Chancellor angered by Koethen demonstration following death of German who fought Afghans The German chancellor, Angela Merkel has expressed anger after far-right demonstrators chanted Nazi slogans as they marched over the death of a German man following a fight with two Afghans Local police and prosecutors said the 22-year-old deceased had suffered acute heart failure after an altercation with the suspects in a playground in the eastern town of Köethen late on Saturday The far right mobilised a demonstration on Sunday evening that drew 2,500 participants but groups of mostly white men were filmed chanting “national socialism now now” – a reference to the Nazis’ declared ideology – according to footage circulating on social media That must affect us and outrage us,” said Steffen Seibert Saxony-Anhalt state’s interior minister Holger Stahlknecht said several investigations have been launched into incitement to hatred after speeches given during the rally Investigators are also examining chants shouted during the demonstration The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has announced a new rally for Monday night although it said political speeches would not be made a man the website identified as a member of a far-right organisation was seen telling the crowd to loud applause that “we must defend ourselves in the race war against the German people “Do you want to continue to be bleating sheep or do you want to become wolves and shred them to pieces?” he asked Authorities have said the death of the man was “not directly” linked to the injuries he suffered in the fight But fears were growing that the latest case which comes two weeks after the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man in the eastern city of Chemnitz sparked xenophobic protests could further inflame anti-migrant tensions Two suspects – an Iraqi and a Syrian – have been arrested over the Chemnitz stabbing and a third man The Chemnitz protests have also led to a clash between Merkel and the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, who raised doubts about a video purportedly showing a “hunt on foreigners” by neo-Nazi mobs. Merkel’s spokesman and the chancellor herself have repeatedly used the description in condemning the violent protests. Read moreBut spy chief Hans-Georg Maaßen told the Bild newspaper that he had “no proof” that the video circulating online, which appeared to show immigrants being accosted and chased, was authentic. Maaßen, under pressure to show proof to back his claim, has submitted to the government a report, which is being “examined”, said both Seibert and the interior ministry. This Page Has Washed AwayLooks like this page has disappeared with the tide — perhaps it’s buried in the sand at Vazon or drifting off Petit Port This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.