Tens of thousands of germans have attended vigils for the 9 people murdered by a far right extremist on wednesday. Authorities are treating the shootings in the western town of hanau as a terror attack. Many of those who died were members of the pix many of those who died were members of the citys turkish community, who were at two local smoking cafes. One was romanian. Its believed the gunman then killed his mother, before taking his own life. Our europe correspondent gavin lee is in hanau. The 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 gunmans target, to shisha bars, cafes for smoking scented tobacco and popular with germanys turkish and kurdish community. It was around ten oclock when police say the attacker started shooting from outside at those inside the arena bar. By car, drove over a mile and shot inside those at the arena bar. Nine people were killed, five vi
Tens of thousands of germans have attended vigils for the 9 people murdered by a far right extremist on wednesday. Authorities are treating the shootings in the western town of hanau as a terror attack. Many of those who died were members of the citys turkish community, who were at two local smoking cafes. One was romanian. Its believed the gunman then killed his mother, before taking his own life. Our europe correspondent gavin lee is in hanau. The 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 gunmans target, to shisha bars, cafes for smoking scented tobacco and popular germanys 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
A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. About this for an impulse an inaccessible first floor property sells for £1 in the uk side like to know, what is worst, almost pointless purchase youve ever made or perhaps your best bargain . Let me know. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Tens of thousands of people have attended vigils for the victims murdered by a far right extremist in the german town of hanau. Nine people were killed in the shootings on wednesday night. The authorities are treating it as a terror attack. Many of those who died were turkish. Meanwhile the president of romania has confirmed that a romanian was among those killed. Our europe correspondent gavin lee is in hanau. The 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 gunmans target, to shisha bars, cafes for sm
Who. Would not and my the government and so good evening ladies and gentlemen to our news broadcast election sunday in the german democratic republic the citizens voted in communal elections. And other major figures in the party and government went to the polls who voter turnout was. For. The communal elections of one thousand nine hundred nine. As usual east German Secret Police that. Anyone voting for the approved list of candidates had to fold their ballot in the box. Casting an Opposition Vote had to go into the polling booth in full view of the. It was a very effective mechanism of fear and control for years this practice helped the regime ensure that ninety nine percent of the vote went to Party Approved candidates. A widespread form of resistance was people refusing to vote. Sunday in the republic. A new report from. Seven point four percent of eligible voters had cast their votes. Ninety three point two percent. Ninety seven percent. Ninety six point two percent effort and i do
Twenty five years is republican opponent roy moore couldnt overcome damaging accusations of Sexual Misconduct also coming up powerful brakes in effect Northern Ireland report from the emerald isle as the british and European Parliament debate its future we ask the Prime Minister theresa may compete her promise of no hard order. Plus in the German Bundesliga dog been receiving a lifeline in a must win game under their new coach pay to go the team defeat mine is to get their first win in nine matches. Well im terry martin welcome to the program. Delivering a humiliating blow to President Trump the democratic candidate doug jones has won a u. S. Senate seat in the deeply conservative state of alabama his republican opponent roy moore the roy Moores Campaign was overshadowed by allegations of Sexual Misconduct accusations that repelled many moderate republicans and kept them away from the voting booth. Of all the states in which the democratic fight should take shape alabama was an unlikel