gavin lee, bbc news, hanau.ers who managed to break out of a notorius south africanjail in 1979. timjenkin and stephen lee had been imprisoned on charges of producing and distributing pamphlets on behalf of banned organisations — including the african national congress. the role of tim jenkin is played by daniel radcliffe who's been speaking to the bbc‘s kasia madera. defendant number one and chief bomb maker, timothyjenkin, you we re bomb maker, timothyjenkin, you were sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 12 years. as soon as i read the story and found out about the escape and the nature of the escape, i just thought it is so genius and so brilliant, how has this story not already been told, how do normal people know about this? laying out this ideology that all races are equal and all this sort of thing... that all races are equal and all this sort of thing. .. in the run—up to this thing, i read his book and actually that was really interesting in terms about what apartheid was and by the day—to—day life

gavin lee, bbc news, hanau.'s friend and ally, roger stone, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison, for impeding a congressional investigation into links between the trump campaign and russia. stone's case has played out amid upheaval at the justice department, after prosecutors recommended he spend nine years in prison, only for the attorney general to disagree. handing down the sentence, judge amy berman jackson was scathing about mr stone's conduct. "the truth still matters," she said. "roger stone's insistence that it doesn't, his belligerence, his pride in his own lies, are a threat to our most fundamental institutions, to the very foundation of our democracy." but the president spoke out in defense of his friend. he has become a big part of the news over the last little while, and i am following this very closely, and i want to see it play out to its fullest because roger has a very good chance of exoneration, in my opinion. for another perspective on roger stone, here's christine spadafor,

our europe correspondent gavin lee is in hanau. aftermath of what now looks to have been a premeditated racist attack in the quiet german town of hanau, filmed by those watching on in flats above. the suspected gunman‘s target, to shisha bars, cafes for smoking scented tobacco and popular germany's turkish and kurdish community. nine people were killed, five victims were of turkish origin. eyewitnesses have described the panic during the attacks iam i am shocked, people run on the right, on the left. i see much panic. police say the government, named as 43—year—old german national returned to his home, killed his mother and himself. forensic teams have been searching his property and car. investigators are also scrutinising his website which contained a written manifesto reporting to espouse deeply xenophobic views and painting a picture of a man with deep mental health issues. he talks of the state trying to get into his brain. there are big questions now how german authorities can stop right—wing extremism and the rise in the num

several people have been injured in the german town of hanau.east of frankfurt. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinness joins on the line now from berlin. damien, can you clear up for us exactly what has happened that we know so far? well, we just had confirmation from police, actually, that eight people have been killed, having sustained injuries from the shooting. that's now confirmed from police reports. at least five people were also injured. it's not clear if they were among the fatalities stop it seems that the shooting took place about two hours ago. and there were at least two separate shooting incidents in the town. police say that the gunman are still on the run. a large operation is carried out to track them down. it's not clear what is behind the shooting and what the target, if any target there was. there are reports that the shootings took place in two shisha bars and those are also the bars that you can see on pictures that you can see on pictures that are circulating on social media here and videos, showing the police acting just aft

this was in the german town of hanau and this is being reported by a number of german outlets.n germany, as you can see from that map, couldn‘t be reached for comment at that stage. the motive of this suiting is not clear. the original broadcaster was talking of two shooting incidents which had taken place at two separate shisha bars in hanau. eight people i said to have died in those incidents but the reports beyond what i am giving you 110w reports beyond what i am giving you now don‘t give us a great deal more information. there was an initial one line courtesy of reuters, now a little more from the same news agency. as they say, bilt newspaper have mentioned it and the original broadcaster has also mentioned it. two separate suiting incidents and eight people killed —— bild newspaper. we will await further information and details on that as soon as we have it. caroline flack‘s family has released an unpublished instagram post that they say she wrote shortly before she died. in it, the former love island presenter said her "whole world and future" had been swept from under h

