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anchor: the beirut battleground, six killed and dozens injured. the country's president insists those responsible will be caught and held accountable. ♪ hello, i'm barbara serra. this is al jazeera live from london. police say a deadly bow and arrow attack in norway appears to be an active terror. the first african leader to meet joe biden at the white house, as the u.s. pledges 17 million vaccine doses for the continent. and bali is back, but where are all the tourists? indonesia's most popular island reopens after 18 months. ♪ beirut is reeling from its worst day of street violence in more than a decade, violence which left six people dead and dozens injured. protesters were targeted by snipers positioned in buildings, but many of the dead shot from the head. crowds were making their way to a demonstration organized by hezbollah against the lead judge investigating last year's core explosion before the chaos broke out. fire echoed through the lebanese capital for several hours. seine a holder begins our coverage from beirut. reporter: sniper fir

in the middlof beirut, is just a few streets that way.e show you what hpened around here just a couple of hours ago. you can see over here, motorbikes which have been torched and burnt out. it was heavy fighting in this area, and you can see the detritus around me. there is a huge pile of shattered glass on the street because this firing was happening indiscriminately. i have seen closer to where the gunfire is happening, somebody's apartment window shut out. what you might also notice as well is the army. this is one of the points where they have been massing. they were talking about snipers on buildings. we saw at least one person on the top of a building firing down. we have heard the sound of rpg's -- lots of rpg fire happeng. ros: the prime minister was calling for everyone to calm down. he warned the army would shoot at any government on the roads, and anyone who shoots from any direction. it's here from the washington post correspondent in beirut, who describes the unrest where she is. >> for a while it was about four hours of nons

well, what happened unfolded as a senior us diplomat, was there in beirut. the under secretary of state was meeting with officials and around $67000000.00 the lebanese military. but she said she was concerned about the worsting security situation in beirut. we stress that a clean, impartial, independent judiciary is the guarantor of all the rights and the values that we as democracies hold dear and share again, the lebanese people deserve no less and the victims and families of those lost in the port blast deserve no less. today's unacceptable violence makes clear what the stakes are. johnny's live under tablet, he is full near us official specialized in syria and the middle east of the state department and national security council. he's currently a fellow at the washington institute. he joins us from oil, city, pennsylvania, under tablo. welcome back to the news asa is, is significant here that what we're seeing in part a tiny fraction of what we're seeing is the people of beirut pushing back against has bhalla. yes, i think it is in the sense that the cor

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. i'm joined now by hanin ghaddar. the washington institute for near east policy and focuses on shia politics in the levant. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. firstly, do we know what triggered thursday's violence? hello. thank you for having me. and thank you for importing this event, and i would like tojust thank you for importing this event, and i would like to just say one thing that... this does not come from vacuum, right? what started down that triggered it started a long time ago. there is a short—term sugarin long time ago. there is a short—term sugar in a long—term trigger for so the short—term trigger was the protest against the judge investigating the bbtt report and hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards the palace, but some of them diverted and went into residential christian area, so this is the main question, who actually shot at who first —— investing the beirut port. if you look at the bigger context, this is not the first time something like this happen and it will not be the l

thank you for joining so much begin in beirut. we're that you saw me neither on the surface this looks like has bola and amal, bullying, the government and the judiciary into making a change that they want. is that a fair assessment? i think it's fair assessment. this is what the action one has to say, or the action of the cyber is supposed to be acceptable. shooty on demonstrators is totally unacceptable. however, x and our minds are okay it's, i'm trying to blow up justice for procedures who is a reaction. now we don't know if these flashes where like a genuine reaction of that wonders who is, is that something state, but we will soon know this. if the outcome of all this man will be the suspension of that john speaker. for that reason, dad social city got sad to see that we have witnessed a scenery in order to suspend the action of the judge. bearing in mind that this, that they have been trying every to block the investigation, the process. they have been trying political oppression. they have been trying intimidation, they ha

