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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, April 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

On Thursday, the German parliament passed a regulation prohibiting the wearing of Burka and Nikab during the service and activities "with immediate service."

"Integration also means that we make our values and the limits of our tolerance clear against other cultures," said Thomas de Maiziere, German Minister of the Interior.

Handelsblatt

A 28-year soldier of German Armed Force (Bundeswehr), registered as a refugee, was arrested for terrorist suspicion and the planning of a serious, state-dominating violence.

The Free State of Bavaria's Minister of the Interior, Joachim Herrmann called for the retrospective review of asylum seekers on Friday.

Die Welt

According to the German Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany actually wanted more than 15,000 asylum seekers to be sent to other states under the Dublin rules (EU-Member State responsible for examination of asylum application). In 2016, Germany wanted to return a total of 55,690 refugees to countries under the Dublin rules but this worked only in 3,968 cases. Enditem