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2018 Chemnitz protests (view source)
Revision as of 01:05, September 9, 2018
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==Initial protests==
==Initial protests==
Within 24 hours, after the arrests of the Syrian and Iraqi murder suspects, the City of Chemnitz had become the major fault line in Germany’s unresolved refugee debate. A member of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party [[Markus Frohnmaier]] actively encouraged the protests in a tweet published on August 27. ''"If the state can no longer protect its citizens, people go to the streets and protect themselves."'' He added, ''"Today it is the civic duty to stop the deadly 'knife migration'."''<ref>[https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/german-government-condemns-far-right-protests-in-reaction-to-fatal-stabbing/50000262-3730868 German government condemns far-right protests in reaction to fatal stabbing]</ref>
Within 24 hours, after the arrests of the Syrian and Iraqi murder suspects, the City of Chemnitz had become the major fault line in Germany’s unresolved refugee debate. The initial protests, called for by local soccer fan association Kaotic Chemnitz, took place on Sunday and prompted police in the Saxony city to call in reinforcements as scuffles broke out.<ref>[https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/german-government-condemns-far-right-protests-in-reaction-to-fatal-stabbing/50000262-3730868 German government condemns far-right protests in reaction to fatal stabbing]</ref>A member of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party [[Markus Frohnmaier]] actively encouraged the protests in a tweet published on August 27. ''"If the state can no longer protect its citizens, people go to the streets and protect themselves."'' He added, ''"Today it is the civic duty to stop the deadly 'knife migration'."''<ref>[https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/german-government-condemns-far-right-protests-in-reaction-to-fatal-stabbing/50000262-3730868 German government condemns far-right protests in reaction to fatal stabbing]</ref>
Many of the German protestors had been angered by Angela Merkel's pledge to take in a million refugees to fill the gap in the country's rapidly shrinking population.
Many of the German protestors had been angered by Angela Merkel's pledge to take in a million refugees to fill the gap in the country's rapidly shrinking population.