The shooter who murdered at least nine people in the Gernam city of Hanau was a far-right-wing extremist who reportedly said he wanted to exterminate people from Asia, North Africa and Israel. The alleged shooter left behind a video and a 24-page manifesto in which he said certain peoples “must be completely destroyed,” according to German news reports. The German media said the manifesto was written in January and intended as a “message to the German people” and a declaration of war. The community, with some 200 members, already had beefed up security following the violent attack outside the synagogue in Halle. In his statement, Schuster said German authorities had ignored warning signs for far too long.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 20, 2020 16:30 UTC