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Germany’s interior minister called Monday’s report of a record nearly 3,000 attacks on federal police officers last year a “shocking record.” Nancy Faeser made her comments in the port city of Rostock in eastern Germany during a presentation of the data that showed 2,979 officers attacked in 2023, according to the Federal Police’s annual report for the year. Nearly 25% or 93 officers were injured – a record since data started to be collected in 2001. The figures showed 11% or 88 officers were so badly injured that they are unable to work. Almost always, the attacks involved physical violence, …

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