Hundreds of activists swarmed the streets of Chemnitz after the killing of a German man by two immigrants at a city festival on Sunday. They were seen chanting anti-immigrant slogans and holding signs reading “stop the refugee blood.”
Right-wing activists have called for more people to join the protests that flared up in the Saxon city of Chemnitz after a German man was allegedly killed by two immigrants, The Independent reports.
Extra law enforcement has been called in to contain the spontaneous protests, after local police admitted to being unprepared for their scale.
Hundreds of demonstators were caught on camera clashing with left-wing activists and police and shouting anti-immigrant slogans such as “Foreigners get out” and “This is our city.” Some of them carried banners that read “stop the refugee flood” and “defend Europe.”
Protesters flooded the streets of Chemnitz after Daniel Hillig, a 35-year-old German, was allegedly stabbed to death by a 23-year-old Syrian and a 22-year-old Iraqi following a verbal dispute at a local festival on August 26. The two suspects were taken into custody, with state prosecutors seeking an arrest warrant.