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HANAU, GERMANY - FEB. 19, 2026: Victims of the racist terror attack carried out in Hanau in 2020 were commemorated on Thursday, Feb. 19, on the sixth anniversary of the shooting in the German city.Memorial ceremonies were held at Heumarkt and Kurt-Schumacher Square, where nine people, including four Turkish citizens, were killed in the attack.Relatives of the victims, local residents, Türkiye’s Consul General in Frankfurt Nagihan Ilknur Akdevelioglu and Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky attended the silent ceremony, during which no speeches were delivered.Additional commemorations were held at Hanau City Cemetery as well as in Offenbach and Dietzenbach, where the victims are buried.On Feb. 19, 2020, far-right extremist Tobias Rathjen attacked two cafes, killing nine young people and injuring five others. All the victims had migrant backgrounds.Before the attack, the far-right extremist posted videos on the internet detailing his xenophobic views, and then killed both his mother and himself.In 2022, right-wing extremists committed 23,493 crimes and carried out 1,170 violent attacks targeting migrants, refugees, or political opponents. At least 675 people were injured in those attacks.At least 219 people have been killed in Germany by neo-Nazi violence since 1989, according to the human rights organization Amadeu Antonio Foundation.(Footage by Kadir İlboğa /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)