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Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament

Summary by The Daily Star Lebanon

A Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2015 and was running for a seat in parliament in his new country's September election said Tuesday that he is withdrawing his candidacy.

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Times of India

Over racist threats, Syrian refugee drops German parliament bid

Europe News: BERLIN: Tareq Alaows, a refugee who fled military conscription in Syria, is taking back his bid to win a seat in Germany's parliament due to security .

3 years ago·India

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Yahoo News

Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament

A Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2015 and was running for a seat in parliament in his new country's September election said Tuesday that he is withdrawing his candidacy. Tareq Alaows, who joined the opposition Green party last year and was running as its candidate in a constituency in western Germany in the Sept. 26 vote, said in a statement that he made his decision for personal reasons. “The high threat level for me bu…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

Syrian refugee drops German parliament bid over racist threats

BERLIN - Tareq Alaows, a refugee who fled military conscription in Syria, is withdrawing his bid to win a seat in Germany's parliament due to security concerns after his candidacy prompted a wave of racist insults, his Greens party said on Tuesday. "The high level of threat to me, and especially to people close to me, is the most important reason for withdrawing my candidacy," Alaows

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament

BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2015 and was running for a seat in parliament in his new country's September election said Tuesday that he is withdrawing his candidacy.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament

A Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2015 and was running for a seat in parliament in his new country’s September election says he is withdrawing his candidacy

3 years ago·United States

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National Post

Syrian refugee drops German parliament bid over racist threats

BERLIN -- Tareq Alaows, a refugee who fled military conscription in Syria, is withdrawing his bid to win a seat in Germany's parliament due to security concerns after his candidacy prompted a wave of racist insults, his Greens party said on Tuesday. Read More

3 years ago·Canada

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