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Support for Nazi ideas still haunts Germany, says gov't minister

By The Associated Press

BERLIN - Support for Nazi ideas in Germany is making people fear for their lives, a government minister said Tuesday.

Wolfgang Tiefensee, the minister responsible for east Germany, was speaking after a mob of about 50 Germans attacked and chased eight Indians through the streets of a small eastern town over the weekend.

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eople are fearing for their health, people are fearing for their lives," he told reporters. "Slogans are being chanted in Germany that remind us of the years 1939-1945 (World War Two). We can't have this on German streets, we can't have this in schools and at the workplace."

Widespread shock greeted news of the attack during a fair in Muegeln, near Leipzig, late on Saturday.

Images of the victims with black eyes and stitches were on the front pages of leading newspapers yesterday. Some 70 police were needed to rescue the men and restore order after they fled to a pizzeria and the mob tried to force its way in.

India's ambassador to Germany said she was "very concerned".

"We need to insure that such an event is never repeated," Meera Shankar told the daily Der Tagesspiegel.

In New Delhi, foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said: "We have taken up the matter with the German government, and have requested that the German authorities take action to address this issue and prevent future incidents of the kind."

German industry is suffering a serious shortage of skilled workers, and political leaders said the attacks sent out a worrying message to foreigners considering a move to Germany.

According to media reports, the attackers chanted racist slogans like "auslaender raus" (foreigners out) and pelted the Indians with bottles.

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1.	This hardly qualifies as supporting "Nazi Ideals"	09:42	\|	Natallie Durson	22/08/07

