File photo of German police. (Reuters)
The allegations, first exposed by public television ARD, are the latest embarrassment for the German police, which is under pressure to take tougher action against those in its ranks with extreme views and far-right sympathies.
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Police in Berlin have launched an investigation into officers suspected of using a chat group on their mobile phones to exchange racist messages about African and Muslim migrants, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
The allegations, first exposed by public television ARD, are the latest embarrassment for the German police, which is under pressure to take tougher action against those in its ranks with extreme views and far-right sympathies.
In September, officials in the western region of North Rhine-Westphalia suspended 29 officers for sharing pictures of Adolf…