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I have a feeling this is a far-right terrorist attack. Let's see if that is the case.
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Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau.
At least five people were also injured after a gunman opened fire at 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, police said.
The suspect was found dead at his home, along with the body of a second person, according to police.
There appeared to be no other perpetrators, they added, and said the investigation was ongoing.
The motive for the attack is unclear.
The first shooting was at a bar in the city centre, while the second was in Hanau's Kesselstadt neighbourhood.
They sparked a seven-hour manhunt, while officers searched for what they thought could have been multiple gunmen.
The suspect killed three people at the first shisha bar, Midnight, before driving to the Arena Bar & Cafe and shooting dead another five victims, regional broadcaster Hessenschau reported.
Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a kiosk at the scene of one of the shootings, said his father and brother were in the area when the attack took place.
"It's like being in a film, it's like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters. "I can't grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can't understand it either."
Hanau, in the state of Hessen, is about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt.
This attack comes four days after another shooting in Berlin, near a Turkish comedy show at the Tempodrom concert venue, which killed one person.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51567971
At least five people were also injured after a gunman opened fire at 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, police said.
The suspect was found dead at his home, along with the body of a second person, according to police.
There appeared to be no other perpetrators, they added, and said the investigation was ongoing.
The motive for the attack is unclear.
The first shooting was at a bar in the city centre, while the second was in Hanau's Kesselstadt neighbourhood.
They sparked a seven-hour manhunt, while officers searched for what they thought could have been multiple gunmen.
The suspect killed three people at the first shisha bar, Midnight, before driving to the Arena Bar & Cafe and shooting dead another five victims, regional broadcaster Hessenschau reported.
Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a kiosk at the scene of one of the shootings, said his father and brother were in the area when the attack took place.
"It's like being in a film, it's like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters. "I can't grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can't understand it either."
Hanau, in the state of Hessen, is about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt.
This attack comes four days after another shooting in Berlin, near a Turkish comedy show at the Tempodrom concert venue, which killed one person.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51567971
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This is why right wing is so dangerous yet people here think that left is more dangerous than them.
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This is not important to the Western media as the perpetrator is Non Muslim and White.
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A gunman opened fire on two shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, police say.
In both places targeted on Wednesday night the clientele were reported to have been predominantly Kurdish.
The suspect was found dead at his home along with the body of his mother.
Federal prosecutors are treating the attack as terrorism, with officials saying there is evidence the gunman was a far-right extremist.
Police say the suspect killed himself. The Bild tabloid reports he was a German citizen with a firearms licence, and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car.
According to Bild, he expressed far-right views in a letter of confession and a video but this has not been confirmed officially.
What do we know about the shootings?
The shootings took place around 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, and the first target was the Midnight shisha bar in the city centre of Hanau. Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen gunshots, and at least three people were killed.
The suspect then reportedly fled in a dark car to the Kesselstadt neighbourhood and opened fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe, where at least five people were killed.
Shisha bars are places where people gather to smoke a pipe known as shisha or hookah. Traditionally found in Middle Eastern and Asian countries they are also popular in many other parts of the world.
The shootings sparked a seven-hour manhunt, while officers searched for what they thought could have been more than one attacker. They found the suspect and the second body in an apartment near the scene of the second shooting.
Hanau, in Hesse state, is a city of 100,000 residents about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt.
Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said the case was being treated as a terrorist attack, with the first indications pointing to an anti-foreigner motive.
Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a kiosk at the scene of one of the shootings, said his father and brother had been in the area when the attack took place.
"It's like being in a film, it's like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters news agency. "I can't grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can't understand it either."
What has the reaction been?
Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky told Bild it had been a "terrible night", adding: "You could not imagine a worse night. It will of course keep us busy for a long, long time and remain a sad memory. I'm deeply moved."
Katja Leikert, who represents Hanau in the German parliament, the Bundestag, said: "Hopefully the injured recover swiftly. It is a horrific scenario for us all."
On Twitter, Germany's government spokesman Steffen Seibert said: "My thoughts are with the people in Hanau this morning, where an appalling crime was committed."
This attack comes four days after another shooting in Berlin, near a Turkish comedy show at the Tempodrom concert venue, which killed one person.
Gun laws in Germany are among the most stringent in the world, and were tightened further in recent years after other mass shootings
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51567971
In both places targeted on Wednesday night the clientele were reported to have been predominantly Kurdish.
The suspect was found dead at his home along with the body of his mother.
