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German cashier shooting linked to Covid-19 conspiracies
1 hour ago
A man suspected of shooting dead a cashier at a German petrol station has been linked to Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and the far right.
There was a row over face masks in the petrol station on Saturday, prosecutors say, and the man later returned with a gun and killed the 20-year-old cashier.
The shooting is thought to be the first killing linked to German Covid rules.
Researchers believe the suspect, named only as Mario N, was a far-right supporter and Covid-denier.
The 49-year-old handed himself in to police in the western town of Idar-Oberstein on Sunday.
The victim has not been named.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58635103