German minister seeks closer ties with France on combating terrorism

(DPA) German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said she wants to work more closely with France in the fight against Islamist terrorism after a deadly knife attack by a Syrian refugee with suspected ties to the Islamic State group in the city of Solingen in western Germany last week.

“These are difficult times for us in Germany at the moment after the terrible terrorist attack in Solingen, which is why I was also moved to exchange views with my French colleague on how we can counter the terrible acts of violent Islamists,” Faeser said at a meeting with French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin in Paris on Wednesday.

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