Merkel repeated unbidden her insistence that Germany "will manage" the challenges of the day — a phrase she first used at last summer's annual news conference. Merkel said at a news conference that Germany will "stick to our principles" and give shelter to those who deserve it. The attacks brought Merkel fresh criticism for her decision last year to welcome refugees. "I think that refusing humanitarian responsibility would have had just as many, or perhaps completely different but in any case very bad, consequences for us that I would not risk and could not recommend to Germany," Merkel said. More than 1 million asylum-seekers were registered in Germany in 2015, although the influx has since slowed dramatically.

Source: ABC News July 28, 2016 07:30 UTC