Angela Merkel has urged Germans not to attend protest by the newly established campaign group PEGIDA, or Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West, saying they have 'hatred in their hearts' Anglea Merkel has today urged Germans to shun protests calling for an end to the 'Islamisation of Europe' saying  that religious intolerance has no place in modern Germany. Speaking after last night's march in Dresden drew 18,000 people on to the streets, the German Chancellor accused activists of having hatred in their hearts, while a campaign by daily newspaper Bild called for an end to 'xenophobia' in society.
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Chancellor asks Germans to avoid protests by anti-Islamification group saying they have 'hatred in their hearts'
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Bild newspaper also published statements by 50 prominent Germans calling for an end to the weekly marches
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Group Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West call for overhaul of Germany's immigration policy
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March in Dresden attracted 18,000 activists last night as movement spread to Cologne and Berlin for first time
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Lights turned off around Cologne Cathedral, the Brandenburg Gate, and Berlin's TV tower in opposition to rallies
Last night in Cologne the square around Cologne Cathedral - one of @placeholder's most famous landmarks - was plunged into darkness as part of a symbolic gesture against the demonstrations.