23-02-2016 19:53 via news.yahoo.com

'Silicon Saxony' worries refugee backlash could hurt business

By Joseph Nasr and Matthias Sobolewski BERLIN (Reuters) - One of the rare economic success stories in eastern Germany, the state of Saxony is growing worried that a racist backlash against refugees could tarnish its image and deter investments that have turned it into a high-tech hub. The state capital Dresden is the birthplace of the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement, and the town of Heidenau became infamous last summer when anti-refugee riots broke out and Chancellor Angela Merkel was heckled by far-
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