our europe correspondent gavin lee is in hanau.of what now looks to have been a premeditated racist attack in the quiet german town of hanau, filmed by those watching on in flats above. the suspected gunman‘s target, to shisha bars, cafes for smoking scented tobacco and popular with germany's turkish and kurdish community. it was around ten o'clock when people say the shooter started shooting outside and in the bar and then fled and a mile and a half and ensure those in another bar. nine people were killed and five of those were of turkish origin. eyewitnesses have described the panic during the attack i'm shocked and everybody who ran on the right and on the left, so much panic, panic, panic. police say the government, named as 43—year—old german national tobias r returned to his home, killed his mother and himself. forensic teams have been searching his property and car. investigators are also scrutinising his website which contained a written manifesto reporting to espouse deeply xenophobic views and painting a picture of a man

horror in the centre of hanau late last night.just horror in the centre of hanau late last night. there has just been a whole lot of cheating, this onlooker says, some guy went in with a weapon and started picking people off. says, some guy went in with a weapon and started picking people offlj heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang. everybody, the people, ran, there was screaming and much panic. minutes later, a mile away, and the police arrived at the scene of a second attack on another cafe, once again the victim is mostly thought to be of turkish origin. translation: i got a call from a colleague that there had been attack at the kiosk, so i came straight here. then i heard my father was affected and my little brother, they ran the kiosk. when i saw them both they were horrified, they were crying and everything. amid rumours of more than one gunman, the police launched a seven hour manhunt, but witnesses led officers to the house near a second shooting and there they found a 43—year—old man and his 72—year—old mother. both we

gavin lee, bbc news, hanau.s is in a serious condition in hospital, after being stabbed during afternoon prayers at london central mosque, in regent's park. a 29—year—old man has been arrested, on suspicion of attempted murder. scotland yard says the incident isn't terror related. here's dan johnson. these are the frantic moments that followed a stabbing during afternoon prayers. a man in red is surrounded by worshippers and held down by police. beside him, beneath the chair, there is a knife. his bare feet show he was part of this congregation before he turned on a member of it. he was praying, he was praying, you know. then we heard screaming, you know? people reacted quickly, pinning down the attacker before paramedics and police arrived. they are not treating him asa arrived. they are not treating him as a terrorist. he is said to have become a familiar face here recently. this individual has been visiting mosques over the last six months. they had no intel that i understand to indicate he was a threat. some

gavin lee, bbc news, hanau.damian mcguiness is in hanau and gave an update on what we know so far. i have a few details now that have been officially confirmed. it appears that he acted on his own. he wasn't linked into some of the far right terror cells that we do know exist in germany. there was a raid on one last week, infact, and it seems that he was radicalised by certain online communities, it would seem. we have a lot of information about his belief system, if you can call it that, by some quite outlandish conspiracy theories. he seems to be a white supremacist who believes that other ethnicities should be eradicated, if not deported from germany. so some very extreme, objectionable views, and it's because of that and of course because of the terrible violence we've seen here last night that germany's political leaders have reacted in such unanimous outrage here at the site of the second shooting. in fact, you can see the bar. the red sign there that's lit up is the bar where the shooter enters after he a

have been killed eight people have been killed in separate shooting incidents in the german town of hanauilometres east of frankfurt. our correspondent joins us online now from berlin. according to german media, shots were first fired in a shisha are in town and that is where it seems the first people we re where it seems the first people were killed. after that eyewitnesses say that one or more gunmen escape the scene in a dark vehicle and drove to another shisha bar in another pa rt another shisha bar in another part of town where gunmen started shooting people inside. as you say police have now confirmed that eight people in total have been killed in both shooting incidents. it is thought that more people could possibly be injured. the initial reports from police have five people being injured but it is unclear if they are included in the number of fatalities or not. so far police are yet to confirm if they have made any arrests but we have seen photos of a man being detained by police. what is happening right now is that there is a manhunt on for one oi’ there is a manhunt on for one

but back in hanau, such thoughts pale in comparison to the suffering of victims and relatives, men --of them came to germany for a new life and found themselves targeted by a racist murder. -- racist murderer. canada's prime minister justin trudeau says blockades by indigenous protesters must be removed. activists set up blockades in quebec and alberta in opposition to a new pipeline project. some rail lines have been blocked for more than two weeks. party in opposition thailand has been dissolved by the constitutional court. it ruled the party violated electoral law by accepting a loan from its leader. the fourth major does -- major opposition party to be dissolved within 15 years. we have more from bangkok. correspondent: there was anger and sadness as supporters gathered at the headquarters of the future forward party to watch the verdict. constitutional court judges ruled the opposition party be dissolved and its 16 leaders banned from politics for 10 years. the case surrounded more than $6 million given the party by its leader. the party said it was a loan which was being paid ba

