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'Xenophobic motive' behind shooting of Eritrean man near Frankfurt

Police said Tuesday that the drive-by shooting of a 26-year-old man from Eritrea in a small west German town was "very clearly" motivated by xenophobia.

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Police hunt neo-Nazi who urinated on children

Police are on the hunt for a 32-year-old man who allegedly urinated on an eastern European family in a racial attack on a Berlin local train last August.

Immigration

Bavarian minister uses n-word on live TV

Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) has become the target of widespread outrage after calling singer Roberto Blanco a "wonderful negro" on live television - and failing to apologize when challenged on Tuesday morning.

racism

Neo-Nazis urinate on children in Berlin train

Two neo-Nazis racially abused a woman and her two children on a Berlin city train this weekend before urinating on them, police said on Monday.

racism

Passengers oust bus rider for racist slurs

When a man started threatening a Turkish-German bus passenger with racist statements, others on the bus decided to take a stand, including the driver.

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Neo-Nazi politician in court over 'racist' CDs

A top neo-Nazi politician appeared in a Berlin court on Wednesday facing incitement charges after police found CDs with racist music on, in his military shop. He claimed he never knew they were there.