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Family of police officer urges refrain from hate.

Rouven Laur's family requests that the tragic incident not be exploited. In a letter read aloud by Thomas Seidelmann, the mayor of Neckarbischofsheim and a friend of the family, they said that Rouven wouldn't have wanted people to be consumed by rage and resentment. Instead, he would have...

Police officers stand in front of a screen showing the stage in the event center during a public...
Police officers stand in front of a screen showing the stage in the event center during a public memorial service for police officer Rouven Laur, who was fatally injured in a knife attack.

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Politics now holds the key for any shift to occur. The family asserted, "It's not like this, once the last tear has been wiped away, everything goes back to normal life." Thousands of people from Germany and across the globe have expressed their support, fueling hope that politics will now respond and act responsibly.

A 25-year-old Afghan man was violent at the Mannheimer Marketplace two weeks ago during a rally by Pax Europa, an islamcritical group. Five protesters and a police officer sustained injuries from a knife attack. Unfortunately, the officer succumbed to his wounds.

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