Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany denounced the deadly violence that erupted around a demonstration by white supremacist groups in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend as “racist,” “horrifying” and “evil,” and called for far-right violence to be condemned worldwide.
“It is racist, far-right violence and clear, forceful action must be taken against it, regardless of where in the world it happens,”
Ms. Merkel said in an interview with the German public broadcasters Deutschlandfunk and Phoenix.
She expressed her condolences for the family and friends of Heather D. Heyer, who was killed in the violence.
The chancellor declined to criticize the United States, noting that her own country still struggles with anti-Semitism and far-right extremists.
“Before we point our fingers at others, we need to take care of that which is happening at home,” Ms. Merkel said.
“Of course that country is torn,” she said of the United States, “but what needs to be condemned is any form of violence, especially any forms of extreme or aggressive violence.”
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