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Illustrative: German federal police in Berlin, Germany, on April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
July 14, 2020, 10:18 pm
German regional police chief forced out over force’s far-right links
Move comes after police computers were found to have been used in unauthorized searches for details of left-wing figures, who subsequently received threatening letters and emails
By AFP
People hold flags during a demonstration by Germany's nationalist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) on May Day in Erfurt, central Germany, May 1, 2017. (AP/Jens Meyer)
February 25, 2020, 8:40 am
German far-right party laments isolation by rivals, media
AfD accused of stoking the kind of anti-migrant sentiment that led to shooting of 9 people in Hanau; senior official refuses to distance himself from faction suspected of extremism
By AP
A carnival float depicts a racist with a gun in his mouth , reading 'from words to action' during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, on February 24, 2020. (Martin Meissner/AP)
February 24, 2020, 6:02 pm
German Carnival floats take aim at racism in wake of deadly gun attack
Floats for parades in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz and elsewhere are notorious for their no-holds-barred satire; this year some roasted anti-migrant sentiment
By AP
A carnival float depicts far-right AfD politician Bjoern Hoecke, whose arm is raised by CDU politician Mike Mohring and FDP politician Thomas Kemmerich at the Thuringa elections, seen prior the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
February 24, 2020, 1:34 pm
German carnival floats take aim at racism in wake of deadly attack
Parade floats in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz feature commentary on hatred, days after German man killed 9 people of foreign background before apparently killing his mother, himself
By AP
Players from Wolfsburg, rear, and Malmo, front, hold a minute of silence for the victims of the deadly attack in the German city of Hanau prior to a soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Malmo FF in Wolfsburg, Germany, Feb. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
February 22, 2020, 6:15 am
German soccer teams to wear jerseys against hate, racism
Following shooting by white supremacist in Hanau, racist abuse in sports league, players and referees to don shirts with the motto ‘red card for racism’
By AP
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer in Berlin on February 14, 2020. (Michael Sohn / POOL / AFP)
February 21, 2020, 2:31 pm
Germany says security threat from far-right extremism, anti-Semitism ‘very high’
Interior minister says police presence will be raised across the country alongside increased surveillance at sensitive locations to counter danger
By Agencies
A man holds a placard featuring Regional leader of AfD Thuringia Bjoern Hoecke and the words 'Never again' during a vigil in Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 20, 2020, after at least nine people were killed in two shootings late on February 19, 2020 (Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
February 21, 2020, 12:31 pm
In vigils across Germany after shooting, calls of ‘Never again’ and ‘Nazis out’
Thousands rally in cities throughout country amid shock over far-right attack in Hanau that claimed lives of nine people
By AFP
People attend a vigil for victims of a shooting in the central German town Hanau, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
February 20, 2020, 10:45 pm
Germany’s immigrant community in Hanau reeling after deadly attack
Town has long been a place of coexistence between people of different origins, but residents are left shocked by shooting that killed nine
By David McHugh
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement on February 20, 2020, at the Chancellery in Berlin (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
February 20, 2020, 5:17 pm
Merkel slams ‘poison’ of racism after 9 killed in Germany shootings
Counter-terror prosecutors investigating Wednesday attack say they see ‘xenophobic motive’ behind it, in latest killings blamed on the far right
By AFP and ToI Staff
Tobias Rathjen in a video posted online days before carrying out a deadly shooting in Hanau, Germany. (social media)
February 20, 2020, 4:57 pm
German shooter reportedly wanted to ‘eliminate’ Israel, other Mideast countries
Attacker who killed 10 in city of Hanau said to have published online manifesto calling for destruction of entire states in Asia, Africa, and killing their populations
By JTA and ToI Staff
A police officer stands guard near the scene in front of a restaurant after a shooting in central Hanau, Germany, February 20, 2020. Eight people were killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau the previous evening, authorities said. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)
February 20, 2020, 11:01 am
Far-right motive suspected in German shooting attack that left at least 9 dead
Federal agencies take over probe after reports that gunman who attacked two hookah bars may have left confession letter, video of extremist views
By Agencies
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