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Merkel's conservatives under fire over right-wing radicalism in SaxonyMadeline ChambersBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives faced accusations on Thursday of ignoring the rise of far-right groups in the eastern German state of Saxony after an incident there involving an off-duty police employee at an anti-Islam rally.Saxony’s interior ministry confirmed late on Wednesday that the police employee had attended a march by anti-Islam group PEGIDA last Saturday and had reported TV journalists covering the rally to police who detained them for 45 minutes.Video footage showed a well-built man in sunglasses and a hat in the colors of the German flag confronting the crew, waving his hands at the camera, telling them not to film and reporting them to the police. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-farright/merkels-conservatives-under-fire-over-right-wing-radicalism-in-saxony-idUSKCN1L81KI
