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Thursday, February 20, 2020
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Merkel condemns ‘poison’ of racism after suspected far-right shooting
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemns the “poison” of hatred and racism running through German society, after a suspected right-wing extremist shot dead nine people at a hookah bar and a cafe in the city of Hanau.
“Racism is a poison, hatred is a poison and this poison exists in our society and it is already to blame for far too many crimes,” Merkel tells reporters.
— AFP
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