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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 late August 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 local carpenter was stabbed to death on Sunday August 26. The fatal stabbing took place during Chemnitz's local festival period. The protestors blamed Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] for giving unrestricted access to Muslim migrants, who had now murdered one of their residents.

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.