German media use attack for ‘blame shifting’

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German news media are trying to blame the political party AfD for the Magdeburg Christmas market attack by labeling the attacker as a far-right extremist, German far-right AfD member of the European parliament Tomasz Froelich says.   #Germany #Magdeburg

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00:00Do you think this terror attack will change the political landscape in Germany?

00:06There are upcoming elections.

00:08What is your feeling at the moment and what is the feeling on the ground in Germany?

00:14I think this will change a lot because now it's a very interesting situation we have in Germany right now.

00:24Because the media are now attempting to label the terrorist Taleb al-Abdul-Mawsen as a far-right extremist.

00:35And they try to ship blame for the attack onto the AFD, so onto my party, the party of the political right.

00:42Because he also tweeted two or three more right-wing content on his social media.

00:51But what is completely ignored is that he also shared anti-German content.

00:57And he accused, for example, Germany of not accepting more migrants from Saudi Arabia.

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