German police said Tuesday they have launched
an investigation into a threatening letter, apparently from the far-right,
sent to a school named after a politician murdered by a neo-Nazi.
A German neo-Nazi was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for murdering pro-migration politician Walter Lübcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism.
The key suspect in the killing last year of a German pro-migrant politician has blamed an accomplice for the murder and
claimed it was an accident, his lawyer told reporters on Wednesday.
The far-right suspect who allegedly murdered a pro-migrant German politician is believed to have also attempted to kill an Iraqi asylum seeker, prosecutors said Thursday.
Following the far-right murder of local politician Walter Lübcke, locals rallied against right wing violence, which is said to be increasing in Germany.
German police have made two more arrests
related to the killing of a pro-migrant politician federal prosecutors said Thursday. A far-right
sympathizer has reportedly confessed to the crime.
Germany's far-right AfD is indirectly responsible for the suspected extremist killing of a pro-migrant politician, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party charged Monday, warning members against any form of cooperation with the party.
Germans have voiced shock at the suspected far-right murder of a pro-migrant official fuelling debate Tuesday on whether the country has failed to take seriously a rising threat from neo-Nazis.
German federal prosecutors said Monday they had taken over the murder case of a pro-migrant local city official, suggesting they suspect a far-right political motive.
German federal prosecutors said Monday they had taken over the murder case of a pro-migrant local city official, suggesting they suspect a political motive.
Hundreds of people, including Hesse’s state premier Volker Bouffier, gathered on Thursday to pay their respects to politician Walter Lübcke who was shot dead at his home.
