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Horst Seehofer Says Would Have Joined Chemnitz Protests if Was Not Minister

© AP Photo / Jens MeyerProtesters gather for a far-right protest in front of the Karl Marx Monument in Chemnitz, Germany, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 after a man has died and two others were injured in an altercation between several people of "various nationalities" in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Sunday
Protesters gather for a far-right protest in front of the Karl Marx Monument in Chemnitz, Germany, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 after a man has died and two others were injured in an altercation between several people of various nationalities in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Sunday - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told the Rheinische Post newspaper on Thursday that he would join the protests in Chemnitz if he was not a minister.

"There is a lot of… outrage in the population about this murder, as I understand. If I were not a minister, I would have taken to the streets as a citizen, of course, not together with radicals," Seehofer told the media.

READ MORE: German Court Approves Warrant for Arrest of Suspect in Chemnitz Killing

The minister stressed that there was zero tolerance towards the forces that used this incident to incite violence.

Right-wing supporters protest after a German man was stabbed last weekend in Chemnitz, Germany, August 27, 2018. - Sputnik International
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Earlier, a 35-year-old German citizen Daniel Hillig was stabbed to death in a fight on August 26. His death led to several rallies in Chemnitz. On August 27, two rallies were held in the center of Chemnitz, an anti-Nazi gathering and a protest organized by Pro Chemnitz movement. A number of right-wing radicals were demanding that all undocumented migrants be deported.

According to media reports, citing local police, 18 people, including three police officers, have been injured in the Chemnitz demonstrations, while hundreds have been detained.

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