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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on July 15, 2019, 03:46:12 am
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German police remove far-right black crosses
14 July 2019
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Police escort far-right protesters in the east German town of Chemnitz
Police in Germany have removed nearly 200 black crosses put up by far-right activists in the east of the country.
The spray-painted wooden crosses commemorating German people allegedly killed by foreigners were fixed to road signs or planted at the roadside.
Police are now investigating suspected incitement to racial hatred.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48982159 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48982159)