the 7 people are killed in gun battles between rival sex in beirut. the countries already facing economic and political collapse. so could this trigger more instability? this isn't so story. ah hello, welcome to the program. i'm in, ron con, the streets and lebanon's capital beirut, a quiet after a day of violence. but some one, it could just be the calm before the storm in a country already in the middle of political and economic chaos. let's remind you of lebanon's precarious situation. the currencies lost more than 90 percent of his value in 2 years. people can't afford food, medicines or fuel, nor can they rely on basic services like electricity, healthcare, or even rubbish, collection. many lebanese blame politicians for years of corruption and mismanagement and losses. beirut, pope lost the killed, more than 200 people, is seen as a symbol. the states failure. now thursday began with cher groups including his bala holding riley's calling for the removal of the judge. investigating that pope lost the accused tarik baton, a be politically biased.

the streets in lebanon's capital, beirut, a quiet after a day of violence. but some one. it could just be the calm before the storm in a country already in the middle of political and economic chaos. let's remind you of lebanon's precarious situation. the currency loss board 90 percent of his value in 2 years. people can't afford food medicines all fuel, nor can they rely on basic services like electricity, healthcare, or even rubbish collection. many lebanese blame politicians for years of corruption and mismanagement and law. she is beirut pulp. last killed, more than 200 people, is seen as a symbol the states failure. now thursday began with sheer groups including his bala holding rallies, calling for the removal of the judge. investigating that pope lost their cues, tara baton b politically biased. now the army initially said snipers fight the demonstrators. it's since blame the funds on a dispute between protesters and another group. so the holder has more from boot. there is a cautious com after nearly 5 hours of a deadly clashes along a dividing line that dates bac

the league judge investigating the beirut port explosion. the shiite political groups, they are demanding that he be removed. they believe he is politicized. while the opposition disagrees, they believe he should be given a chance to complete his investigation before judging him. opposition accuses has belonged staging a coup using their weapons to impose their will. there are conflicting narratives on how the confrontation began. each side blaming the other for starting the confrontation. the army issuing a statement, not playing playing -- not blaming either side. the army is a delicate position, if it is seen taking one side against the other a complot -- split along sectarian lines as during the civil war. what happens next? has blah are not going to back down. they are insisting the judge be removed. they are also threatening to pull out from the government after 13 months of political paralysis, a government was formed last month. if they walk out, the cabinet cannot govern. difficult days ahead, the crisis is not over. this is an old

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. is a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy and focuses on shia politics in the levant. she explains how the violence erupted. hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards thejudicial palace, but some of them diverted and went into a residential christian area, so this is the main question, who actually shot at who first? it seems that they were shot at first, but they have been extremely provocative. but if you look at the bigger context, this is not the first time something like this happened and it will not be the last time. there have been very similar incidents, actually, in sunni areas. very similar things happened, where people reacted against hezbollah in similar ways, with violence with arms. that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon against hezbollah, as hezbollah is becoming more and more the authority responsible for smuggling subsidised items, for the economic collapse, for protecting the corrupt elite, for hindering anything, including, l

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.o hussain abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies. i began by asking him to explain the cause of the violent scenes witnessed earlier in beirut. in principle, the march began as a protest against the judge, in front of the justice palace. on the way back the pro—hezbollah partisans decided to go left and entered a christian neighbourhood. they must have terrorised these christians there and no—one knows who started the shooting, but once shooting started it turned ugly. what is the issue with thejudge in question? the judge is the second judge that hezbollah objects to. at first hezbollah was against any international investigation into the beirut port explosion but hezbollah insisted on the domesticjudicial authority doing itsjob. there was an investigator, a judge who was appointed before, and hezbollah said that that guy was biased against them so he was replaced with the presentjudge. again, hezbollah refuses investigation. it seems th

