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A man suspected of shooting dead a cashier at a German petrol station has been linked to Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and the far right.
The 20-year-old student employee was shot after a row over face masks, in what is thought to be the first killing linked to German Covid rules.
Researchers believe the suspect, named only as Mario N, was a far-right supporter and Covid-denier.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the "heinous" killing.
... According to German media, the killing was praised on chat groups that are known to be used by the far right and conspiracy theorists.
... The CeMAS monitoring centre, meanwhile, said conspiracy theorists had become less inhibited over the course of the pandemic, attacking journalists, covering protests and threatening doctors involved in the vaccine roll-out.
A man suspected of shooting dead a cashier at a German petrol station has been linked to Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and the far right.
The 20-year-old student employee was shot after a row over face masks, in what is thought to be the first killing linked to German Covid rules.
Researchers believe the suspect, named only as Mario N, was a far-right supporter and Covid-denier.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the "heinous" killing.
... According to German media, the killing was praised on chat groups that are known to be used by the far right and conspiracy theorists.
... The CeMAS monitoring centre, meanwhile, said conspiracy theorists had become less inhibited over the course of the pandemic, attacking journalists, covering protests and threatening doctors involved in the vaccine roll-out.