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In Germany, A Murder Sparks Anti-Immigrant Demonstrations

Far-right and anti-immigrant activists rallied in the German town of Chemnitz on Saturday to protest the murder of a local, allegedly at the hands of migrants.
Far-right demonstrators gather in front of the Karl Marx Monument in the German city of Chemnitz on Saturday.

In a sign of growing xenophobia in Germany, thousands of far-right protesters descended on the city of Chemnitz on Saturday, one week after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old German carpenter that has been blamed on two Middle Eastern asylum seekers.

Hundreds of heavily armed police officers – including many on horseback – were brought in from around Germany to control the crowds, while

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