we'll be live in beirut. man has been arrested in norway after killing five people with a bow and arrow. police say it was an act of terror. we talk about this banksy painting that shredded itself lasting we went on air, it is now being sold for more than ten times its previous value.— its previous value. selling, ladies and gentlemen _ its previous value. selling, ladies and gentlemen for _ its previous value. selling, ladies and gentlemen for a _ its previous value. selling, ladies and gentlemen for a new- its previous value. selling, ladies and gentlemen for a new world | and gentlemen for a new world record, sold to you, £16 million. we also talk about coldplay, they are going back on the road with a reduced carbon footprint. they said they would not tour unless it would be beneficial for the environment. something we have not quite reach. we are trying our best and we haven't— we are trying our best and we haven't got it perfect. i don't mind criticism _ haven't got it perfect. i don't mind criticism at

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.s been a long time coming — 18 months in fact — but finally an australian state has announced its now able to relax its covid travel restrictions. fully vaccinated international travellers will be allowed to fly into sydney from november, without having to quarantine. this is further demonstration australians getting vaccinated as enabling them to do and more and more. as enabling them to do and more and more-— and more. new south wales is hittin: and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 — and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 double _ and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 double dose - hitting 80% double dose vaccination rates. here in this city it is turning into one of the more vaccinated cities in the more vaccinated cities in the world today. and that is a great achievement for australia and in particular those right across greater sydney, and it has been hardfought and hard—won. that is why i welcome the fact that this is a further sign of the national plan coming into e

there is a cautious calm, i think, on the streets of beirut this morning. government buildings are closed and municipal business will stop. crucially, schools have been closed as well. students have been told not to go to universities. the funerals will happen in a few hours for those people who died yesterday. i think what everybody is waiting to see is what will happen next, is how long this quiet peace will hold. and i think there will be a lot of focus on what happens next with the blast investigation. shortly before that protest started yesterday morning, the judge, judge tarek bitar, was given permission once again to resume that suspended investigation. and i think everybody will watch to see whether that resumption happens, whether the mps who have so far resisted giving evidence will do so, and whether or not really that investigation will continue on course, or whether it will be in some way derailed before it comes to a verdict. how scared, how worried are people that yesterday�*s scenes may not have been a one—off? well, people have seen these k

we're going to continue our coverage of the unrest that's happening in beirut. let's bring in, elliot, hannah, who is a retired lebanese general. he joined us adviser and eliot. these images were saying there, unfolding the dynamic, the violence they give of civil war. and the type of unrest that these parties are often i mean, we are going back to a certain pattern in lebanon. we have our me and we have militia, or you know, we have people that really are denied and they are and we had it in 1958, 1975 and 2005. we have, we have this kind of high, but player players are difference the dynamics and level of defense as well as in the region. now we have like the player that's hybrid millicat ice. they fight beyond that of unused, bought the defense. i'm the are in the and the state the are minister and the deputies. so this kind of, you may hinder the role of the government, the role of the judge. you know, when we talk about the situation and we talk about separation of color, it doesn't really affect the situation that is happening. and this is betty dunn get s

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.arliament, she praised people for the way they'd coped with the covid pandemic. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is at the senedd for us now. today was largely about ceremony but it was the first time the queen has been to this building since it changed its name from a welsh parliament. it is the first time in over 18 months we have seen most of the senate members under one roof. the queen commended the senate for being the uk legislate to go online and start holding its meetings virtually during the lockdown. there is plenty looking back over the pandemic, members need to focus on helping wales recover during the next five years. tickly for the welsh labour government who holds half of the seats, tackling the long and growing nhs waiting list here. the crowd of a few hundred people may have noted this was the first time the queen came to open the senate without the duke of edinburgh at the side and for not the first time this week, she was seen in public using a walking stick, s

