‘Level of violence’ in US ‘worrying’, Merz says after Minneapolis shooting

HAMBURG: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday called the “level of violence” in the United States “worrying” after US federal officers fatally shot a second protester in Minneapolis.
“I assume that the American authorities will now really investigate whether it was necessary to shoot... whether there really was a threat to the officers involved,” Merz said.
“In any case, I have to say that I find this level of violence in the US worrying, to put it mildly.”
Earlier on Monday, the German foreign ministry warned travelers to the United States to be “vigilant” and exercise increased caution because of “violent clashes with immigration and security authorities” in Minneapolis and other US cities.
“Remain calm and follow the instructions of the authorities and local security forces,” the updated travel advisory urges.
On Saturday, US Border Patrol officers shot and killed 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti on the fringes of a deportation raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Less than three weeks earlier, an ICE immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good, a mother of three, in the same city.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has sent thousands of federal officers to the Minneapolis area in a weeks-long operation that has been marked by mass protests.