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| Merkel condemns xenophobic riots after killing of German man | Merkel condemns xenophobic riots after killing of German man |
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| The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has condemned far-right protesters for “hunting down” foreigners in street mobs following the killing of a German man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi. | The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has condemned far-right protesters for “hunting down” foreigners in street mobs following the killing of a German man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi. |
| The far-right movement Pegida called for a second day of demonstrations after about 800 people in the eastern city of Chemnitz rioted, forcing police to call in reinforcements. | The far-right movement Pegida called for a second day of demonstrations after about 800 people in the eastern city of Chemnitz rioted, forcing police to call in reinforcements. |
| It was reported that some demonstrators on Sunday had shouted “We are the people”, “Get lost” and “You’re not welcome here” at any people they believed to be immigrants. | It was reported that some demonstrators on Sunday had shouted “We are the people”, “Get lost” and “You’re not welcome here” at any people they believed to be immigrants. |
| Prosecutors said on Monday that police had arrested a 23-year-old Syrian man and a 22-year-old Iraqi man on suspicion of stabbing the 35-year-old German in an altercation in the early hours of Sunday. “The investigation, especially into the motive, the details of the crime and the murder weapon continue,” a statement said. | Prosecutors said on Monday that police had arrested a 23-year-old Syrian man and a 22-year-old Iraqi man on suspicion of stabbing the 35-year-old German in an altercation in the early hours of Sunday. “The investigation, especially into the motive, the details of the crime and the murder weapon continue,” a statement said. |
| In the far-right riots that followed, some protesters used bottles to attack foreign-looking people, the freelance journalist Johannes Grunert, who reports frequently on the far-right scene, told Spiegel Online. | In the far-right riots that followed, some protesters used bottles to attack foreign-looking people, the freelance journalist Johannes Grunert, who reports frequently on the far-right scene, told Spiegel Online. |
| Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, condemned the violent protests. “Such riotous assemblies, the hunting down of people who appear to be from different backgrounds or the attempt to spread hate in the streets, these have no place in our country,” he said. | |
| Asked about an apparent call for vigilante action by a politician from the far-right AfD party, Seibert said it was up to the legal system to deliver justice in a constitutional democracy. The AfD MP Markus Frohnmaier had tweeted: “If the state can no longer protect the citizen, then people will go on the streets and protect themselves.” | Asked about an apparent call for vigilante action by a politician from the far-right AfD party, Seibert said it was up to the legal system to deliver justice in a constitutional democracy. The AfD MP Markus Frohnmaier had tweeted: “If the state can no longer protect the citizen, then people will go on the streets and protect themselves.” |
| The violent altercation in which the German man was killed took place at 3am on Sunday, on the sidelines of a street festival. Two other men aged 33 and 38 were taken to hospital with severe injuries, police said. | The violent altercation in which the German man was killed took place at 3am on Sunday, on the sidelines of a street festival. Two other men aged 33 and 38 were taken to hospital with severe injuries, police said. |
| The mayor of Chemnitz, Barbara Ludwig, said she was horrified by Sunday’s demonstrations. “The fact that people can agree to meet … run through town and threaten people is bad,” she told the regional broadcaster MDR. | The mayor of Chemnitz, Barbara Ludwig, said she was horrified by Sunday’s demonstrations. “The fact that people can agree to meet … run through town and threaten people is bad,” she told the regional broadcaster MDR. |
| Amid growing outrage over the scenes of xenophobic violence, left-leaning activists called for a counter-protest on Monday in the city, hours before Pegida supporters were due to gather. | Amid growing outrage over the scenes of xenophobic violence, left-leaning activists called for a counter-protest on Monday in the city, hours before Pegida supporters were due to gather. |
| Pegida’s Chemnitz and West Saxony regional chapter urged its supporters to “Muster strength from anger and sadness! Only together can we ensure that his death was not pointless.” | Pegida’s Chemnitz and West Saxony regional chapter urged its supporters to “Muster strength from anger and sadness! Only together can we ensure that his death was not pointless.” |
| There has been a spate of racist hate crimes in the state of Saxony, where misgivings run deep about the arrival of more than a million asylum seekers in Germany since 2015. | There has been a spate of racist hate crimes in the state of Saxony, where misgivings run deep about the arrival of more than a million asylum seekers in Germany since 2015. |
| The state is also the birthplace of the Islamophobic Pegida movement linked to the AfD, which has scooped up voters who blame Merkel for the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Germany. | The state is also the birthplace of the Islamophobic Pegida movement linked to the AfD, which has scooped up voters who blame Merkel for the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Germany. |
| Surveys suggest that the AfD is on track to become the second biggest party in Saxony after regional elections due next year. | Surveys suggest that the AfD is on track to become the second biggest party in Saxony after regional elections due next year. |
| The results of last year’s general election showed that in Chemnitz itself, the AfD had as many voters as Merkel’s centre-right CDU. | The results of last year’s general election showed that in Chemnitz itself, the AfD had as many voters as Merkel’s centre-right CDU. |
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