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. spoke to hussain abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies. here is his explanation of the cause of the violent scenes witnessed earlier in beirut. first of all the march started as a protest against the judge in front of the justice palace and on the way back, the pro— hezbollah partisans decided to swerve left and go into a christian neighbourhood and i must�*ve terrorised these christian guys over there. no—one knows who started the shooting like in the report but once the shooting started, it generally ugly. once the shooting started, it generally ugly-— once the shooting started, it generally ugly. what was the issue with — generally ugly. what was the issue with judge _ generally ugly. what was the issue with judge in _ generally ugly. what was the | issue with judge in question? thejudge is the issue with judge in question? the judge is the second judge that has biller objects too. at first, they objected to, hezbollah was against an

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.ere they've been displayed for the past 20 years. until now, they were a striking centrepiece of the picasso restaurant at the hotel on las vegas strip. but the hotel's owner, mgm, decided to sell off the works. catherine karelli reports. it was the smallest piece in the sale, but the star of the show. this 1938 portrait of picasso's muse and lover fetched more than $40 million. this was one of the other highlights of the auction, a 1969 painting, one of the artist's later works. it is part of a wider move by mgm resorts to make its global collection more diverse and inclusive. the auction of picasso's work was hosted by sotheby�*s and held at the bellagio hotel in las vegas. it brought in nearly $109 million. several of the 11 pieces have been on display at the las vegas hotel for years. but now the hotel says it wants to shift its focus and showcase more works by women, people of colour, lgbtq artists and those with disabilities. i've gotten the sense there is a change in management

anna foster, b bbc news, beirut. life—long ambitions. danny — who began learning the piano and organ almost 80 years ago — has always dreamed of playing on big stage — so carole made it happen. audrey dias has been to meet them. making sweet music to fulfil the ambition of a lifetime. 82—year—old danny from 0swestry has played the piano since he was four, but he has always dreamt of playing the famous wurlitzer organ at blackpool tower. so i'd start a tune and he would move up and change the taps and the settings while i was playing, so — and we just went on non—stop for an hour doing that. and, of course, what i can do is i can play the piano or the organ and play in any key. on monday, his wife carole made that dream a reality. he played great and he came out of the stage and his face — he was concentrating so hard, i think the building could've fell down and i don't think he'd have noticed! the family filmed the performance so danny can watch it again and again. he was on an absolute high and i thought, do you kno

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.llow at the washington institute for near east policy, and focuses on shia politics in the levant. she explains how the violence erupted. hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards the traditional palace but some of them diverted and went to a residential christian area. the main question is who shot first. it seems that they were shot at first but they have been provocative. if you look at the bigger context this is not the first time somebody has made this happen and it will not be the last time. there have been very similar incidents in druze and sunny areas. similarthings incidents in druze and sunny areas. similar things happen where hezbollah and similar. that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon with has buller as has below become more and more the authority responsible for smuggling items or hindering anything including this investigation into the port. this mounting aggressiveness against hats buller is becoming apparent and this is the third, not the first a

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defence of democracies. thank you forjoining us on bbc world news. what prompted the march on thursday that led to these clashes? in march on thursday that led to these clashes?— these clashes? in principle, these clashes? in principle, the march _ these clashes? in principle, the march began _ these clashes? in principle, the march began as - these clashes? in principle, the march began as a - these clashes? in principle, l the march began as a protest against the judge the march began as a protest against thejudge in the march began as a protest against the judge in front of thejustice palace. on the way back the pro had smaller citizens decided to enter a christian neighbourhood. they must have terrorised these christians there and no—one knows who started the shooting, but once shooting started it turned ugly. but once shooting started it turned ugly-— but once shooting started it turned ugly. what is the issue with t

but she said she was concerned about the worsening security situation in beirut. we stress that a clean, impartial, independent judiciary is the guarantor of all the rights and the values that we as democracies hold dear and share again, the lebanese people deserve no less. and the victims and families of those lost in the port blast deserve no less to days. unacceptable, violence makes clear what the stakes are. rom, curry is direct, a global engagement at the american university of beirut. he says the president's speech was reassuring. the country's issues a deeply entrenched and will be extremely difficult to solve. his comments are significant, they armies actions are significant. these are things that lebanese people like they want to have a decisive but fair government. but they can't unilaterally make decisions, they have to basically negotiate among the different sex area groups. and this is the weakness of the system that it's a perpetual bizarre, of political power and incumbency and influence. but the system has collapsed. it's failed completely. the 70