he suspected gunmen public ‘s ta rg ett, hanau. he suspected gunmen public ‘s ta rgett, two hanau.two sheets cafes hanau. he suspected gunmen public ‘s ta rgett, two sheets cafes for smoking scented tobacco and popular with the turkish and kurdish communities. it was around ten o'clock when they say the attacker started shooting outside of those inside the midnight bar and he fled by car, drove a mile and a half and shot at those inside the arena bar. nine people were killed, five victims were of turkish origin. i have described the panic during the attack. i'm shocked now, i'm shocked. everybody ran on the right and left, i see much panic, panic, panic. please state the group german named as a 43—year—old worker to kill his mother and then himself. investigators are scrutinising his websites which contain the written ma nifesto websites which contain the written manifesto reported to have espoused the policing of public views and paints a picture of a man with serious mental health issues. he talks of the state trying to get into his brain. there are big questions now are how germ

a police hunt is under way in germany for gunmen who shot dead eight people in the city of hanau.nd his first stop will be gujarat — the home state of indian prime minister, narendra modi. he's expected to hold a roadshow in ahmedabad. but preparations for the visit have led to controversy, because authorities have been accused of building a wall to try and hide slums in the city. the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports. another wall for president trump. this one is not along a border but by the roadside in ahmedabad. it is part of a beautification drive ahead of the us leaders visit to india. when it's done, it will hide from view and urban slum that is home to 800 families. many of whom are opposed to this construction. translation: the president will pass through this area but this is our neighbourhood. how can they hide us? they should give us basic facilities instead of this wall. if you're building a wall for the president, build something for us to. along the streets president trump and prime minister modi will do a roadshow stop and work is under way around the clock to spruce the

police presence in germany would be stepped up as a result of the far right extremist terror attack in hanau and of course there will be will have been a slightly increased police presence given that it was carnival and we also know now that there was of course a barrier at the site over the parade which witnesses say they saw this is the suspect actually driving around in order to drive into the crowds and so of course there will have been more police unusual and given that the authorities also said last week that they were preparing after that attack in hanau for any possible retaliation retaliate or a attacks there will have been a higher security presence but they say so far we can't confirm whether or not it was indeed an attack police have said that the man drove intentionally into the crowd but prosecution has said they are still working to determining the man's most of and whether or not this was indeed some kind of attack brady thank you. not another breaking news story for the hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been found guilty of 2 counts of sexual misconduct he was convicte

never as do man who was born in hanau to kurdish parents has been working tirelessly to spur migrants into action. she says even though many germans show solidarity migrants need to join forces. via we can't we as migrants an anti fascists need to get organized and defend ourselves by that i mean listening to those affected. those who might be murdered tomorrow all who face racism. but these people need to be heard so what comment the central council of muslims in germany has already suggested deploying its own security staff to protect mosques and other meeting places but not everyone in hannele thinks that's a good idea you have that we have laws in this country you imagine if everyone started carrying their own guns around. we would all end up fighting each other if you know what i mean. german lawmakers and high ranking state representatives came to hanau after the killings to express their sympathy. the government has now acknowledged that far right extremist terrorism poses a great threat to our democracy and must be countered german interior minister forces z. who 1st has promi

our europe reporter gavin lee is in hanau for us this morning. lot of on line content they are analysing. they are also saying this was somebody, german newspaper reports and state media saying, all sorts of things in these manifesto, notjust xenophobic use but mental health issues as well, that he was saying he was inspired, inspiring donald trump, that the state in germany we re trump, that the state in germany were getting into his mind as well and the second aspect is this man had a hunter ‘s license, gun license, legally able to carry a gun and renew it. germany is said to be one of the toughest places in europe to have a gun licence. that will be pa rt to have a gun licence. that will be part of the investigation. behind me, one of the two shisha bars, five of them turkish. we are expecting later this morning the german authorities to name those who died here. gavin lee, thank you very much, talking to us from hanau in germany. british passengers stranded on a quarantined cruise ship injapan will begin theirjourney home today. but they are

