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GRAPEVINE, Page 17Civil War in Germany?
By JANICE CASTRO
German violence toward Bosnian and Romanian refugees, says
Foreign Minister KLAUS KINKEL, has filled the government with
"deep shame." But the civil unrest has also inspired fear. Since
January, more than 320,000 Bosnians, Croatians and Romanians
have sought asylum in Germany. The German government is now
paying the Romanian government to repatriate its citizens but
still expects at least 130,000 more refugees to arrive by the
end of the year. Germany provides asylum seekers with housing,
food and free medical care. But unemployment in the area of
eastern Germany where they are housed averages 30%, adding fuel
to the racist resentment many citizens feel toward the
newcomers. Civil order is increasingly fragile. Says a senior
German diplomat: "It is out of control. We have to worry about
civil war."