he is live in beirut's martyr square, the epicenter of those 2019 protests. and ben, i am wondering what you're expecting today, especially given that there are accusations that political factions are using the violence and the bloodshed to further their own causes. i know that that's the cynical view, but what do you see unfolding in the hours to come? >> reporter: well, i think as far as the various political parties exploiting the violence, well, that's politics. politics anywhere. and of course, here, even more so. now, yes, we're in martyr square, where i can tell you exactly two years ago today, this square and the road leading up to the prime ministry was full of people. people protesting against a political system that seems immune to anything. what we've seen over the last two years is the lebanese economy collapse. for instance, the minimum wage, the minimum monthly wage was worth $450 two years ago. it's now worth $34. you have hyperinflation, massive employment. you have had the covid pandemic, which has killed about 8.5,000 pe people. you had the

we know, of course you've had a very difficult day being in beirut. we'll talk about your personal experience later. but just for more analytical point of view, when we see the sort of escalation that we've seen today, political tensions moving on to the screen. so what do you think with a particular sparks of do you think it's just an accumulation of tension that, of course lebanon has lived with for a while now? well, of course, thank you so much for having me. um, i think the, the spark that took this off was judge baton decision, obviously to try to question ali hudson honey. and the former finance minister, pamela has have increasingly been critical of the car and increasingly considered this investigation, basically a conspiracy against them. and their show force on the street was a way of saying that this investigation could continue on to the current path. there's obviously many things that filed up before then, but, but this was the spark that took this off to the level and famously has a thick terry and power sharing agreement, which of cour

the judge's association has rejected calls to dismiss him. bernard smith is in beirut, with the latest on the blast investigation. and the fallout from yesterday's fighting. the most lebanese politicians don't seem to want this investigation to go on. they don't just want derek baton removing from his pros post as the leading, investigating judge that are interested in the investigation going on because it's on billy unveiling and will unveil some dirty secrets. lincoln corruption and lebanese politicians judge retired and only want to speak to politicians allied to his bala. he wanted to speak to a christian general, a kristian politician. he wanted to speak to lebanon's former prime minister hassan deb. so there were a wide range of people he wanted to speak to unless investigation has the broad support of the lebanese population, because they not only want justice for the people who were killed in last year's explosion. but they want this as a demonstration, if you like, that there is still some to some sort of rule of law in lebanon and an ability to hold people accountable. a gove

heavy gunfire in beirut. at least five people are believed dead, following protests about the investigation into last year's massive port explosion. tributes to an 18—year—old student after he was stabbed to death in south west london. the queen praises the spirit of the welsh people during the pandemic, as she officially opens the new term of parliament, the senedd. and chris martin tells us exclusively how coldplay are making their new world tour carbon neutral. and coming up on the bbc news channel, cameron norrie sets his sights on becoming the new british number one as he reaches the last eight at indian wells. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the increasing pressure on the nhs is underlined by new figures this lunchtime which show a record number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england. 5.7 million people were waiting at the end of august for procedures such as hip replacements and cataract removals — the highest since records began. waiting times in accident a

around for a minister is in beirut for talks on lebanon's spiraling economic crisis. a month after the formation of a new government. there are st. amir of de la young met with liberties president, you shall own, to run as an important factor has bella, which is one of the main groups in lebanon's government. iran has been sending fuel shipments to lebanon as a country experiences of what the world bank calls one of the worst economic lapses anywhere over the past 150 years. on wednesday, the lebanese army prevented angry crowds from storming a bank after being unable to withdraw cash supplies of fuel medicines and basic necessities are running critically low. and hotter has morner from the roof. it's diplomatic language or the iranian foreign minister saying that they're ready to help lebanon break what iran and its allies in lebanon consider the siege on this country. but in reality, what he is doing is asserting iran's present asserting iran's control over this country because he is building on what happened just a few weeks ago. it's ally, has bala managed to impo

