Mass shooting in Hanau: Grief and rage persist one year on
By DW
22 February 2021 |
11:00 am
On February 19, 2020, a racist far-right extremist killed nine people in the city of Hanau. The relatives of the dead are still looking for answers. Could the attack have been prevented?
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