Germany's Merkel says right-wing murder of Turks 'inconceivable'

The cold-blooded murders of nine immigrant shopkeepers by neo-Nazis is an "inconceivable" crime for Germany and a national disgrace, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. Among calls for her government to launch a fresh attempt to outlaw the far-right NPD party to prevent it from receiving taxpayer funds for its political campaigns, Merkel vowed to leave no stone unturned in fighting right-wing terror. "We're seeing something inconceivable -- we suspect right-wing extremists are responsible for horrible acts of violence, for right-wing terror. It's a disgrace and mortifying for Germany and we'll do everything we can to get to the bottom of this. We owe that to the victims." Germany, which has long tried to make amends for its Nazi past, was stunned to learn that a right-wing extremist cell was responsible for the killings of eight men of Turkish origin and one man with Greek roots between 2000 to 2006. A police woman was also shot dead in 2007.    The Turkish government demanded a full investigation. "The arrest of neo-Nazi terrorist organisation members...  shows how right our country and our people living abroad are in sensitivities and warnings about far right, racist and xenophobic attitudes and acts," Turkey's Foreign Ministry said.