Mayor seeks to dampen far-right

The mayor of Chemnitz is trying to reassure foreign visitors, students and investors that the eastern German city is safe, despite violent far-right protests earlier this week.

Barbara Ludwig said yesterday that “at the moment there’s a lot of uncertainty and fear on various sides” following the unrest sparked by the suspected killing of a German man by migrants on the weekend.

Images of neo-nazis shouting “foreigners out” during a protest on Monday made headlines far beyond Germany, prompting concern at the city’s University of Technology, which has a large share of students from abroad.