Scholz says Germany must remain united after deadly car attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Germany must remain unified after a fatal car-ramming attack in the city of Magdeburg, and not let hatred divide the country.
“For me it’s important that when such a terrible, awful event happens, a terrible attack in which so many people were injured and killed, almost on the anniversary of the Breitscheidplatz terror attack in Berlin, that we as a country stay together and stick together,” Scholz told reporters in Madgeburg on Saturday, referring to another ramming attack on a Christmas market in 2016 that left 12 dead.
The chancellor said it was important to support one another and avoid fostering hatred, and rather remember that Germany “is one society” and will win through a “shared future.”
He stressed that authorities would not allow the perpetrator to go unpunished, and would apply the full force of the law in order to maintain Germany’s unity.
“What is important now is that we investigate what happened and carry out a proper, careful investigation,” he said.
“We must examine this from every angle, and we have promised on a national level and on a regional level that we will all be working together and we have to try to understand what the motive was of the attacker in order to respond with the full strength of the law. And we will.”
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