Anger over anti-Muslim tweet by German nationalist

A prominent legislator with the nationalist Alternative for Germany party has run into trouble with police and Twitter over her response to a Cologne police tweet offering new year greetings in Arabic.

Tue, 02 Jan, 2018 - 13:55

Beatrix von Storch tweeted her objections to a police tweet issued in Arabic, alongside other foreign languages.

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