Federal prosecutors are treating the attack as terrorism, with officials saying there is evidence the gunman was a far-right extremist.
Police say the suspect killed himself. The Bild tabloid reports he was a German citizen with a firearms licence, and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car.
According to Bild, he expressed far-right views in a letter of confession and a video but this has not been confirmed officially.
What do we know about the shootings?
The shootings took place around 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, and the first target was the Midnight shisha bar in the city centre of Hanau. Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen gunshots, and at least three people were killed.
The suspect then reportedly fled in a dark car to the Kesselstadt neighbourhood and opened fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe, where at least five people were killed.
Shisha bars are places where people gather to smoke a pipe known as shisha or hookah. Traditionally found in Middle Eastern and Asian countries they are also popular in many other parts of the world.
The shootings sparked a seven-hour manhunt, while officers searched for what they thought could have been more than one attacker. They found the suspect and the second body in an apartment near the scene of the second shooting.
Hanau, in Hesse state, is a city of 100,000 residents about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt.
Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said the case was being treated as a terrorist attack, with the first indications pointing to an anti-foreigner motive.
Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a kiosk at the scene of one of the shootings, said his father and brother had been in the area when the attack took place.
"It's like being in a film, it's like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters news agency. "I can't grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can't understand it either."
What has the reaction been?
Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky told Bild it had been a "terrible night", adding: "You could not imagine a worse night. It will of course keep us busy for a long, long time and remain a sad memory. I'm deeply moved."
Katja Leikert, who represents Hanau in the German parliament, the Bundestag, said: "Hopefully the injured recover swiftly. It is a horrific scenario for us all."
On Twitter, Germany's government spokesman Steffen Seibert said: "My thoughts are with the people in Hanau this morning, where an appalling crime was committed."
This attack comes four days after another shooting in Berlin, near a Turkish comedy show at the Tempodrom concert venue, which killed one person.
Gun laws in Germany are among the most stringent in the world, and were tightened further in recent years after other mass shootings
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51567971
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There have actually been more Far-Right attacks in the West than Islamist
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It is nothing to do with far-right as many are speculating here. Turks and Kurds have many gangs and family issues that often end up this way normally due to strict laws in Germany they use knives and damage is minimal.
These incidents help far-right to further strengthen the case that non-germans are violent and aggressive which is not far from reality.
These incidents help far-right to further strengthen the case that non-germans are violent and aggressive which is not far from reality.
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No, I stand corrected this is not labelled as far-right in the morning they started it as probable family feud or gang related.
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Germany shooting: 'Far-right extremist' carried out shisha bars attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51567971
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That was my first impression as well, as the story didn't make the headlines, and was reported in a fairly muted manner in most of the British sites this morning.
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The investigation into a deadly gun attack in Hanau is focusing on whether others knew about or helped organise it, Germany's federal prosecutor says.
The suspect shot dead nine people "of migrant background" at two shisha bars on Wednesday evening. He and his mother were later found dead in his flat.
Peter Frank said material the suspect Tobias R had posted online showed a "deeply racist mindset".
He had also been influenced by conspiracy theories, Mr Frank said.
Earlier Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs Tobias R, 43, had acted out of racism.
What we know so far
Speaking in Berlin, Mrs Merkel said: "Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison and this poison exists in our society and is already to blame for many crimes."
Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Germany to "throw light on all aspects" of the attack.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51577196
The suspect shot dead nine people "of migrant background" at two shisha bars on Wednesday evening. He and his mother were later found dead in his flat.
Peter Frank said material the suspect Tobias R had posted online showed a "deeply racist mindset".
He had also been influenced by conspiracy theories, Mr Frank said.
Earlier Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs Tobias R, 43, had acted out of racism.
What we know so far
Speaking in Berlin, Mrs Merkel said: "Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison and this poison exists in our society and is already to blame for many crimes."
Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Germany to "throw light on all aspects" of the attack.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51577196
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The investigation into a deadly gun attack in Hanau is focusing on whether others knew about or helped organise it, Germany's federal prosecutor says.
The suspect shot dead nine people "of migrant background" at two shisha bars on Wednesday evening. He and his mother were later found dead in his flat.
Peter Frank said material the suspect Tobias R had posted online showed a "deeply racist mindset".
He had also been influenced by conspiracy theories, Mr Frank said.
Earlier Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs Tobias R, 43, had acted out of racism.
