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- GRAPEVINE, Page 17Civil War in Germany?
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- By JANICE CASTRO
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- 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."
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