next 60 minutes. protests in lebanon against the judge leading the investigation into last year's beirut blast turned violent. 6 people are killed. the violence in people running to cover with civilians told to stay off the strait . the army is out in full force in the lebanese capital. as security forces search the snipers and try to contain the situation. ah hello and welcome to the program. we begin with breaking news out of lebanon, where for more than 5 hours, the capital has been rocked by gun fire and rocket launched grenades. what started out his protest against the judge leading the investigation into the port blast has turned into chaos. at least 6 people have been killed and many more injured crowds aligned with shi, a political parties were demonstrating. when gunfire began, the interior ministry says snap is began. shooting aiming for people's heads. the snipers were on top of the buildings of a gunman could be seen firing in the strait docking behind, cause there has been multiple explosions, and many people are hiding in their homes. have bella and his allies have accused

the huge port explosion in beirut.ere. protests ljy supporters of his brother. the headlines on bbc news... police in norway say a man who killed five people with a bow and arrow had shown signs of radicalisation. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high, latest figures show. the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, has said british shoppers should be confident there will be enough presents on the shelves for christmas — despite a log—jam at the uk's biggest commercial port. prince william tells space entrepreneurs to stop trying to reach new planets, and focus on solving the problems here on earth instead. well, as the problems with the global supply chain intensify, getting goods into britain is not as simple as it used to be — thanks in part to blocked ports and a shortage of lorry drivers. by the end of this week, there could be an extra challenge — a blockade by french fishermen, who are angry about not being given licences to fish in british waters. 0ur par

let -- >> last week's violence in beirut marks a dangerous new phase.ple were shot dead in the worst sectarian violence in over a decade. snipers attacked protesters who were rallying against the handling of last year's port explosion. here's more from beirut. >> secretary-general are -- had some very strong words to say it his statement since those deadly -- in the capitol of beirut which led to several people being killed. several of the members of his party. in his almost hour and a half long address, the hezbollah leader put the blame directly on the lebanese forces party. the christian -- party edits leader, saying they were responsible for trying to stir up sectarian division and in fact he went as far as to say he was trying to ignite a civil war within lebanon. regards to the reason for those protests thursday which led to the deadly clashes and the current political standoff in lebanon, that is the investigation into the deadly blast at the port over a year ago, the judge responsible had been politicized and said he called upon the higher judic

then a hotter has more now from beirut. it's diplomatic language, the iranian foreign minister saying that they're ready to help lebanon break what the ran and its allies in lebanon. consider the siege on this country. but in reality, what he is doing is asserting iran's present asserting iran's control over this country because he is building on what happened just a few weeks ago. it's a ally, has bala managed to import sanctioned iranian fuel through us sanction syria in the country now has been saying that the aim was to alleviate the fuel shortages in the country. but there is no doubt that this was a diplomatic and propaganda victory for hezbollah. and the iranian camp in a lebanon. so basically this is that, this is the message that he, he is trying to give, that the government was not involved in the importance of fuel. in fact, the newly, the new prime minister even said, i'm sad that this happened and that lebanon's sovereignty was a, was violated. there were some protests against his visit for some people or even

mariam farhat was one of seven people killed in the worst violence in beirut for a decade. children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from shelling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to war. for 15 years its people fought each other. last week's running battle in the streets of beirut mirrored life there in the 1970s and �*80s. a week after the fighting there is still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lebanon's politically fractured cabinet hasn't met. there is fear about what might come next. mariam's son wants her death to send a message. we don't need civil war in lebanon. if my mother has faith of not having a new civil war, for me and for my family and for all my family we accept this, to stop the civil war. the people of lebanon are living through a crippling financial crisis. it's exhausting humiliating, but could it trigger a fresh conflict? civil war needs a generalised state of hatred. i don't think we are there. i think we are on the level of political parties able to mobilise their sympa