Speaking in Berlin, Mrs Merkel said: "Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison and this poison exists in our society and is already to blame for many crimes."
Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Germany to "throw light on all aspects" of the attack.
Nazi salutes, banned swastika emblems and even the playing of the Horst Wessel, the one-time Nazi "anthem" - all have been cropping up in far-right extremist circles as Germany struggles to contain a growing wave of home-grown extremism.
The problem has been particularly acute in - but not confined to - the east of the country, in the former East Germany. There, unemployment levels have been higher than in the rest of Germany and a simmering resentment, by some, of the recent immigrant arrivals has manifested itself in arson attacks on hostels.
In 2015 Germany opened its borders to an estimated 1.5 million refugees from the Middle East. Although the number of subsequent incidents involving them has been very small, their arrival has been used by far right extremists to stoke ethnic tensions and recruit more young men and women to their cause.
What did the prosecutor say?
Mr Frank said six people had also been injured in the attack, one of them seriously.
Shortly after the attacks the suspect and his 72-year-old mother were found in his apartment, both also shot. A gun was found next to the suspect's body.
Mr Frank said investigators wanted to establish any links the suspect may have had in Germany or potentially also abroad.
"My sympathies to the loved ones of the victims. I wish the injured a swift recovery. It is a day that will live long in our memory and will motivate our investigations," Mr Frank said at a short news conference.
What do we know about the attacks?
The shootings took place around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, and the first target was the Midnight shisha bar in the city centre of Hanau. Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen gunshots.
The suspect then travelled by car to the Kesselstadt neighbourhood, some 2.5km (1.5 miles) away, and opened fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe.
Shisha bars are places where people gather to smoke a pipe known as shisha or hookah. Traditionally found in Middle Eastern and Asian countries, they are also popular in many other parts of the world.
The shootings sparked a manhunt. Police identified the gunman through information from witnesses and surveillance cameras. Early on Thursday, they stormed the suspect's home, near the scene of the second shooting.
Hanau, in Hesse state, is a city of 100,000 residents about 25km east of Frankfurt.
Who were the victims?
They included German citizens and foreigners aged between 21 and 44, Germany's federal prosecutor said.
Among the dead were "several victims of Kurdish origin", the Kon-Med association of Kurds in Germany said. It said it was "furious" that authorities were not doing more to fight extremism.
Ali Can, a German-Turkish anti-racism activist, posted a photo of a friend of his cousin. The friend was among those killed.
Writing on Twitter he said: "We can't spend a peaceful evening out, we're scared for our lives. What is happening in Germany? Where is the protection?"
Tobias R had posted videos and a kind of manifesto on his website, Mr Frank said.
In the manifesto he wrote that people from more than 20 countries including Turkey and Israel should be "destroyed", AFP reported.
London-based German counter-terrorism expert Peter Neumann said the text contained "various, but mostly extreme right views, with a do-it-yourself ideology cobbled together out of parts found on the internet".
"The pattern is clear, and not at all new," he added.
In her statement, Mrs Merkel said there were "many indications at the moment that the perpetrator acted on right-wing extremist, racist motives, out of hatred towards people of other origins, religion or appearance".
Hesse state Interior Minister Peter Beuth said the suspect had not previously been known to the authorities.
The Bild tabloid reports he had a firearms licence, and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car.
Gun laws in Germany are among the most stringent in the world, and were tightened further in recent years after other mass shootings.
Recent far-right attacks in Germany
October 2019: In Halle, an attacker kills two and tries to storm a synagogue, broadcasting the assault live online. He later admits a far-right, anti-Semitic motive for the attack
June 2019: Walter Lübcke, a pro-migrant politician, is shot in the head at close range and found dead in his garden. A suspect with far-right links later confesses to the murder
July 2016: An 18-year-old shoots dead nine people at a shopping mall in Munich before killing himself. Bavarian authorities later classify the attack as "politically motivated", saying the teen had "radical right-wing and racist views"
What has the reaction been?
Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky said it had been the "hardest day in our history". He said the city had seen centuries of peaceful coexistence between different faiths and cultures - "That is why it is so hard to understand".
Hesse state leader Volker Bouffier said the state parliament had travelled to Hanau to show its solidarity with the victims and their families. He said the attack "came out of a climate" that existed "to some degree worldwide" in which people are targeted because they are different.
"We will do everything to show that people don't have to be afraid and show them that they belong with us, " he said.
