“The threat posed by far-right extremism, anti-Semitism and racism is very high in Germany,” Seehofer said in Berlin. In Hanau, German and Turkish flags flew at half-staff outside the Turkish-speaking DITIB mosque, where more than 300 people attended the regular Friday prayers. “I cannot accept this crime.”The mosque opened its doors to the journalists who have swarmed into Hanau after the attack — not a usual practice in privacy-obsessed Germany. Some have also called for a crackdown on the extremist and anti-migrant ideology that has crept into mainstream political debate with the rise of the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD. “One person carried out the shooting in Hanau.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 21, 2020 19:41 UTC