Germans Shocked by Killing of Cashier After COVID Mask Row

Germans Shocked by Killing of Cashier After COVID Mask Row
Flowers are placed in front of a gas station in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, on Sept. 21, 2021. Annkathrin Weiss/Reuters
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BERLIN—German politicians expressed shock on Tuesday over the killing of a 20-year old petrol station worker after an argument about a face mask and said that coronavirus deniers who are willing to use violence will not be tolerated.

The killing on Saturday evening in the western town of Idar-Oberstein has hit the national headlines as it is one of the only such cases linked to COVID-19 restrictions.