German minister: Democracy's enemies will welcome Washington violence


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  • Thursday, 07 Jan 2021

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas addresses the media during a joint news conference with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after a meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 17, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said democracy's enemies would be cheered by scenes of violence at the United States Capitol, and he called on President Donald Trump to accept U.S. voters' decision.

In a Tweet posted after protesters stormed the seat of the U.S. legislature, where lawmakers were formalising the election of Trump's rival Joe Biden, Maas said the violence had been caused by inflammatory rhetoric.

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