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The Fifth Floor: Uzbeks in Sweden: After the Atrocity

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Wall of post it notes in Stockholm (credit: Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

19/05/2017 GMT

Uzbeks in Sweden: After the Atrocity

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Uzbeks in Sweden are reeling from an attack allegedly committed by one of their community

Uzbeks in Sweden after the truck attack; Silk Road stories; how many stars on the Venezuelan flag; mystery of Gem TV killing; and stuck at home in Ivory Coast. With David Amanor.

In April a lorry was driven into a crowd of shoppers in Stockholm.  Five people died, and the main suspect is 39 year old Rakhmat Akilov, an Uzbek national.  Sweden was left in shock, and the country's Uzbek community too.  BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo travelled to Sweden in search of answers. 

Silk Road stories
It's full steam ahead for China's One Belt One Road transport route, a 21st century version of the ancient Silk Road.  We travel back in time along those famous caravan routes.

A tale of two flags
National flags are usually symbols of national unity, but not in Venezuela.  Protesters on the streets both for and against the government are all waving flags, but not the same one.  BBC Mundo's Patricia Sulbaran explains.

Gem TV assassination
The killing in Istanbul of Saeed Karimian, founder of a satellite broadcasting empire Gem TV, was big news for BBC Persian. His channels beamed popular programmes into Iran, which made him unpopular in Tehran.  His murder has sparked many rumours, but few answers.  Jiyar Gol of BBC Persian was the man on the story in Istanbul when it broke.

Housebound in Ivory Coast
A military mutiny by around 8,000 soldiers in Ivory Coast over a pay dispute has shut down entire neighbourhoods.  It's not the first time and people are losing patience with the disruption.  Valerie Bony of BBC Afrique lives in an area affected by the renegade soldiers.

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