Far-right extremists go on trial in Germany over Walter Lübcke killing

Politician was shot last year after defending country's policy of allowing in refugees

The trial opens in Germany on Tuesday of two far-right extremists accused of killing a regional politician whose death shocked the country last year.

Walter Lubcke, a member of Angela Merkel's party who led the regional administration in the Kassel area of central Germany, was shot on his porch on 2 June 2019, and died later that night.