German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said it was more important than ever to combat far-right extremism after attending a memorial on Monday for the nine people killed in a racist attack in Hanau four years ago. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been leading opinion polls in three eastern states ahead of state elections in September – despite media reports saying members of the party attended a meeting when the idea of mass repatriation was discussed. Many Germans fear the AfD’s rhetoric is too similar to the murderous Nazi regime of 1939-45. The Hanau attacks are a remind…