2.	East Germany	09:45	\|	Marc	22/08/07

3.	East Germany	09:50	\|	Marc	22/08/07

4.	NDURSON Fortunately the world has Islamic countries.Models of	10:32	\|	PETER.SM	22/08/07

5.	@Marc: NPD gains popularity ...	10:36	\|	Leona	22/08/07

6.	Propaganda machine	10:38	\|	Dav	22/08/07

7.	Natalie Durson	10:55	\|	Serge	22/08/07

8.	natalie #1	11:16	\|	roland	22/08/07

9.	Auslander raus - Foreigners go home!	12:14	\|	Angelique	22/08/07

10.	Germans and Germany	12:25	\|	Terminator	22/08/07

11.	#6 dav	12:59	\|	reuben jacobs	22/08/07

12.	Germans are ok today	13:27	\|	Chaim Bartov	22/08/07

13.	Germans are cheating others and themselves	13:45	\|	Jonathan S	22/08/07

14.	#10	14:00	\|	Johanna	22/08/07

15.	Jonathan S	14:13	\|	Daniel	22/08/07

16.	Talkback from Germany	14:15	\|	german jew	22/08/07

17.	RACISM OF A DIFFERENT KIND	14:17	\|	indrajaya	22/08/07

18.	Talkback from Germany 2	14:27	\|	german jew	22/08/07

19.	#Johanna in Germany	14:39	\|	german jew	22/08/07

20.	#Indrajaya	15:11	\|	german jew	22/08/07

21.	#Indrajaya 17	15:21	\|	german jew	22/08/07

22.	NDURSON for real Nazi indoctrination no need to go past Hamas or	16:01	\|	PETER SM	22/08/07

23.	To Jonathan S., you are making this all up, aren`t you?	16:09	\|	Mark B.	22/08/07

24.	Natalie Durson	16:16	\|	Danite	22/08/07

25.	Dear Euro Jews	16:17	\|	Danite	22/08/07

26.	To german jew	16:31	\|	raja	22/08/07

27.	Danite - Canada?	16:36	\|	Avi Klein	22/08/07

28.	Germany Created A New Reality for Jews in Europe and Israel	17:14	\|	Man on a tree	22/08/07

29.	german jew	17:19	\|	Manny	22/08/07

30.	german jew	17:20	\|	Manny	22/08/07

31.	What is wrong with wanting to keep Germany mostly ethnic German?	17:21	\|	CC	22/08/07

32.	Dear Danite (#25), my older fellow talkback participant...	17:28	\|	christoph	22/08/07

33.	# 23 mark b.	17:29	\|	Axel	22/08/07

34.	Howdy Danite, tnx for the invitation, but ...	17:31	\|	ziggurat	22/08/07

35.	The "occupation" is the only reason anti-Semitism has existed in	17:38	\|	Albert	22/08/07

36.	#Raja	17:55	\|	german jew	22/08/07

37.	read no `16`!!!	17:59	\|	Martin	22/08/07

38.	#Manny	18:05	\|	german jew	22/08/07

39.	german Germany?	18:24	\|	Christoph	22/08/07

40.	Man on a tree # 28	19:24	\|	Lynn	22/08/07

41.	# 35 Occupation?	19:28	\|	Lynn	22/08/07

42.	Also haunts Israel	19:40	\|	John	22/08/07

43.	natalie knows about "Nazi ideals"	19:56	\|	larry from maine	22/08/07

44.	Germans need to do more against racism	19:58	\|	Sensible	22/08/07

45.	#14	19:59	\|	Muggi	22/08/07

46.	To all experts on Germany	20:07	\|	John	22/08/07

47.	An unwelcome guest forcibly ejected	20:49	\|	Jason	22/08/07

48.	Germany today: Johanna and german jew correct	21:30	\|	J.M.Jordan	22/08/07

49.	Sweet talkbacks from Germany	21:35	\|	Jonathan S	22/08/07

50.	The case of Mr. Filbinger	21:55	\|	Jonathan S	22/08/07

51.	To: Avi Klein #27	22:13	\|	Michael Katz	22/08/07

52.	christoph	23:01	\|	Danite	22/08/07

53.	ziggurat	23:04	\|	Danite	22/08/07

54.	Avi Klein	23:09	\|	Danite	22/08/07

55.	Israel = most dedicated liars on earth	23:13	\|	Jason	22/08/07

56.	german jew	23:14	\|	Manny	22/08/07

57.	Christoph	23:19	\|	Pepe	22/08/07

58.	Danite	23:22	\|	Man=	22/08/07

59.	#24, Danite	23:27	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	22/08/07

60.	Ancient History	00:03	\|	J Olson	23/08/07

61.	danite	00:08	\|	Axel	23/08/07

62.	Jason - Jews were once unwelcomed guests too!	00:15	\|	Euro	23/08/07

63.	Durson #1	00:32	\|	Philippe	23/08/07

64.	Marc # 2	00:37	\|	Philippe	23/08/07

65.	to Jonathan S.	01:03	\|	Bernd	23/08/07

66.	Curious that he would have such a conscience	01:26	\|	Mark Lincoln	23/08/07

67.	Cipora	01:26	\|	danite	23/08/07

68.	Man	01:34	\|	danite	23/08/07

69.	#Manny 56	01:50	\|	german jew	23/08/07

70.	#67, Danite	01:53	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	23/08/07

71.	Axel	01:54	\|	Danite	23/08/07

72.	Time to let Germany move on	02:03	\|	Elisabeth	23/08/07

73.	Europe the Facts	02:17	\|	danite	23/08/07

74.	Important Info	02:19	\|	german jew	23/08/07

75.	#66, Mark Lincoln	02:23	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	23/08/07

76.	Pepe!!!!!!!!!!	02:28	\|	Christoph	23/08/07

77.	Sorry, Olson, but what are you talking about?	02:32	\|	Jake	23/08/07

78.	Elisabeth@72.If you went to the Jerusalem Armenian Quater	02:43	\|	PETER SM	23/08/07

79.	C.C.@31You can have it.20% of Israelis are Arabs	02:50	\|	PETER SM	23/08/07

80.	being german	02:55	\|	Christoph	23/08/07

81.	"Israel`s Ideals."	04:11	\|	Maureen Ann	23/08/07

82.	MAUREEN N ISRAEL`s ideals.Your sides ideals bombs dropping daily	04:30	\|	PETER SM	23/08/07

83.	Re 80 Paying for the sins of the fathers	04:55	\|	Alan the real one	23/08/07

84.	#81 get a life	05:47	\|	Rab Burns	23/08/07

85.	#82, Peter SM to Maureen	07:18	\|	Silvienne	23/08/07

86.	#72, Elisabeth, good post	07:20	\|	Silvienne	23/08/07

87.	#84, Rab Burns to Maureen	07:25	\|	Silvienne	23/08/07

88.	The main problem	08:51	\|	P	23/08/07

89.	Rab Burns.	09:51	\|	PETER.SM	23/08/07

90.	#84 Always look on the bright side.	11:59	\|	Maureen Ann	23/08/07

91.	Peter SM	15:20	\|	Elisabeth	23/08/07

92.	XENOPHOBIA IN GERMANY	17:19	\|	JEHIEL CHALEFF	23/08/07

93.	#90, Maureen...	00:10	\|	Silvienne	24/08/07

94.	Americans need to do more against Bible freaks	00:30	\|	Harry	24/08/07

95.	#94, Harry from Munich....	04:51	\|	Silvienne	24/08/07

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