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Increase in asylum seekers

August 29, 2013

Germany is currently being sought out by more asylum seekers than for a long time. The Interior Ministry estimates that this year 100,000 people will apply for asylum. Those who come here are exercising a basic right, but it's difficult for towns and communities to accommodate the refugees. Königslutter in Lower Saxony is one of the towns that is having problems coping.

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