A search which. Push. Urges a National Dialogue as is gripped by unrest she tells president lukashenko his government must avoid using violence against Peaceful Protesters and release political prisoners. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us in the leader of the military coup says soldiers have arrested both the president and the Prime Minister of the west african nation this comes after shots were heard earlier in the day at a military base trucks carrying munitions soldiers and soldiers were met by cheering crowds as they drove through the. Capital both president. And. Prime minister are thought to have been sheltering in the president s private residence when they were detained while he was last taken over by the military in 2012 but it unleashed years of chaos allowing islamic extremists to seize control of northern towns. The un backed tribunals has convicted a member of the Lebanese Militant Group hezbollah for the assassination of that countrys former Prime Minister up the career e a court in the hague said salim orchestrated the 2005 operation to kill her very with a massive truck bomb but the tribunals cleared 3 other defendants funding they have no links to hezbollah leadership or is assassination up and life in lebanon setting the stage for years of unrest. The suicide truck bomb blasts ripped through beirut some valentines day 2005 an explosion so powerful it was heard and felt across the city. 22 people lost their lives that day. Including the targets of the attack lebanons former Prime Minister rafik hariri it was an assassination duck transformed lebannon removing an influential sunni muslim leader and allowing shiite forces led by the Medicine Group hizbollah to come to dominate lebanese political life now over 15 years later it guilty verdict in connection with the killings but they feel finds mr i am guilty beyond reasonable doubt as a copay patricia. The intentional homicide of this directly career. The same evidence also establishes beyond reasonable doubt his knowledge and hes intention to commit the intentional homicide of 21 other people the ruling was handed down by a un backed tribunals in the netherlands set up to try those suspected of involvement in the 2005 attack the judges found there was enough evidence to show. Helped carry out the bombing he has never been arrested and was tried in absentia 3 other defendants were acquitted. Among those present to hear the verdict rafik hariri son sads hariri. Your role today because of the special tribunal for lebanon for the 1st time in the history of political assassinations that lebanon has witnessed the lebanese find the truth. For the 1st time most of the tribunals deliver its true justice. Whos also a politician serving as lebanese Prime Minister until earlier this year said the judges supported his view facets father was assassinated for his opposition to syrian interference and that and on. The role of hezbollah remains murky though the tribe you know found i asked was affiliated with the group it said there was no evidence the hezbollah leadership ordered 50 career is murder. Returning to our top story that is the apparent coup attempt in the west african country of mali we can now cross over to. Africa whos following this story for us really we understand well hes president and Prime Minister have been arrested what are you hearing from the capital there bomber. I saw in bamako on the ground there people who are in the street today they are celebrating there theyre happy about what the war is being done now in mali so people are gathering now plus their land the president s theyve been gathering there for like 3 hours and then they are celebrating and they are waiting for a statement of the military that person who are arrested the president bramber back like a tie and his Prime Minister so people are very happy on the ground and they are celebrants they are celebrating and decide up this for the people who are actually on the street in the last received since june 2 protests and 2 to 2 just 2 protests against the president and these Prime Minister do we know who is behind this apparent. So actually its very unclear now because number he has come up and say im the chief of these. These 2 months now i saw its still unclear who is behind it but we know that there are some major person in the army that thats saying that if i rested the president. Bramber back like a tinys Prime Minister so for now we have a much more better picture of lets say when they were there when they would give their states meant. To him which is my idea of a National Broadcast and a public one. A lot of people are wondering you know why is this coup happening can you tell us whats fueling the unrest in mali. So you have to know that as i said since june there have been great protests on the street people way complaining about mismanagement and in the center of mali there were also attacks between groups to be treated at the socalled good girl and the free line is so there were like. Lets say ethnic attacks among groups and so there was violence in the country and also against corruption and also against mean mismanagement so the last the last weeks all the last months where very tough for the gov mandrel very tough for the for the for the president so it was very difficult even there because member there they have launched a negotiation but it was it hasnt it hasnt been a featured any any property so lets see the context there were those that there was a social tension in the country i would say. And i thank you very much for your observations there that was the w. s ronnie muhl a of africa. Now lets catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world this hour in the United States there are crowded party is holding its National Convention as a Virtual Event for the 1st time due to the coronavirus