tens of thousands of people have attended vigils in the city of hanau.ing into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task aid was sent to perform. good order but the army defeated in the task aid was sent to performm isa the task aid was sent to performm is a terrible effect on the morale of the people and repercussions in the streets. has the airlift got under way, there was no let up in the irruption itself, while the streams from thence bell in the crater flowed down away from the town for the time being but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular light launch. this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. the latest headlines... the head of the world health organisation has warned that the world is facing a tipping point in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak. donald trump has rejected reports suggesting that intelligence agencies believe russia is attempting to help him get r

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this was in an incident in a town of hanau, east of frankfurt.wn. according to reports, and these were original broadcast media reports as well as reuters, the shootings took place at two shisha bars in the town. please could not confirm the number of dead but said at least six people were seriously injured. you can see that the police are on the scene on the ground in these pictures, but we have been told police helicopters are flying above as well. the government is expected to be at large. —— gunman. we are told there were two incidents in two separate shisha bars and eight people have been shot dead. let's bring you up—to—date with the world of sport. here's the latest sports news. good evening, i'm austin halewood with your latest sports news. manchester city manager pep guardiola says he will "100%" stay at the club — after city were punished by uefa for breaching financial fair play rules. he was speaking after their 2—0 win over west ham — their first match since they were given a two—year champions league ban and fined £25 milion as well

people across germany have attended vigils to remember the nine victims of a shooting in the town of hanaure frustration for british passengers stranded on a quarantined cruise ship injapan, as their flight back to the uk is delayed. a ban in england on the sale of coal and fresh logs, for burning on open fires and stoves — in an attempt to reduce air pollution. and the winner is, a movie from south korea. what the hail was that all about? donald trump has a dig at the oscars for awarding best picture to parasite, a dark south korean comedy about class struggle and inequality. and mixing old and young — how the swedes are trying to combat loneliness by bringing generations together. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the man convicted of killing the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years. grace millane was murdered on the eve of her 22nd birthday in 2018 while on a date with the man who cannot be named for legal reasons. before the sentencing, grace's mother gillian gave an emotional victim impact statement v

one woman in the german town of hanau is on a mission to change that. >> hello.rita ebel, and i build lego ramps for wheelchair users to make my town more wheelchair-friendly. reporter: nicknamed lego grandma, rita depends on lego bricks to make hanau more accessible to everyone. with the word about the initiative spreading across germany, many groups, including daycare centers, have organized lego collection drives so rita never runs out of bricks. her efforts also help raise awareness among people without disabilities. >> nobody just walks p past a lo ramp without taking a look. whether it is children who try to get the bricks out, or adults who take out their mobile phones to take pictures. and that is exactly it. simply to just try and raise people's awareness a bit, to make them think, if i were in a wheelchair or needed a walker, i would start having problems getting into certain places. those are my personal reasons and motivation. reporter: local businesses have welcomed the initiative. >> everyone that comes past is happy about the ramps. you can see the

racism and semitism and right wing terrorism there's also been a vigil taking place in the city of hanau where this incident took place frank falta steinmeier the german president who is in attendance there there have been other politicians out and about of various events that have been taking place on thursday evening 9 people were killed 2 separate locations 2 she should bars in the western city of head now not far from the major city of frankfurt a 42 year old man who is believed to be the main suspect was later found dead at his home alongside his 72 year old mother those that were witness to these 2 incidents in hanau described what they heard what they saw as the shootings took place in don't have such if you had to go i heard gunshots then i ran out and looked in the direction of the she should but i couldn't see anything i mean that the doors were open and people were running out of the other restaurants i heard from my neighbor that someone was shooting at the restaurant around back and told my guests to stay away from the window. i walked with my 2 little kids. who pulled the s

