25,000 attend German anti-Islam march, but counter-protests bigger

A record 25,000 people joined an anti-Islamic march in Germany on Monday, claiming their stance was vindicated by last week’s Paris jihadist attacks.

 

However, the impressive turnout was dwarfed by 100,000 counter-demonstrators calling for tolerance nationwide.

 

Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier stressed that “Islam belongs to Germany” and announced she would on Tuesday join a Muslim community rally in Berlin against extremism, along with most of her cabinet ministers.

 

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