Magdeburg mourns quietly - AfD uses stage for loud election campaign

Magdeburg mourns quietly - AfD uses stage for loud election campaign

Magdeburg, Deutschland - A terrible evening laid out like a dark shadow over Magdeburg. Last Monday evening, the oldest part of the city, the old market, became the scene of a heart -ranging solidarity event. Thousands, shocked and grown by grief, came together, the words in the heart: "Give hatred no chance". A sea of ​​candles flickered, its lights reflected the insatiable pain over five suddenly wiped out.

The attack itself, committed by Saudi Arabian doctor Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, deeply shook the city. In a seizure incomprehensible anger, he raced with his BMW SUV into a lot of peaceful Christmas market visitors. Five people were killed, more than 200 more injured, many of them seriously. The horror sits deeply, and people gathered to express their grief and bewilderness - a gigantic chain href = "https://www.bild.de/regional/magdburg/anschlcht-in-magdurg-4000-men-in-lichterkette- against-hate-67698d298d2985ef901d" TARGET = "NOFOLLOW NORFERER NOOPENER"> Image .

unit and protest

While candles were lit on the old market, the cathedral square recorded a completely different scenery. The AfD, under the leadership of Alice Weidel, shaken the political front in the usual polarizing manner and met with enthusiastic approval from her followers. But the people who kept their candles a few steps further could not be distracted by their message of unity and peace. "It would have been able to meet each of us," said Katja H. with a view of her family, who was firmly integrated into the human chain.

Werner M., 81 years old and with the proud heart of a native of Magdeburg, felt obliged to set an example. "There are so many lovable migrants," he said, thus underlining the need for respect and humanity in times of unrest.

two mourning and hope

The criticism of the political instrumentalization of events was loud and unmistakable. Karin E., who ventured onto the market with her friends, clearly showed her displeasure: "For me, it is unbearable for me to experience how AfD-Weidel would like to profit politically at the expense of the victims in our city." This outrage was shared by many who mourned together that evening.

Manuela and Jens S., both from a small village near Magdeburg, represented the voice of reason. "We commemorate the senseless victims of this attack - that's why we are here." They expressed what most felt: the pain of the senseless bloodshed, but also the obligation to counter it with dignity and humanity, according to the Image .