";s:4:"text";s:3117:" It has been taboo in post-war Germany to do any political deals with the far right. The Republican and the Democratic campaigns accuse each other of trying to dodge tough questions. He was at the centre of a scandal in the eastern state of Thuringia this month, when a liberal politician was elected state premier thanks to AfD votes. The regional parliament in Hesse, the state where Hanau is located, suspended all sessions Thursday. Nine killed at two shisha bars in Germany, Boris Johnson and Manchester mayor at odds over new restrictions, Thailand police use water cannon vehicle against protesters, Protests continue in Thailand amid government crackdown, Britain has already left the EU but here's what still needs to happen, Angry Thai protesters obstruct royal motorcade, Meghan Markle explains why she is not on social media, Church could make teen 'genius' first millennial saint, 'I have to live in a cage': See how this city copes with its monkey population, Police use water cannons against protesters in Nigeria, See Kim Jong Un choke up during speech at massive, elaborate parade, Autistic teen draws in black after mom got Covid-19, Nigerian police use teargas at protest against police brutality, Watch WFP chief's elated reaction to winning Nobel Peace Prize, Armenian President: 'God help everybody' if conflict escalates, See mother's emotional reunion with son after captivity. Think your friends would be interested? The shooting dead of nine people in shisha bars in Hanau is being treated by German investigators as an act of far-right terrorism. ", In October, a gunman killed two people in an attack on a synagogue in Halle, while streaming the rampage live from a camera on his helmet. Support for the AfD swelled after nearly a million non-EU migrants reached Germany in 2015 - portrayed by nationalists as an Islamic threat to German culture. Police have yet to identify the other person found dead in the suspect’s home in Hanau, and also have not clarified whether the gunman took his own life. The ability of violent racists to remain for long periods below the police radar was exposed in the National Socialist Underground (NSU) case. Authorities believe the suspect, 43, returned home after the rampage and shot himself.