Asylum seekers stand outside the central receiving facility for refugees in Berlin March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has agreed to double its support this year to federal states and cities struggling with a surge of refugees, but vowed to speed up repatriation of those whose asylum applications are rejected.
The influx of refugees, many of whom are fleeing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, has led to tensions in some regions of Germany and, occasionally, attacks by suspected neo-Nazis.
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