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| German far-right street mob alarms police in Chemnitz | German far-right street mob alarms police in Chemnitz |
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| Extra police have been sent to Chemnitz in eastern Germany after hundreds of far-right protesters marched through the city centre and scuffles broke out. | Extra police have been sent to Chemnitz in eastern Germany after hundreds of far-right protesters marched through the city centre and scuffles broke out. |
| A far-right football fan group called Kaotic Chemnitz called supporters on to the streets after a German man aged 35 was fatally wounded in a fight. Police said several foreigners were involved. | A far-right football fan group called Kaotic Chemnitz called supporters on to the streets after a German man aged 35 was fatally wounded in a fight. Police said several foreigners were involved. |
| Kaotic Chemnitz - banned from the local club's stadium - said it wanted to "show who is in charge in the city!" | Kaotic Chemnitz - banned from the local club's stadium - said it wanted to "show who is in charge in the city!" |
| A city festival was ended abruptly. | A city festival was ended abruptly. |
| The German government strongly condemned the far-right mobilisation. | |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said "ganging up like that, hunting down people who look different or have a different ethnicity, attempts to spread hatred on the streets - we won't accept that". | |
| Chemnitz police estimated the mob to consist of about 800 protesters and said some were hostile towards the police and threw bottles. The spontaneous rally caught police by surprise. | Chemnitz police estimated the mob to consist of about 800 protesters and said some were hostile towards the police and threw bottles. The spontaneous rally caught police by surprise. |
| Extra police were called in from Dresden and Leipzig to restore order in the city centre. | Extra police were called in from Dresden and Leipzig to restore order in the city centre. |
| Chemnitz is in Saxony, a region where the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Pegida are particularly strong. | Chemnitz is in Saxony, a region where the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Pegida are particularly strong. |
| It is not clear what the fight that triggered the protest was about. It took place at about 03:15 (01:15 GMT) on Sunday and two other German men were seriously hurt, police said. | It is not clear what the fight that triggered the protest was about. It took place at about 03:15 (01:15 GMT) on Sunday and two other German men were seriously hurt, police said. |
| Police denied rumours on social media that the fight was linked to the sexual harassment of a woman. | Police denied rumours on social media that the fight was linked to the sexual harassment of a woman. |
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| Video clips posted on Twitter showed protesters chanting far-right slogans "we are the people!" and "this is our city!" | Video clips posted on Twitter showed protesters chanting far-right slogans "we are the people!" and "this is our city!" |
| Some reports also spoke of aggressive protesters chasing foreigners, though there were few details. | Some reports also spoke of aggressive protesters chasing foreigners, though there were few details. |
| An AfD MP, Markus Frohnmaier, tweeted that "when the state can no longer protect its citizens they go into the streets and protect themselves". | An AfD MP, Markus Frohnmaier, tweeted that "when the state can no longer protect its citizens they go into the streets and protect themselves". |
| "Today it's a citizen's duty to stop the lethal 'knife migration'!" he wrote, alluding to the influx of migrants in recent years. "It could have targeted your father, son or brother!" he added. | "Today it's a citizen's duty to stop the lethal 'knife migration'!" he wrote, alluding to the influx of migrants in recent years. "It could have targeted your father, son or brother!" he added. |
| Chemnitz mayor Barbara Ludwig, a centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) politician, condemned the protest, saying "it was supposed to be a peaceful city party - we had a special occasion, the city's birthday". | Chemnitz mayor Barbara Ludwig, a centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) politician, condemned the protest, saying "it was supposed to be a peaceful city party - we had a special occasion, the city's birthday". |
| "I'm incensed over what happened here on Sunday." | "I'm incensed over what happened here on Sunday." |