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Germany shooting: Was the attacker linked to the far-right?

A suspected far-right extremist carried out the attacks on two shisha bars in western Germany, killing at least nine people, officials say.

Federal prosecutors are treating the case in the city of Hanau as terrorism, with authorities saying indications point to an anti-foreigner motive.

Aristotle Kallis, a professor of modern history at Keele University who specialises in far-right extremism, explains the rise of the far-right in German and European mainstream politics.

Photo: Police officers stand outside the Midnight Shisha bar after a shooting in Hanau
Credit: Reuters

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