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Will Germany's AfD stop Thuringia's first mosque opening?

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Sylvia Wassermann in Erfurt, Germany
September 6, 2024

The right-wing extremist AfD party has won Thuringia's state election. Now, some fear it could try to stop the completion of an Erfurt mosque.

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