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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, January 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are major news items in leading German newspapers on Thursday.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- Prosecutors in the eastern German city of Dresden launched Wednesday an investigation against Lutz Bachmann, founder of the anti-Islam movement Pegida, on suspicion of inciting the masses.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- France invests more than 700 million euros (812 million U.S. dollars) to strengthen its security. The majority of the investment goes to intelligence, police and justice.

Die Welt:

-- Germany's population grew for the fourth year in a row in 2014 largely due to immigration, the German Federal Statistical Office said Wednesday. Endit