so in order has more now, from beirut thereon to roll in lebanon is very divisive. it's ally hesper law controls political power, of course, along with its allies. they control parliament, they control government. but critics of the group believed that it uses its weapons because this was the only group that was allowed to keep its weapons after the civil war. in 1990 to impose its will on the lebanese stay to impose iran's agenda in lebanon. in fact, they accused iran really of using lebanon as, as a bargaining card in its negotiations either with the americans or the saudis. lebanon is entangled in as a regional conflict. there were some protests yesterday. some of the people described iran's role as one of our, an occupation that lebanon isn't occupied country, but his visit comes really at a critical time for lebanon. lebanon is a much need of hard currency dollars. this is something iran cannot provide, so lebanon is reaching out to the international community, the west, the international monetary fund. but if the international community gives them that money,

people are angry and tired here in beirut, and it means that tensions are always simmering just below issues. police say the danish muslim convert, who lives in the town of kongsberg where the attack took place, has been giving them details of what happened. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is there and gave us the latest. he is in custody but is being assessed by health professionals. the assessment could last weeks or even months. thejudge will could last weeks or even months. the judge will decide whether or not to reman him in custody but if he is, it would likely be in the custody of health officials rather than in prison. that is because there were a lot of concerns, a lot of reports, particularly from his family and friends also, of his family and friends also, of his mental problems, there was a restraining order but had been issued against him for threatening to kill a relative. but then aside from that, there were fears over his radicalisation, he was a danish muslim convert, there were concerns about his radicalisation, police had had previous to the attack and that is where th

four hours shootings echoed through the streets of beirut.ryone survived. >> my wife was hiding downstairs but my neighbor was killed. she was shot in the head with a bullet. she has kids. her daughter got married just 2 days ago. correspondent: it is a confused picture right now. there are many soldiers on the streets trying to work out exactly where the firing is coming from. a lot of the exchange of fire is going on just at this cross-section here. we can hear regular person of automatic gunfire, the thump of rpg's like that one. the army trying to work out how to contain the situation, which escalated so rapidly. as the shooting faded the cleanup started, but the scars and divisions remain. accountability for the port blast is it vital for the lebanese people, but tonight it feels further away than ever. anchor: it is almost 2 years since covid-19 started spreading, and now we have vaccines. 75% of doses have gone to the wealthiest countries. less than 5% of people in africa are vaccinated. well which notions -- nations have donated more

people are angry and tired here in beirut, and it means that tensions are always simmering just below which reflects her life after going through a divorce. it's a follow—up to her massively successful albums 19, 21 and 25. bbc music correspondent mark savage has this report. # there ain't no gold in this river... the wait is over. after six years, adele is back and she's singing about the end of her marriage in 2019. # i changed who i was to put you both first # but now i give up... there is something hopeful about it as well as sad, but obviously i bawled my eyes out when i was writing it and when i was singing it for the recording and stuff like that, but there's an element of hope in it which in turn gave me hope because i was at my wits�* end in the beginning of 2019. the song is about seeking forgiveness for her part in the breakdown of the relationship. adele has said her new album is, in part, an attempt to explain that situation to her nine—year—old son when he's older. great art is made from great pain. when we heard she'd broken up, you think, inevitably, as sad as it is fo

i met her at ain mreisse on beirut�*s coastal corniche.rces institute says that lebanon is among the top three most—stressed countries in the whole world when it comes to water resources. is it that bad? yeah, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. lebanon's water resources are highly threatened by population growth and the recent syrian influx, by a high rate of pollution, a high rate of withdrawal. we don't have wastewater treatment plants across the country. in addition, you have a high reliability of the agricultural sector on irrigation. on top of it all, climate change. yes, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. is this the most dramatic impact of the climate change, or are there other effects of the climate change in lebanon? climate change has many faces. water scarcity is definitely one of the most apparent and most visible impact of climate change, especially in our region of the world. coupled with this increased frequency of extreme events, so more flash floods, heavy rain, severe storms,

