Guest. This is deja vu news coming to you live from Berlin International observers accusing bob noyce military of using Excessive Force after they killed three unarmed protesters at an Opposition Rally held over alleged vote rigging well have the latest from the capital harare also coming up lebanese pressuring Syrian Refugees to return to their country what about those fearing reprisals from the
assad regime we hear from one syrian woman worried about her future. Plus relations between the u. S. And turkey are plunged into crisis over the tension of american Pastor Andrew Brunson washington imposes sanctions on two senior turkish officials and ankara is threatening retaliation. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program election authorities in zimbabwe are urging people to keep calm the statement comes after an Opposition Rally yesterday turned by island after the army shot dead three unarmed protesters the opposition alleges the Ruling Senate p. F. Party of president emerson has rigged the results of mondays elections the Election Commission denies any wrongdoing. Soldiers firing live rounds and zimbabwes capital. The army into the streets of Harare Midafternoon reportedly at the request of the police. The countrys Justice Minister said the military had been deployed to maintain peace and tranquility and accused opposition supporters of going on a rampage however the protesters claim they didnt start the violence. It was going on. I just want to emphasize the demonstration that. The crackdown came after a day of protest in the capital people were taken to the streets to protest a delay in the release of the results of president ial polling. Crowds gathered outside the offices of the countrys Electoral Commission to demand the release and things quickly turned violent the Electoral Commission called for patience verifying the vote was more complicated than expected the commission chairwoman
said the unusually high number of candidates was causing delays in the verification process. But a spokesman for the opposition said the situation was unacceptable and suggested that something unusual was going on it is everyone citizens right to demand that the results operate used in reasonable time ok the fact that the results far right essential that its just next door to have not been released by upright by midday today is inappropriate and suggests that something wrong is happening weve been here before. As tensions remain high in the country the International Community is becoming increasingly concerned with governments calling for restraint on all sides. Well in a Corridor Ball joins me now from Harare Melanie election observers from the commonwealth have been commenting on the election and the what have they been saying. Its very possible to rest one
yesterday eighty nine steve if you want to get on on civilians here in harare and both parties to exercise restraint it was talking about the election itself though they raised concerns about voter intimidation about the local media being biased in favor of the rulings and m. P. s and now they are asking the Electoral Commission to come out with the full report the full results as soon as possible because the dinies are of course raising suspicions come to teach me we know that they have to give us the result by saturday but with all the pressure mounting up them it could be that they thomas who the next president will be today if they do so were expecting them to do that during the evening or it might even to decrease the likelihood of proof. So yesterday we did see last night the government promised it would crack again if there are any further antigovernment protests whats it
break in north kivu province close to the ugandan border has already claimed twenty lives the cases come just days after another outbreak in the northwest of the d. R. C. Was declared over. A twitter user has uploaded video of the Aero Mexico Plane Crash film from inside the aircraft the plane went down shortly after takeoff in Northern Mexico on tuesday or oculus the old One Hundred Three crew and passengers survived many of them resumed work or their travels just a day after the accident. U. S. President donald trump has called on Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions to end the high Profile Investigation into Russian Election meddling trump tweeted quote sessions should stop this rigged witch hunt right now before it continues to stay in our country any further sessions recused himself from the investigation last year. The remains of what are thought to be fifty five u. S. Servicemen killed in the korean war have arrived in the United States president mike pence attended the ceremony in hawaii he said President Donald Trump was grateful to north Korean Leader kim jong un for fulfilling a promise made at the two Leaders Summit in june. Thier u. S. Has announced sanctions on two turkish officials over ankaras continued detention of an american pastor the white house says the sanctions target turkeys Interior Minister and Justice Minister because of the role the two men played in the arrest and detention of pastor and or Bronson Bronson has been held by the Turkish Government for nearly two years turkey accuses him of aiding the failed Coup Attempts against president recipe out of One Hundred Twenty sixteen runs and was transferred from jail to house arrest last week following Health Concerns the u. S. Theres been very strong pushback by. The Turkish Foreign ministry in a statement dismiss this it said this is an unnecessary aggressive stance while the turkish Vice President has said that there will be reciprocal retaliate against washington immediately and all of turkeys main Opposition Parties with the exception of the main kurdish parties have rallied in support of the government because there is a very deep vein of antiamericanism. Exacerbated by this latest crisis between the turkish and u. S. Relations. What does this mean then for u. S. Turkish relations going forward. Well at the moment turkey is taking a very resolute position and saying its not going to back down and i think the fear is that they dont want to appear weak to washington because they are aware theres a number of outstanding commands from washington and particularly implementation of iranian sanctions and. We seem to have
lost dorian there the line to dorian in istanbul there was our correspondent there in johns there and we have to talk to him a little later. Lebanon is stepping up pressure for on on Syrian Refugees to return home some one point five million Syrian Refugees are currently in lebanon and officials there have repeatedly said thats putting the country under strain hundreds of refugees have returned to syria in the past few weeks many more are afraid of what would happen to them if they went back to that your correspondent traveled to the town of our soul where she met a woman who fled syria the Assad Government killed her husband and son she and her children fear for their lives if they return. It was not a voyage. Ever imagined undertaking but the mother of eight and grandmother of three children was forced to flee has syrian home. To take refuge in the town of
ourselves just across the border. Although it happened five years ago the memories are still fresh this is my son or husband and his son who were killed in the syrian war. The beginning of the uprising protests were not violent they were peaceful but my husband was killed because he took part in the my son was with the regime army doing his Compulsory Service in the Syrian Intelligence service killed him because he deserted. Who fears the assad regime but the pressure from lebanon to leave is building some three Thousand Syrians have already registered to return i can never go back to syria. She is especially worried about this man. Goosen by a is
a member of the Syrian Committee tasked with collecting the names of Billing Return is and sending the list to damascus for approval who is suspicious but the government mitali the names with those who protested against the regime and neither of us them upon arrival or refuse them approval to return but golson denies the charge. Its not a condition not an issue of approval its just about informing the government of the names of the people returning. He claims syria is now safe and to convince us he asked one of the refugees who have applied to return to talk to us do you want to go back of course whats keeping me here but it doesnt go quite as he sought so he is confronted by angry syrians know their jobs are going back to syria safely is impossible. He shows his blood scars the military did
this while still a leader. But lebanons government is eager to stop one of million Syrian Refugees so many say they may be forced to look at europe again. And her friends are among those thinking about making the journey to europe they know that it wont be easy but the risk of reprisal by assad Security Forces is high. One of the ladies has just heard of the arrest of her sister by the syrian regime. I want to migrate to europe for the future of my children and i applied to the u. S. But they didnt help me other than. They had mobile smugglers want One Thousand Euros for the trip and i said that if youre one of them that meant that i feel. Doesnt know what she would do yet and many here are facing a similar dilemma. It may be too soon to say if there will be