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Line 1: − Thousands of alt-right protesters gathered in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday, August 27, in a second day of demonstrations after a 35-year-old carpenter was stabbed to death at a street festival on Sunday August 26. They blame Chancellor Angela Merkel for giving unfettered access to Muslim migrants, who had now murdered one of their residents.+
2018 Chemnitz protests (view source)
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The city of Chemnitz became a flashpoint of German anti-migrant violence in 2018.
The city of Chemnitz became a flashpoint of German anti-migrant violence in 2018.
Hundreds of alt-right protesters gathered in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday, August 27, in a second day of demonstrations after a 35-year-old carpenter was stabbed to death at a street festival on Sunday August 26. The fatal stabbing took place during Chemnitz's local festival period. The protestors blamed Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] for giving unrestrictedaccess to Muslim migrants, who had now murdered one of their residents.
Activists of the alt-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and PEGIDA again joined forces with conservatives in a protest march in Chemnitz on September 1. According to police estimates, about 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group were at the scene, along with about 1,500 counterprotesters.
Activists of the alt-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and PEGIDA again joined forces with conservatives in a protest march in Chemnitz on September 1. According to police estimates, about 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group were at the scene, along with about 1,500 counterprotesters.