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MIGRANT BACKLASH

German leader Angela Merkel faces fury of millions of Germans after a week of bloody violence

ANGELA Merkel is set come under further criticism for her open-door immigration policy after yet another attack in Germany.

A Syrian refugee last night killed a pregnant woman and injured two others before being apprehended by cops.

Angela Merkel is likely to face fresh criticism following a spate of attacks in Germany
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Angela Merkel is likely to face fresh criticism following a spate of attacks in GermanyCredit: Alamy

The machete attack occurred in the city of Reutlingen near a kebab stand an a bus station in Listplatz Square.

German media are currently saying the motive for the attack is unclear.

Another migrant wounded several people in an attack on a train last week before being shot dead by police.

He had entered Germany last summer along with around a million other migrants who entered the country in 2015.

Yesterday a Syrian bomber detonated a device close to a music festival in what is being described as an "Islamist suicide attack" marking the third incident in the last week.

He injured 12 people outside a rammed wine bar in the town of Ansbach at around 10pm last night having been turned away from the music festival for not having a ticket.

Police arrest the attacker at the scene of a machete attack in Reutlingen
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Police arrest the attacker at the scene of a machete attack in ReutlingenCredit: DPA
A Syrian refugee blew himself up in the town of Ansbach last night
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A Syrian refugee blew himself up in the town of Ansbach last nightCredit: DPA
The German chancellor's immigration policy is sure to come under further criticism following the attacks across the country
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The German chancellor's immigration policy is sure to come under further criticism following the attacks across the countryCredit: Alamy

The bomb was packed with metal shavings and screws but fortunately the bomber was the only fatality.

The attacks are likely to further entrench fears of "lone wolf" attacks in Europe and pile pressure on the German chancellor.

The Afghan train attacker came to Germany as an unaccompanied minor and was registered as a refugee on June 30 last year.

Frank Decker, political scientist at Bonn University, said: "In the minds of many people, his arrival is directly linked to Merkel and her liberal refugee policies."

The train attack came just days after a Tunisian delivery driver smashed a lorry into Bastille Day crowds in Nice killing 84 people in an attack ISIS have claimed responsibility for.

On Friday German-Iranian Ali Sonboly shot nine people in a gun rampage in the city of Munich.

Public support for Merkel has increased since the Brexit vote last month helping her counter the fall in popularity she suffered as a result of the refugee crisis.

A 17-year-old Afghan refugee attacked people on a train in a strike ISIS claimed responsibility for
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A 17-year-old Afghan refugee attacked people on a train in a strike ISIS claimed responsibility forCredit: Amaq News

But Decker says a Nice style attack in the country could reverse those gains.

He said: "It would boost those who have called Merkel's policies a mistake. Merkel would be blamed."

Before last night's attack German officials called for a review of gun laws and even stricter enforcement after Friday's shooting in Munich.

German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said: 'Gun control is an important issue. We must continue to do all we can to limit and strictly control access to deadly weapons.'

The German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere vowed to review German gun laws after studying an investigation into the attack, and to seek improvements where needed.


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