Poll: Most Germans Feel Unsafe After Berlin Attack
The survey found 51% of respondents rejected the idea that Germany is stable and safe after the Islamist attack.
- A new poll reveals 51 per cent of Germans no longer view the country as stable and safe, following a terrorist attack on the margins of Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade.
- On July 25, Abdul Ballout, a supporter of the Islamic State, drove a rented van into the Tiergarten park, killing a 65-year-old Polish woman and injuring 31 others.
- The Civey institute survey of 5,000 adults found that while 38 per cent felt less secure, 54 per cent reported no change in their personal sense of safety.
- Federal interior minister Alexander Dobrindt labeled the event Islamist terrorism, prompting Governing Mayor Kai Wegner to propose tighter controls on radical mosques and Berlin justice senator Felor Badenberg to seek juvenile law reforms.
- Friedrich Merz has proposed stripping citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terror offences, as the Alternative for Germany leads polls ahead of three regional elections scheduled for September.
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The security feeling of the Germans has fallen significantly after the attack during the CSD in Berlin. This is shown by a new survey. The majority of Germans reject the statement that Germany is a stable and secure country.
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