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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.

"P
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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