pandemic kicked off with a rousing speech from former 1st Lady Michelle obama the democrats will hold only know an 8 joe biden as their candidate for president in the november election. Chinas southwestern such one province has issued its highest ever flood alert for years along the Yangtze River tens of thousands of people have had to flee their homes after days of heavy rain Authorities Say this years rainfall has been the highest since Record Keeping began in 1961. In belarus citizens angry at long time leader Alexander Lukashenko showed no sign of ending their protests there calling for the leader of the former soviet republic to step down country has been gripped by unrest since president lukashenko is widely disputed election when earlier this month. These protests these protesters gathered outside a prison in the capital minsk where many of the people arrested during the protests are thought to be held thing clue the husband of opposition candidates but. She fled the country after the election fearing for her safety. German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the government in belarus to avoid violence and start a National Dialogue with the opposition heres what merkel had to say about situation. Tomorrow the European Council will hold a Video Conference on bella reeves i spoke with russian president putin today and once again make here that there must be freedom of expression the freedom to protest the prisoners must be released on the house be a National Dialogue that enables the situation to be resolved peacefully and ballerinas we will discuss up further to must bring in russia analyst constantine egret in moscow now of course and jane do you see any strategy behind the way that president lucas shank i was responding to these unprecedented protests. Well there is an instinctive strategy definitely in this is to basically buy time when she talks about the constitution of which she didnt speak of and 5 days ago hes talking about this and this discussions about something that will provide for a possibility for him to stay in power and i think that that he will find some support for that from mr putin when he spoke today to chancellor merkel and to the elite of the shout they all talked about dialogue and i think that there is a different understanding of dialogue in moscow in minsk on one side and the lead in paris and brussels on the other what the e. U. Means by dialogue is some kind of productive dialogue that will bring some kind of resolution and putin that look at change will think the dialogue is just a device for them to go on talking about something without releasing power and without actually changing something on the ground so there is a strategy where it will leave this another question. Both russia and the here have a stake in what becomes of belarus and is looking to moscow for support but do you think that is have any leverage in the situation. They do but the question is whether they will be right if you use it and i think that is. This cautious outreach to putin will only make putin think that the e. U. Is not that interested and this is afraid of you may make him a player in what is basically about that real issue and i think that putin will use it he is probably very keen to look at shankar to exit in one piece but hes even more keen on keeping control and probably actually strengthening his control of be a loose. Dose he has money for that he has a Propaganda Machine he has huge intelligence separate us in place and that bill reese is a member of several treaty is to reach russia is also a signatory which binds be able to russia and the russian economy is going to go to russia so i think that putin will try and play all cards to on the one hand prevent some kind of big bloodshed because it will badly really reflect on him but on the other hand to keep here are they the European Union and they and he is calculation is essentially that eventually the e. U. Will lose interest and valorous it didnt have much lets admit it just before the elections constant saying thank you as always for your insights that was russia analyst constantine in moscow. Israeli and german air forces have begun military exercises in the skies over germany marking the 1st time israels Fighter Pilots have trained here the forces began nearly 2 weeks ago joint to begin nearly 2 weeks of joint exercises with a fly past over the site where 9 members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed in the 1972 munich games they died in a shoot out after Palestinian Militants had killed 2 israelis and taken others hall stage a military formation also flew over the side of the former concentration camp that were tens of thousands of jews were murdered by the nuts. And just reminder of the top stories were following for you here today on d w news money and soldiers have arrested the president. And Prime Minister. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets to back the coup attempt the regional leaders have condemned the uprising. And the u. N. To back tribunals has convicted members. In absentia for the murder of former lebanese Prime Minister rafiq hariri 15 years ago. The courts in the netherlands acquitted 3 other defendants the former sunni leader was killed in a bomb attack in beirut in 2000. Theyre watching d. W. News coming to you from berlin coming up next we have a Business Update with brisk over dont get you can always get all the latest news and information anytime you want on our website thats it d. W. Dot com. You can follow me on twitter t. M. News stream golf well be bringing you the headlines at the top of the next hour thanks for your company. Im secure in the they were not hard and in the end is a me you are not a lot of the animal laws and you that. Are you familiar with this. When the smugglers were alliance of the army whats your story