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Merkel condemns 'poison of racism' after German shooting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the poison of racism after a right wing extremist shot dead nine people of immigrant origin in the town of Hanau.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the poison of racism after a right wing extremist shot dead nine people of immigrant origin in the town of Hanau. Also in the programme: Roger Stone sentenced, clashes over coronavirus in Ukraine, and 100 years of the Theremin.

(Photo: Police and emergency service are seen behind a police cordon near a bar in the centre of Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 20, 2020. Credit: THOMAS LOHNES/AFP via Getty Images)

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