Germany to pay 10.000 euros for Nazi victims

Germany is considering making 10,000 euroes in payments to relatives of those slain by a neo-Nazi group believed to have killed nine members of ethnic minorities and a policewoman over the past decade. Justice Ministry spokesman Anders Mertzlufft told reporters yesterday that the government would draw from an existing fund earmarked to compensate victims of extremist violence and terrorism. Mertzlufft said the ministry was reaching out to the victims' family members. He said the payments were not an attempt to make up for the crimes committed but meant as a "gesture of solidarity" with those who lost a loved one. The Federal Parliament Interior Affairs commission met on Nov. 20 to establish a "Protection center against the far-right." Germany's parliament, chancellery, and presidency have also agreed to hold a national memorial service.