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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to allow the deportation of serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria again, he told the Bundestag on Thursday. “Such criminals should be deported – even if they come from Syria and Afghanistan,” he said. “Serious criminals and terrorist threats have no place here.” The chancellor did not explain exactly how he intends to make this possible, but he said the Interior Ministry was working on the practical implementation and was already in talks with Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries. His comments come after a recent stabbing attack in the south-western cit…

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