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May 13, 2026
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The Hanau far-right extremist shooting exposed how racism costs lives — and how institutions let it
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People attend a one-year anniversary commemoration service in February 2021 for the victims of a terror attack in Hanau, Germany, where a right-wing extremist shot dead nine people before shooting himself. (Kai Pfaffenbach/pool via AP)
The Hanau far‑right extremist shooting exposed how racism costs lives — and how institutions let it
Published: May 13, 2026 2.03pm EDT
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In Hanau, Germany, on Feb. 19, 2020, after Vili-Viorel Pǎun witnessed the beginning of a mass shooting and tried to stop the gunman by chasing him down with his car, he called emergency services thr…
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