Germans Warned Not to Heed ‘Nazis in Pinstripes’ as 10,000 Turn Out for ‘Anti-Islam’ Protest
Angela Merkel has warned ordinary Germans not to be taken in by the far-right rhetoric of so-called “Nazis in pinstripes”, after 10,000 people marched in Dresden on Monday night to protest against “Islamisation”.
The demonstrations have been staged weekly by the Pegida group - or the “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West”. But their numbers are seemingly being bolstered by more politically neutral members of the public speaking out against increasing immigration.
Around 5,700 anti-Pegida protesters also turned out last night to stand up for the benefits migrant workers have brought to Germany. Despite growing tensions on both sides, no significant incidents of violence or disruption were reported.