of the victims on the pavement here behind me but we are in what we you might describe as downtown hanau but it's a very quiet very nondescript very small german town around 25 kilometers east of the major city of frank but of course now this name hanau will be linked to this terrorist attack a very very long time to come. you just said this isn't really a nondescript small town on the outskirts of or a little bit further from france that right not that far away what is i mean didn't have ever any such radical activism taking place in the. town. certainly not we spoke earlier today to a representative from the kurdish community in the state that we're in at the moment as well and taste before of some threats in the past but not that he forever felt that the kurdish community community had ever really being threatened with serious violence to the extent of which we saw last night which of course resulted in the deaths of at least 9 people. stick around i want to bring in now our colleague. this incidents part of a few very worrying cases of attacks on visible minorities and those who are

nine people dead at two shisha bars at hanau near frankfurt.ttern of increased far right activity, terroristic body, specifically, right across europe really but specifically germany have had bigger problems because angela merkel, welcomed with open arms, said, we can do this. at the syrian and refugees come. that opened the floodgates. it was very difficult to control. lots of people in germany are very resentful, especially eastern germany, that they are not an expected economically as well off and they feel these people are coming and taking resources or their jobs or whatever. it is terrible, it is terrible but it does sound like the attack today in regent's park in london, luckily the gentleman is ok, is expected to survive but also it sounds like it's not a terror offe nce. sounds like it's not a terror offence. it was not a member of the mosque, he went regularly. metropolitan police have said it was in no way related to terror. there we re in no way related to terror. there were so many in no way related to terror. there were so many st

thousands of people across germany attend vigils to remember the nine victims of a shooting in the town of hanaure anguish for the british passengers stranded on a quarantined cruise ship injapan, as their flight back to the uk is delayed. a ban in england on the sale of coal and fresh logs, for burning on open fires and stoves — in an attempt to reduce air pollution. and the winner is, a movie from south korea. what the hail was that all about? donald trump has a dig at the oscars for awarding best picture to parasite, a dark south korean comedy about class struggle and wealth inequality. and in sport — there's no stopping wolves in their european adventure — as they look to be heading into the last 16 in the europa league. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9 the man convicted of killing the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years. before the sentencing, grace's mother gillian gave an emotional victim impact statement via video link, saying her daughter died ‘terrified and alone‘. our correspondent shaima khalil

gavin lee, bbc news, hanau.ews: jurors in the sexual assault trial of the former american film producer, harvey weinstein, have ended four days of deliberations, with instructions from the judge to resume on monday. earlier, they asked justice james burke if they could give split decisions on two of the most serious charges, but were asked to continue to seek unanimity. voting has ended in parliamentary elections in iran, after polling was extended several times to allow late—comers to cast their ballots. the field of candidates is dominated by conservatives and ha rdliners loyal to ayatollah khamenei. thousands of moderate would—be candidates were barred from running for not meeting strict election criteria. prince harry, and his wife, meghan, have dropped plans to use the brand name "sussex royal" once they step back from their formal duties in april. the couple announced last month that they wished to pursue a life outside of britain — they'll stop representing queen elizabeth and become financially independe

paul adams reports horror in the centre of hanau late last night.een a whole lot of shooting," this onlooker says. "some guy went in with a weapon and started picking people off." i heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! i heard this, everybody, the person run, scream. and much panic. minutes later, a mile away, and the police arrive at the scene of a second attack, on another shisha bar. once again, the victims mostly thought to be of turkish origin. translation: i got a call from a colleague that there had been a shooting attack here at the kiosk and so i came straight here. then i heard my father was affected and my little brother. they run the kiosk. but then i saw them both. they were horrified and they were crying and everything. amid rumours of more than one gunman, the police launched a seven—hour manhunt but witnesses led officers to a house near the second shooting. there they found a 43—year—old man and his 72—year—old mother. both were dead. german media reports say the suspect was a german citizen and that ammunition and gun magazines

our europe correspondent gavin lee reports from hanau. families visiting the site where they lost their loved ones. six people died at this bar. six families devastated as they try to understand what happened here. 35—year—old mercedes had gone out for a pizza with friends when she was shot dead. herfather, philip, tells me his world has fallen apart. translation: she was a lovely person, a lovely person. she has got two children that she has left behind, now she is dead. i don't really know what to do any more. philip says his family moved here a0 years ago where his daughters have grown up. he says he cannot understand the hatred that motivated the killer. translation: what goes on in someone's head to do this, to go into the city and shoot people at close range? then come here, shoot two people in the head in the car and then go in this kiosk and shoot some more? all young people, without any reason. he did not even know them — hejust shot them. we are badly affected. barbara has come to lay flowers for the friends of her son peter who

