Thousands of people have taken part in vigils across Germany after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the city of Hanau.
Hundreds of people, many carrying candles or a white rose, gathered in silence in Hanau in the evening to show solidarity with the victims.
epa08232325 Flowers and candles are placed at the Brueder Grimm memorial in Hanau, Germany, 20 February 2020. At least nine people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in Hanau, police said. The perpetrator, a suspected far-right extremist, was reportedly found dead later at his home along with the body of his mother. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH
epa08232128 Mourners place candles and flowers at the Unity Memorial as people attend a vigil after the Hanau terror attack at the St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 20 February 2020. According to the police, the alleged perpetrator of a terror attack in Hanau was found dead with a second dead person in his apartment. The number of victims killed at two crime scenes in the late night of 19 February increased to nine, so that the police speak of a total of eleven deaths. EPA-EFE/MAXIMILIAN VON LACHNER
epa08231806 People attend a vigil after the Hanau terror attack at the St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 20 February 2020. According to the police, the alleged perpetrator of a terror attack in Hanau was found dead with a second dead person in his apartment. The number of victims killed at two crime scenes in the late night of 19 February increased to nine, so that the police speak of a total of eleven deaths. EPA-EFE/MAXIMILIAN VON LACHNER
epa08231773 People attend a vigil after the Hanau terror attack at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 20 February 2020. According to the police, the alleged perpetrator of a terror attack in Hanau was found dead with a second dead person in his apartment. The number of victims killed at two crime scenes in the late night of 19 February increased to nine, so that the police speak of a total of eleven deaths. EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON
epa08231724 People attend a vigil after the Hanau terror attack at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 20 February 2020. According to the police, the alleged perpetrator of a terror attack in Hanau was found dead with a second dead person in his apartment. The number of victims killed at two crime scenes in the late night of 19 February increased to nine, so that the police speak of a total of eleven deaths. EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON
Large crowds also gathered in Frankfurt and at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, some carrying signs that read “Take racism personally” or “Never again!”, in scenes replicated across dozens of German cities.
Via The Guardian
