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Cologne (dpa / lnw) - Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki from Cologne reacted in horror to the anti-Semitic riots in Germany.

"It is hard to understand: All those involved have longed for nothing more than peace and freedom for decades," said Woelki on Friday.

And yet it "almost always" ends in violence.

«How difficult it is to have peace.

For all sides, »said Woelki.

The escalation of violence and retribution make him sad.

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Communication from the Archdiocese of Cologne