he is live in beirut's martyr square, the epicenter of those 2019 protests.se of what's expected today, especially given the rough week that the country has already had. >> reporter: well, we've only seen one man come here with a flag and a sign. for the most part, the only people in martyr square at the moment seem to be foreign tourists getting walking tours of the landmarks of the revolution. we are expecting later in the day, weather permitting, because rain is forecast, that there will be marches and protests that will converge on martyr square, but you have to keep in mind what has happened over the last two years since that uprising began. you have had the collapse of the lebanese economy. and when i say collapse, the world bank says it's one of the worst economic collapses the world has seen since the middle of -- well, 150 years ago. so you have had coronavirus, which has killed around 8,500 people. you have had the beirut port blast that killed more than 200 people, caused billions of dollars of damage and now, of course, last thursday, you had the

marianne was one of seven people killed in the worst violence in beirut for a decade.mories. translation: we live through the civil war— memories. translation: we live through the civil war and - memories. translation: we live through the civil war and we - memories. translation: we live through the civil war and we know| through the civil war and we know who committed the crimes. i protected my children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from selling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to work. for 15 years its people put each other. last weekrunning battle in the streets of beirut mirrored like they're in the and 80s. i wake up to they're in the and 80s. i wake up to the fighting there are still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lavalin's politically fractured cabinet hasn't met. there is fear about what might come next. marianne's some once her death to send a message. we come next. marianne's some once her death to send a message.— death to send a message. we don't need civil war _ death to s

i met her on beirut�*s coastal corniche.ources institute says that lebanon is among the top three most—stressed countries in the whole world when it comes to water resources. is it that bad? yeah, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. lebanon's water resources are highly threatened by population growth and the recent syrian influx, by a high rate of pollution, a high rate of withdrawal. we don't have wastewater treatment plants across the country. in addition, you have a high reliability of the agricultural sector on irrigation. on top of it all, climate change. yes, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. is this the most dramatic impact of the climate change, or are there other effects of the climate change in lebanon? climate change has many faces. water scarcity is definitely one of the most apparent and most visible impact of climate change, especially in our region of the world. coupled with this increased frequency of extreme events, so more flash floods, heavy rain, severe storms

in beirut for the last 2 minutes or so. after the balance of heavy gun, the fire that we were hearing in this area area, which of course has very historical significance to those in the day and other than the civil do. it's like a vein that runs between the 2 lungs, all important sections of lebanese society that were engaged in the living civil war before. now that we can say that today has been a day of heavy gunfire in this area. let's go to pull more cos he's the founder of the just to see a law firm joins us now from bay. rude. good to have you with us. hello. yes. thank you. the events that we have seen today in beirut? do they spell the end of that dr. for justice and accountability for issues related to the bay route for loss or for any issues that might call into question some of the political relief i think somehow yes, surely functioning. this is like the end on any efficiency need investigation. mean the board exposure? i think yes, i recently and historically there was no follow up on the crime. that nice scene

here on the news, our director of global engagement at the american university of beirut. so when michelle own ramey curry says he's spoken to all the concerned parties, i guess that conversation must have been something along the lines of you or people aligned to you this time have gone way too far. well, probably, but we have to keep in mind that in our and as earlier days, decades ago, at the end of the civil war, he was fighting against the presidency of lebanon when he was in the army. so this is a man who's done straight fighting, even though he was in the army. and then his son in law, abram bassy, and whose hopes to succeed them. heads the honest party. and they've been sending their folks out into the street for the last 2 years, beating up the protesters. and i'm so you have to take his words, i think with a little bit of a grain of salt. but it is impressive that he came out forcefully speaking like he did. he clearly has talked to both sides. my guesses, he probably got an agreement from both sides. we don't know who the other side is, but his balloon and his h

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