Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party held a memorial for victims of a recent car-ramming attack, using the tragedy to promote anti-immigration sentiments.
AfD's leader condemned the attack as a result of political failures and called for closed borders, suggesting that migrants were responsible for the violence.
Alice Weidel characterized the attack as an Islamist act, urging for security and change while the crowd chanted anti-immigrant slogans, showcasing the party's position.
The suspect, originally from Saudi Arabia, had a history of anti-migrant rhetoric, which the party leveraged to underscore their narrative against immigration policies.
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