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The German coalition government announced new security measures on August 29 after a knife attack left three people dead and eight injured at a street festival in the city of Solingen.
In Berlin, a package of new security measures aimed at tackling Islamic extremism and loopholes in asylum laws, as well as tightening gun regulations.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said the measures were designed to combat radical Islamist ideology, deport rejected asylum seekers and tighten gun regulations.
Knives will be banned at festivals, major sporting events, trade fairs held in public places, Ms Faeser said. Under the new security measures, in addition to the ban on the use of switchblades, there will be a general ban on knives on trains and long-distance buses. In addition, requirements for firearms licenses will be tightened to prevent extremists from accessing weapons and explosives.
Berlin will also tighten asylum and residency laws and procedures, including lowering deportation rules when people commit crimes involving weapons or dangerous instruments.
Asylum seekers will not be able to receive benefits in Germany if they apply in other European countries. Even refugees who return home without a valid reason risk losing their benefits. In addition, security agencies will be given more powers to fight radical Islam.
In less than a week, Germany has seen two serious attacks. A knife attack at a street festival in the city of Solingen on August 23 left three people dead and eight injured. Most recently, on August 27, German police shot dead a man suspected of attacking passersby with a knife in the town of Moers, 45 km from Solingen.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to tighten Germany's gun laws. Speaking at the scene of the attack in Solingen, Chancellor Scholz said: "This is a terrorist act against us all." He announced that Germany would tighten gun laws, especially the law on the use of knives in public. In his speech, Chancellor Scholz also stressed the need to clarify issues related to the non-deportation of the 26-year-old Syrian suspect who carried out the attack on August 23. The Chancellor said: "We will do everything possible to ensure the repatriation and deportation of those who cannot and are not allowed to stay in Germany."
