Four years ago, a man murdered nine people in Hanau. On the fourth anniversary of the racist attack, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for a determined fight against right-wing extremism.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz: "Right-wing extremists are attacking our democracy. They want to exclude citizens and even drive them out." Justice Minister Marco Buschmann: "Racism is a poison that must never spread in our society" The city of Hanau refrained from political speeches "at the express request of the victims' relatives"