However the co-leader of the far right AfD party said the attack was "neither right- nor left-wing terrorism" but the actions of "a madman". Politicians from the rest of political spectrum accused the expressly anti-Islam and anti-immigration AfD of stirring up anti-foreigner hatred.
In other reaction:
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: "The background must now be clarified further. Violence from right-wing extremists must not let us rest, we must stand against it"
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President and former German government minister: "I am deeply shocked by the tragedy that took place... in Hanau"
French President Emmanuel Macron: "Immense sadness and my full support for Germany in the face of this tragic attack... I stand with Chancellor Merkel in this fight for our values and the protection of our democracies"
Germany's Muslim association KRM called for more to be done in the fight against right-wing extremism, saying they had requested for months that needed to be "a clear stand against Islamophobia"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51577196
The suspect shot dead nine people "of migrant background" at two shisha bars on Wednesday evening. He and his mother were later found dead in his flat.
Peter Frank said material the suspect Tobias R had posted online showed a "deeply racist mindset".
He had also been influenced by conspiracy theories, Mr Frank said.
Earlier Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs Tobias R, 43, had acted out of racism.
Speaking in Berlin, Mrs Merkel said: "Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison and this poison exists in our society and is already to blame for many crimes."
Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Germany to "throw light on all aspects" of the attack.
Nazi salutes, banned swastika emblems and even the playing of the Horst Wessel, the one-time Nazi "anthem" - all have been cropping up in far-right extremist circles as Germany struggles to contain a growing wave of home-grown extremism.
The problem has been particularly acute in - but not confined to - the east of the country, in the former East Germany. There, unemployment levels have been higher than in the rest of Germany and a simmering resentment, by some, of the recent immigrant arrivals has manifested itself in arson attacks on hostels.
In 2015 Germany opened its borders to an estimated 1.5 million refugees from the Middle East. Although the number of subsequent incidents involving them has been very small, their arrival has been used by far right extremists to stoke ethnic tensions and recruit more young men and women to their cause.
What did the prosecutor say?
Mr Frank said six people had also been injured in the attack, one of them seriously.
Shortly after the attacks the suspect and his 72-year-old mother were found in his apartment, both also shot. A gun was found next to the suspect's body.
Mr Frank said investigators wanted to establish any links the suspect may have had in Germany or potentially also abroad.
"My sympathies to the loved ones of the victims. I wish the injured a swift recovery. It is a day that will live long in our memory and will motivate our investigations," Mr Frank said at a short news conference.
What do we know about the attacks?
The shootings took place around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, and the first target was the Midnight shisha bar in the city centre of Hanau. Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen gunshots.
The suspect then travelled by car to the Kesselstadt neighbourhood, some 2.5km (1.5 miles) away, and opened fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe.
Shisha bars are places where people gather to smoke a pipe known as shisha or hookah. Traditionally found in Middle Eastern and Asian countries, they are also popular in many other parts of the world.
The shootings sparked a manhunt. Police identified the gunman through information from witnesses and surveillance cameras. Early on Thursday, they stormed the suspect's home, near the scene of the second shooting.
Hanau, in Hesse state, is a city of 100,000 residents about 25km east of Frankfurt.
Who were the victims?
They included German citizens and foreigners aged between 21 and 44, Germany's federal prosecutor said.
Among the dead were "several victims of Kurdish origin", the Kon-Med association of Kurds in Germany said. It said it was "furious" that authorities were not doing more to fight extremism.
Ali Can, a German-Turkish anti-racism activist, posted a photo of a friend of his cousin. The friend was among those killed.
Writing on Twitter he said: "We can't spend a peaceful evening out, we're scared for our lives. What is happening in Germany? Where is the protection?"
Tobias R had posted videos and a kind of manifesto on his website, Mr Frank said.
In the manifesto he wrote that people from more than 20 countries including Turkey and Israel should be "destroyed", AFP reported.
London-based German counter-terrorism expert Peter Neumann said the text contained "various, but mostly extreme right views, with a do-it-yourself ideology cobbled together out of parts found on the internet".
"The pattern is clear, and not at all new," he added.
In her statement, Mrs Merkel said there were "many indications at the moment that the perpetrator acted on right-wing extremist, racist motives, out of hatred towards people of other origins, religion or appearance".
Hesse state Interior Minister Peter Beuth said the suspect had not previously been known to the authorities.
The Bild tabloid reports he had a firearms licence, and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car.
Gun laws in Germany are among the most stringent in the world, and were tightened further in recent years after other mass shootings.