yes i mean i have received continuous briefing since early this morning on the investigation in hanau and i've held talks with interior minister horst city hall for with the justice minister christina lamb placed has a state premier bouvier and hanau mayor klaus kaminski. i will also be kept informed of how investigations are proceeding and over the condition of the wounded while i'm at the european council meeting in brussels. i also had the opportunity of speaking with the german president about this horrific act it is still too early to make any conclusive assessment everything is being done to get to the bottom of these terrible murders. yes. but there are many indications which suggest that the perpetrator acted out of a right wing extremist racist motive out of hate against people of different backgrounds beliefs or appearance. that's racism is a poison hate is a poison and this points and exists in our society and is responsible for far too many crimes. from the atrocities committed by the terrorist n.s.u. cell to the murder of and the murders and. the government and all state

it happened here in hanau, 15 miles east of frankfurt.ily armed police presence, and an understandable feeling of fear among its residents, with authorities urging anyone who has any information about the attack to come forward. emmanuelle chaze is a reporter for dw news in germany and has been following this story since it broke. what is the latest you are hearing about the motive for these killings? apparently, this aspect is a 42—year—old man who has been found deadin 42—year—old man who has been found dead in his flat along with the corpse of his mother, a 72—year—old woman. the man had apparently published a manifesto, a white supremacist manifesto, based a p pa re ntly supremacist manifesto, based apparently on what the killer in the christchurch tax and the killer in last yea r‘s christchurch tax and the killer in last year's attacks here in germany had made. he held a very xenophobic speech, an hour—long video that is still available on youtube. investigators are working on identifying who posted it, if the suspect had accomplices

here's afp journalist yann schreiber in hanau.mesjust a couple months after a deadly attack on a synagogue south of berlin, and it comesjust under a year after the murder of a pro—immigration local politician. all these events have really brought up the question of far right extremism in germany about xenophobic violence and people who are from the far right and able and willing to kill for their cause. so let's look at those previous attacks. in june last year, a pro—immigration politician was shot dead near kassel. the suspect had links to neo—nazi networks. then in october in halle, two people were killed after a synagogue and a kebab shop were targetted. the attacker admitted far right and anti—semitic motives. here's michaela kufner, a correspondent for the german broadcaster, dw. they could have at least been much swifter in taking this case on as a they have at least been much swifter in taking this case on as a far right extremist threat and a potential terrorist attack. i'm speaking as someone who covered the nsu terror t

police have confirmed that eight people have been killed in shootings in the german town of hanau — nearnkfurt. the suspect is said to still be at large. and this story is trending on bbc.com: tributes to the rapper pop smoke are pouring in across social media after he was shot dead in his home during an apparent armed robbery. the 20—year—old was a rising star from new york and this week got his first us top ten album. stay with bbc world news. is always there is more on our website and on the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. boeing's crisis hit 737 matt jetliner hits new problems. and find out why india is facing its worst slowdown in a decade. hello and welcome to this thursday's asia business report. we begin with boeing because there is a fresh set of safety concerns in its fleet. they found debris in the fuel tanks of the 737 max jet which were awaiting delivery to airlines. the head of the 737 programme has told employees that the discovery was absolutely unacceptable although the spokesperson for the firm said the company did not see the issue

yes fear and disbelief in hanau people gathered in the evening to stand up to hate and zena phobia one of the mourners germany's president . and there's going to be a member i'm standing with people who are threatened by hate and violence when we are together we stand side by side nightgowns i against violence and language that degrades and excludes people. all too often paves the way for violent acts. in big. the night before and how now a 43 year old german national killed 9 people on a shooting rampage most of them of turkish and kurdish descent the suspect was later found dead in his home his mother also shot dead he was a member of a gun club and was thought on authorities radar as a threat germany's attorney general has taken over the investigation he said the suspect wanted to send a provocative message oh. home page has more suspects with page contained a video message. kind of manifesto not money fist i tell it you need full of confused thoughts and conspiracy theories almost healed me in all sorts profoundly racist mindset it should be seen on our flights and in berlin chance

