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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, March 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The number of boat refugees landing in Europe rises to record level. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), almost 132,000 people reached the shores of the continent in January and February.

Die Welt:

-- Given the increasingly dramatic situation, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned to block the decisions of the EU-Turkey summit next Monday in Brussels if an equal distribution of refugees throughout Europe is not implemented.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- Belgian newspaper L'Echo reported that the anti-terrorist unit of the federal police was aware of Salah and Brahim Abdeslam, the two brothers identified by French authorities in connection with the Paris terror attacks, in July 2014. Endit