Recent far-right attacks in Germany
October 2019: In Halle, an attacker kills two and tries to storm a synagogue, broadcasting the assault live online. He later admits a far-right, anti-Semitic motive for the attack
June 2019: Walter Lübcke, a pro-migrant politician, is shot in the head at close range and found dead in his garden. A suspect with far-right links later confesses to the murder
July 2016: An 18-year-old shoots dead nine people at a shopping mall in Munich before killing himself. Bavarian authorities later classify the attack as "politically motivated", saying the teen had "radical right-wing and racist views"
What has the reaction been?
Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky said it had been the "hardest day in our history". He said the city had seen centuries of peaceful coexistence between different faiths and cultures - "That is why it is so hard to understand".
Hesse state leader Volker Bouffier said the state parliament had travelled to Hanau to show its solidarity with the victims and their families. He said the attack "came out of a climate" that existed "to some degree worldwide" in which people are targeted because they are different.
"We will do everything to show that people don't have to be afraid and show them that they belong with us, " he said.
However the co-leader of the far right AfD party said the attack was "neither right- nor left-wing terrorism" but the actions of "a madman". Politicians from the rest of political spectrum accused the expressly anti-Islam and anti-immigration AfD of stirring up anti-foreigner hatred.
In other reaction:
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: "The background must now be clarified further. Violence from right-wing extremists must not let us rest, we must stand against it"
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President and former German government minister: "I am deeply shocked by the tragedy that took place... in Hanau"
French President Emmanuel Macron: "Immense sadness and my full support for Germany in the face of this tragic attack... I stand with Chancellor Merkel in this fight for our values and the protection of our democracies"
Germany's Muslim association KRM called for more to be done in the fight against right-wing extremism, saying they had requested for months that needed to be "a clear stand against Islamophobia"
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Tens of thousands of people attended vigils for the nine victims of a far-right extremist who opened fire on two shisha bars in Hanau, Germany.
At the vigils on Thursday in Hanau and Berlin people carrying candles and white roses gathered in silence.
Wednesday evening's attack is being treated by investigators as an act of terrorism.
The German government is meanwhile facing calls to do more to combat the threat of far-right extremism.
Germany's Federal Prosecutor Peter Frank said the suspect, Tobias R, 43, posted material online that showed a "deeply racist mindset".
All of the victims were of immigrant backgrounds, and several are thought to be of Kurdish origin.
In a statement, the Kon-Med association of Kurds in Germany said that it was "furious" with the authorities for "not resolutely opposing right-wing networks and right-wing terrorism".
Germany's Muslim association KRM also called for more to be done, saying they had requested for months there needed to be "a clear stand against Islamophobia".
In her response to the attack Chancellor Angela Merkel talked of the "poison of racism", while attending one of the vigils President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Germany "won't be intimidated".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-51578770
At the vigils on Thursday in Hanau and Berlin people carrying candles and white roses gathered in silence.
Wednesday evening's attack is being treated by investigators as an act of terrorism.
The German government is meanwhile facing calls to do more to combat the threat of far-right extremism.
Germany's Federal Prosecutor Peter Frank said the suspect, Tobias R, 43, posted material online that showed a "deeply racist mindset".
All of the victims were of immigrant backgrounds, and several are thought to be of Kurdish origin.
In a statement, the Kon-Med association of Kurds in Germany said that it was "furious" with the authorities for "not resolutely opposing right-wing networks and right-wing terrorism".
Germany's Muslim association KRM also called for more to be done, saying they had requested for months there needed to be "a clear stand against Islamophobia".
In her response to the attack Chancellor Angela Merkel talked of the "poison of racism", while attending one of the vigils President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Germany "won't be intimidated".
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Pakistan on Friday condemned the attack in the German city of Hanau — where a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe — and said it remains "deeply concerned at the rising tide of Islamophobia, xenophobia and racial hatred sweeping across many parts of the world".
A press release issued by the Foreign Office said Pakistan stood with the government and people of Germany. Offering condolences to the families of the victims and to the Turkish government for the Turkish who lost their lives, the FO wished the injured a speedy recovery.
"The attacks once more underscore that violent extremism knows no race, religion or nationality," the press release added.
"We reiterate our call for concerted efforts to root out ideologies of hate, as well as address the underlying causes of hate crimes."
The FO said Pakistan was ready to partner with Germany and other "like-minded states" in an effort to "confront and counter Islamophobia and to promote greater inter-religious and inter-civilisational harmony, amity and understanding".