as a shock continues to set in here in hanau the weekend has provided the city with a chance to unite not only to mourn the victims of wednesday's shooting but also take a stance against far right extremism many demonstrators out on the streets today also criticize the far right f t c particularly for its role in the normalization of far right rhetoric in recent years opinion also remains divided over plans to increase police presence here in germany with many locals here particularly those of foreign descent saying they just want to be treated like everyone else. title hopefuls dortmund who defeated p.s.g. midweek in the champions league travelled to vettel braman on saturday watching els were looking for payback after bremen booted them out of the german cup or earlier this month. do it means elin holland was named player of the week in the champions league after he made it to goals in don't miss home win over p.s.g. the great start in europe but back in the bundesliga durban were defeated in their last away match in britain in his german cup bragging rights over the visitors after

the shootings happened in the city of hanau, just east of frankfurt. counter—terrorism police — following reports in the german media that the suspected gunman expressed extreme right—wing views in a confession letter. the german interior minister has said there was a "xenophobic motive" for the attack. also expressed in a video. what do we know about this man? quite a lot from both the letter, the video was briefly online and has been taken down, a posthumous suicide video. the letter reveals his views. no surprises, far right extremist, awash with conspiracy theories. he believed in racial superiority, he hated immigrants, he hated people a different colour from him, hated immigrants, he hated people a different colourfrom him, he hated immigrants, he hated people a different colour from him, he was white, well educated, aged about 50. his german was apparently flawless, known as high german. he believed he was being followed by the security services and they can look inside his brain. he was a loner. he doesn't appear to have belonged to some of the

horror in the centre of hanau late last night.whole lot of shooting," this onlooker says. "some guy went in with a weapon and started picking people off." i heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! i heard this, everybody, the person run, scream. and much panic. minutes later, a mile away, and the police arrive at the scene of a second attack, on another shisha bar. once again, the victims mostly thought to be of turkish origin. translation: i got a call from a colleague that there had been a shooting attack here at the kiosk and so i came straight here. then i heard my father was affected and my little brother. they run the kiosk. but then i saw them both. they were horrified and they were crying and everything. amid rumours of more than one gunman, the police launched a seven—hour manhunt but witnesses led officers to a house near the second shooting. there they found a 43—year—old man and his 72—year—old mother. both were dead. german media reports say the suspect was a german citizen named only as tobias r, and that ammunition

large crowds have joined vigils for the nine people shot dead by a far—right extremist in the town of hanau was romanian. police are investigating whether the gunman had accomplices. a 28—year—old new zealander who killed the british backpacker grace millane has been sentenced to life in prison. the man was convicted in november of strangling miss millane, hours after they met through a dating website. voting has begun in iran's parliamentary election, which is expected to strengthen the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. thousands of reformist candidates were barred from running and there have been calls for a mass boycott. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the morgenpost in germany asking: how many more people must die before we take right—wing terrorism seriously? that's after the racist shooting of nine people on wednesday. coronavirus still getting plenty of coverage in the media. city am among many reporting the outbreak will cost the airline industry around $30 billion. the conversation websit

and the home affairs committee met thursday with national security chiefs to discuss the hanau attack this is spectate attacker appears to have acted alone the committee discussed possible stricter gun ownership laws the alleged attacker held a legal permit for his weapons. who did he turn to also anything unusual the authorities knew but. in cases like this do we not have to make sure that the gun permit is withdrawn of their reasonable doubts about high stable that person is. there was cross party agreement that german society needs to do more to tackle racism. is a call for the security risk for the population is extremely high there's a lot of uncertainty and there are simply people in this country who are afraid and this country this state the federal government needs to react decisively to that germany's immigrant communities are clear about one thing words alone will not be enough. to greece now where dozens of people have been hurt in clashes between police and protesters on the islands of less force and u.s. islanders are angry about government plans to build new facilities t

