How will Germany tackle racially motivated attacks? I Inside Story

Germany’s leaders are promising a strong response to the latest racially-motivated attacks.
A gunman killed nine people at two shisha cafes on Wednesdy night in the city of Hanau.
He chose places that are popular with the Turkish and Kurdish communities.
The 43-year old suspect had posted documents with racist and far-right views online.
The Interior Minister says such attacks are a reminder of what he calls the ‘growing threat of extremism’ in Germany.

So, how should the government tackle this problem?

Presenter: Nastasya Tay

Guests:

Abda-ssamad El Yazidi – Secretary general of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.

Hans-Jakob Schindler – Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project.

Eviane Leidig – Centre for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo.

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In This Story: Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe. It lies between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south.

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic led by a chancellor. With over 83 million inhabitants of its 16 constituent states, it is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, as well as the most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Berlin, and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

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