Thousands of people took part in vigils across Germany on Thursday after the shooting.
Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the "poison" of racism, as anger mixed with grief over the latest and deadliest attack linked to Germany's extreme right in recent months.
The suspect, 43-year-old German Tobias R, was found dead at his home after the rampage along with his 72-year-old mother in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.
Hundreds of people, many carrying candles or a white rose, gathered in silence in Hanau in the evening to show solidarity with the victims.
Large crowds also gathered in Frankfurt and at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, some carrying signs that read "Take racism personally" or "Never Again!", in scenes replicated across dozens of German cities.
'Deeply racist'
The nine people killed at the two bars late on Wednesday evening were aged between 21 and 44 and all had a "migrant background," although some were German citizens, chief federal prosecutor Peter Frank said.
He added that evidence, including video footage and a "manifesto" found on the suspect's website, showed Tobias R had "a very deeply racist attitude".
The Turkish presidency said five Turkish nationals were among those killed.
A Bulgarian and a Bosnian were also among the dead.
The Kon-Med association of Kurds in Germany said there were "several victims of Kurdish origin", and criticised German authorities for not taking a tougher stance against "far-right terrorism".
"Racism is a poison, hatred is a poison and this poison exists in our society and it is already to blame for far too many crimes," Merkel said while speaking in Berlin.
She recalled the murders carried out by the neo-Nazi "NSU" cell between 2000-07, as well as last June's killing of pro-migrant politician Walter Luebcke as examples of the threat posed by the far right.
She also cited October's deadly anti-Semitic attack in Halle, which raised alarm over rising anti-Jewish hatred in Germany.
'Nazis Out!'
Wednesday's rampage started at around 10pm at the Midnight shisha bar in central Hanau, some 20 kilometres east of Frankfurt.
The gunman reportedly rang the doorbell and then shot at people in the smoking section, mass-market daily Bild said.
He fled the scene by car before opening fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe.
After a massive manhunt, the suspect was found dead at his flat, along with his mother. Both were killed by gunshot.
Prosecutor Frank said investigators were trying to determine if the suspect had accomplices, or contacts in Germany or abroad who might have known about the attack plans.
Relatives and friends of the victims gathered at the Arena bar on Thursday, an AFP reporter said, tearfully embracing one another.
"I couldn't be any more upset," said Inge Bank, 82, who lives near the bar.
"We have to nip it in the bud if the Nazi party is coming back," Bank said, adding that she had lived through World War II.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier placed a wreath of white flowers outside the Arena bar on Thursday evening before addressing the main Hanau vigil.
Steinmeier, who serves as a moral compass for the nation, condemned the shooter's "brutal act of terror".
But he said he was heartened to see "thousands, maybe even tens of thousands" turning out across the country to honour the victims.
"We stand together, we want to live together and we show that over and over again. That is the strongest way to fight hatred," he said, to the occasional shout of "Nazis Out!" from the crowd.
Elsewhere, Frankfurt's Eintracht football team held a minute's silence ahead of its Europa League match against RB Salzburg.
Growing threat
In a rambling 24-page document seen by AFP, the alleged gunman wrote that people from more than two dozen countries, including Turkey and Israel, should be "destroyed".
He also said he had never been with a woman, which he blamed on being "watched" by unspecified secret services.
King's College London counter-terrorism expert Peter Neumann tweeted that the text contained "various, but mostly extreme right views, with a do-it-yourself ideology cobbled together out of parts found on the internet".
As condemnation of the Hanau violence poured in, the co-leader of the far-right AfD party Joerg Meuthen stood out by saying the shootings were "neither right- nor left-wing terrorism" but the actions of "a madman".
Politicians from across the political spectrum, however, accused the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant AfD of normalising hate speech and fomenting anti-foreigner sentiment in recent years.
German police have identified around 60 far-right adherents as "dangerous" individuals capable of carrying out a violent attack.
Last Friday, they arrested 12 members of a German extreme right group believed to have been plotting "shocking" large-scale attacks on mosques, similar to the ones carried out in New Zealand last year.
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A press release issued by the Foreign Office said Pakistan stood with the government and people of Germany. Offering condolences to the families of the victims and to the Turkish government for the Turkish who lost their lives, the FO wished the injured a speedy recovery.
"The attacks once more underscore that violent extremism knows no race, religion or nationality," the press release added.