simply unbelievable that something like this could happen here in hanau if you could see that there are heartless people who could simply shoot at others who aren't involved in anything when i was next to. you. on the. it was like a massacre. rampage there was blood everywhere people on the ground. here. about 10 pm i came downstairs with my 2 small children. my parents live just around the corner. 2 men were waiting outside. and i think this. attacked was delayed 6 or 7 minutes because i walked past with my children. with. my kids and i were in good spirits. i live 100 meters from here and when i went up stairs i had 567 shots that's what i saw and heard. my friends uncle was shot here behind us had to kiosk and we came here to express our sympathy. and i would speak on this little discipline on the one hand you feel a bit powerless and on the other hand i don't want to call it fear but it's something like that that you have to be afraid to go out on to go to a bar. oh so good. it was like a massacre one witness saying there are also that sense of fear being articulated art this attack

. >> tens of thousands of people haved attengils in the german city of hanau for the victims who wereilled by an extremist. many we kurdish immigrants. the german government says the security threat from far right extremists remains high, and there will be an increased police presence throughout the country. our europe correondent reports. >> outside the arena shisha bar this morning, the w heartache of families visiting thee sit where they lost loved ones. six people died at this bar, six families devastated as they try to understand what happened here. a 35-year-old had gone oupithat night foa with friends when she was shot dead. her father tells me his world has fallen apart. >> f [speakieign language] >> she was a lovel person, lovely person. she has two children she left behind. now she is dead. i don't know what to do anymore. >> philip says that they have polish roots and moved here 40 years ago about where his daughters grew up. >> [speaking foreign language] >> o what goin someone's head to do this, to go into the otty and shoot people at close range, so people here in the ca

germany after a gunman with a parent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a cafe in the city of hanau>> this morning, they just announced thatat there will be n inincreased police prencnce in france.. synagogues, train stations, airports, the borders of the country as well. an increased police presence seems to be the immediate answer from the government. suchquestioned here why inindividuals s as t the persono committed d the two attacks were not under surveillance. it has been said that this is the furred -- third farar-right viololent attack within a couple of months. there was a murder of a politician last june. then, there was an attack last october where two people were murdered. many questioned the ability of the government to spot the people who committed the attacks. the attacker, yesterday had actually contacted and told the federal prosecutors several times that he was a victim of a plot and conspiracy. he was not under surveillance. many are questioning that this morning. the united nations has read or edit its appeals, saying they --red the virus may enter the fight may e

patricia: la policÍa alemana dijo que ocho personas murieron en la ciudad de hanau donde son atacadosron dembow jan, china, el centro de epidemias de varios paÍses latinoamericanos, son cinco estudiantes de ecuador, cuatro salvadoreÑos y cinco de repÚblica dominicana. todo trasladados a ucrania es donde permanecen en observaciÓn durante dos semanas. patricia: a pesar de que las autoridades chinas afirman que la propagaciÓn del coronavirus ha disminuido. lo cierto es que mÁs de 100 personas murieron en las Últimas horas para un total de 22112 fallecidos en china. tambiÉn se supo de la muerte de dos pasajeros japoneses del crucero demon princess que estuvo en cuarentena y uno de los pasajeros evacuados de este barco ya estÁ en estados unidos y estÁ contagiado con el virus. >> otro estadounidense ha dado positivo al coronavirus se trata de uno de los pasajeros evacuados del crucero diamond princess. y estÁ bajo tratamiento en un hospital cercano a la base traerles mientras tanto, en japÓn hoy se le permitió salir alpha cero luego de cumplir con las dos semanas de aislamiento. >> estoy fe

have attended vigils for the nine people shot dead by a far—right extremist in the western town of hanaumany were immigrants from turkey — one was romanian. the president has called on germans to unite against hatred, racism and violence. police are investigating whether the gunman had accomplices. president trump has said he'd love to see his former advisor roger stone exonerated — he's been sentenced to forty months in prison for witness tampering and lying to congress about russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has resigned after the first session of the new parliament. he'll remain acting prime minister until a new government is formed. coalition talks are deadlocked. his party, fine gael, finished third in the elections earlier this month, behind the centrists fianna fail and the left—wing sinn fein. there are still many parts of the uk, struggling with the aftermath of storm dennis, with a "heightened flood risk" across the midlands. there are five severe flood warnings, meaning a danger to life, still in place near the wels