Thursday, February 13, 2025
Munich: This is how Söder, Weidel and Co. react to the alleged attack
RND - Editorial Network Germany
Munich: This is how Söder, Weidel and Co. react to the alleged attack
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After the alleged attack in Munich, horror and dismay reign in the German political landscape. Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), who had already taken a look at the situation on site, expressed his deep concern.
"It is simply terrible and hurts so much," he wrote on X. "We feel for all the victims and pray for the injured and all relatives. Thank you to the emergency services for their quick and decisive intervention."
At the scene of the incident, Söder announced consequences to journalists present. "We react prudently to every attack like this, but I can also tell you that our determination is growing. It is not the first case, and who knows what will happen next," he said, and continued: "We cannot go from attack to attack and show concern (...), but must actually change something."
Weidel calls for a "migration turnaround"
AfD candidate for chancellor Alice Weidel expressed her condolences to the victims and their families. In an X-post, she addressed the suspect's migration background and used the alleged attack for her repeated campaign call for an immediate "migration turnaround".
In the federal election campaign, the AfD is calling for a reversal of "mass immigration" to Germany. There is a great "remigration" potential, particularly among people from Syria and Afghanistan, in whose countries of origin the fighting has largely ended, which is even expressly demanded by the governments of the respective countries of origin, according to the homepage.