene. officials say a note was found near the gunman's body and he was detained back in february for threatening police officers. back to dw news at this hour i am sarah harmon at the news desk. stay with us.

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