Merkel commented on the mass murder of 11 people in the city of Hanau
KIEV. 20 Feb. UNN. German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that it is too early to draw final conclusions regarding the events in Hanau, however, most likely, we are talking about the attack that took proektremstroy character. With this statement she made Thursday to reporters in Berlin, writes UNN with reference to the newspaper Die Welt.
“It is too early to make a definitive assessment. All will be undertaken in order to clarify the circumstances of this terrible crime,” — said Merkel. “But everything points to the fact that the offender acted in right-wing extremist, racist motives, out of hatred for people of a different origin, a different religion or a different appearance,” said the Chancellor. She reported that she will be kept informed about the investigation and the condition of the victims, including during the EU summit, which opens later Thursday.
“Racism and hatred is poison, and this poison exists in our society,” — said Merkel. “The Federal government and all state institutions stand for the rights and dignity of every person in our country, we do not distinguish between people by origin, religion. We will strongly confront those who are trying to sow discord in Germany,” summed up the Chancellor.
Around 22:00 CEST (23:00 Kyiv time) 43-year-old citizen of Germany Tobias R. first opened fire in a hookah bar on the street Heumarkt underground station to the West of the city, killing several people, and fled in a car. Then located to the West of the urban area of Kesselstadt he attacked another hookah. The shooting killed nine people. In the morning the police found in the apartment Kesselstadt the bodies of two people — the shooter and his mother.
According to the newspaper Bild, the suspect left a written confession and videoobject their actions, which expresses the idea that the representatives of Nations which it is impossible to send from Germany to be destroyed.