"We reiterate our call for concerted efforts to root out ideologies of hate, as well as address the underlying causes of hate crimes."
The FO said Pakistan was ready to partner with Germany and other "like-minded states" in an effort to "confront and counter Islamophobia and to promote greater inter-religious and inter-civilisational harmony, amity and understanding".
Thousands of people took part in vigils across Germany on Thursday after the shooting.
Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the "poison" of racism, as anger mixed with grief over the latest and deadliest attack linked to Germany's extreme right in recent months.
The suspect, 43-year-old German Tobias R, was found dead at his home after the rampage along with his 72-year-old mother in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.
Hundreds of people, many carrying candles or a white rose, gathered in silence in Hanau in the evening to show solidarity with the victims.
Large crowds also gathered in Frankfurt and at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, some carrying signs that read "Take racism personally" or "Never Again!", in scenes replicated across dozens of German cities.
'Deeply racist'
The nine people killed at the two bars late on Wednesday evening were aged between 21 and 44 and all had a "migrant background," although some were German citizens, chief federal prosecutor Peter Frank said.
He added that evidence, including video footage and a "manifesto" found on the suspect's website, showed Tobias R had "a very deeply racist attitude".
The Turkish presidency said five Turkish nationals were among those killed.
A Bulgarian and a Bosnian were also among the dead.
The Kon-Med association of Kurds in Germany said there were "several victims of Kurdish origin", and criticised German authorities for not taking a tougher stance against "far-right terrorism".
"Racism is a poison, hatred is a poison and this poison exists in our society and it is already to blame for far too many crimes," Merkel said while speaking in Berlin.
She recalled the murders carried out by the neo-Nazi "NSU" cell between 2000-07, as well as last June's killing of pro-migrant politician Walter Luebcke as examples of the threat posed by the far right.
She also cited October's deadly anti-Semitic attack in Halle, which raised alarm over rising anti-Jewish hatred in Germany.
'Nazis Out!'
Wednesday's rampage started at around 10pm at the Midnight shisha bar in central Hanau, some 20 kilometres east of Frankfurt.
The gunman reportedly rang the doorbell and then shot at people in the smoking section, mass-market daily Bild said.
He fled the scene by car before opening fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe.
After a massive manhunt, the suspect was found dead at his flat, along with his mother. Both were killed by gunshot.
Prosecutor Frank said investigators were trying to determine if the suspect had accomplices, or contacts in Germany or abroad who might have known about the attack plans.
Relatives and friends of the victims gathered at the Arena bar on Thursday, an AFP reporter said, tearfully embracing one another.
"I couldn't be any more upset," said Inge Bank, 82, who lives near the bar.
"We have to nip it in the bud if the Nazi party is coming back," Bank said, adding that she had lived through World War II.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier placed a wreath of white flowers outside the Arena bar on Thursday evening before addressing the main Hanau vigil.
Steinmeier, who serves as a moral compass for the nation, condemned the shooter's "brutal act of terror".
But he said he was heartened to see "thousands, maybe even tens of thousands" turning out across the country to honour the victims.
"We stand together, we want to live together and we show that over and over again. That is the strongest way to fight hatred," he said, to the occasional shout of "Nazis Out!" from the crowd.
Elsewhere, Frankfurt's Eintracht football team held a minute's silence ahead of its Europa League match against RB Salzburg.
Growing threat
In a rambling 24-page document seen by AFP, the alleged gunman wrote that people from more than two dozen countries, including Turkey and Israel, should be "destroyed".
He also said he had never been with a woman, which he blamed on being "watched" by unspecified secret services.
King's College London counter-terrorism expert Peter Neumann tweeted that the text contained "various, but mostly extreme right views, with a do-it-yourself ideology cobbled together out of parts found on the internet".
As condemnation of the Hanau violence poured in, the co-leader of the far-right AfD party Joerg Meuthen stood out by saying the shootings were "neither right- nor left-wing terrorism" but the actions of "a madman".
Politicians from across the political spectrum, however, accused the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant AfD of normalising hate speech and fomenting anti-foreigner sentiment in recent years.
German police have identified around 60 far-right adherents as "dangerous" individuals capable of carrying out a violent attack.
Last Friday, they arrested 12 members of a German extreme right group believed to have been plotting "shocking" large-scale attacks on mosques, similar to the ones carried out in New Zealand last year.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1535799/p...sses-concern-over-rising-tide-of-islamophobia
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