Right-wing extremist suspected of killing German official
5 years, 6 months ago

Right-wing extremist suspected of killing German official

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German man with extreme right-wing views is the suspect police arrested over the weekend in the killing of a regional official who supported Chancellor Angela Merkel’s welcoming stance toward refugees, prosecutors said Monday. The 45-year-old suspect, identified only as Stephan E. in line with privacy laws, is accused of killing Walter Luebcke, 65, with a pistol shot to the head earlier this month, Markus Schmitt, a spokesman for Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office, said. A member of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, Luebcke ran the Kassel area regional administration and had publicly supported the chancellor’s approach to welcoming refugees who reached Europe in large numbers several years ago. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said a thorough investigation should be the “highest priority.” Stephan Thomae, a federal lawmaker with the opposition Free Democrats, called for a parliamentary committee to look into the case.

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German police arrest 8 suspected members of a far-right militant group
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German police arrest 8 suspected members of a far-right militant group

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German Police Arrest 8 Suspected Members of Far-Right Militant Group
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German Police Arrest 8 Suspected Members of Far-Right Militant Group

Associated Press  

German police have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant group in Saxony. The suspects, some of them minors and adolescents, were allegedly part of a group of around 15-20 individuals called Sächsische Separatisten, or Saxonian Separatists, that is characterized by racist, antisemitic and partially apocalyptic ideas.

Germany arrests Syrian national over ‘plot to kill soldiers with two machetes’
4 months ago

Germany arrests Syrian national over ‘plot to kill soldiers with two machetes’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unauthorised migration to European Union countries dropped significantly overall …

Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive
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Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive

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German police arrest knife rampage suspect as Islamic State claims attack
4 months, 3 weeks ago

German police arrest knife rampage suspect as Islamic State claims attack

The Hindu  

German police on Saturday arrested the suspect behind a knife rampage that left three people dead at a local festival in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. “We have just arrested the true suspect,” North Rhine-Westphalia region Interior Minister Herbert Reul said on public television late Saturday evening. In a statement on Telegram, IS’s Amaq propaganda arm said …

Germany detains 3 more suspects linked to far-right coup plot
1 year, 7 months ago

Germany detains 3 more suspects linked to far-right coup plot

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that criminal police have detained three more suspected far-right extremists who are linked to an alleged plot by the Reichsbuerger, or Reich Citizens, movement to topple the country’s government. Adherents of the Reich Citizens movement reject Germany’s postwar constitution and have called for bringing down the government. German security agencies have disrupted …

25 arrested on suspicion of plotting an armed right-wing coup in Germany
2 years, 1 month ago

25 arrested on suspicion of plotting an armed right-wing coup in Germany

LA Times  

A suspect, second from right, is escorted by officers from a police helicopter for questioning at the federal prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe, Germany. “The fact is: no matter how crude their ideas are and how hopeless their plans, even the attempt is dangerous!” Federal prosecutors said the group believed in a “conglomerate of conspiracy theories consisting of narratives from the …

Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access
2 years, 10 months ago

Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s top security officials announced a 10-point plan Tuesday to combat far-right extremism in the country that includes disarming about 1,500 suspected extremists and tightening background checks for those wanting to acquire guns. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the far right poses the biggest extremist threat to democracy in Germany and said authorities would seek to tackle the …

German officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
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German officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing

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BERLIN — Senior officials in Germany expressed shock Tuesday over the killing of a young gas station clerk who was shot dead at the weekend by a man opposed to the country’s pandemic restrictions. “I’m shaken by this terrible murder of a young man who merely asked that existing rules be followed,” Annalena Baerbock of the center-left Green party said …

Germany mass shooting: Gunman was eugenicist, manifesto shows
4 years, 10 months ago

Germany mass shooting: Gunman was eugenicist, manifesto shows

The Independent  

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Far-Right Mass Shooting Targeting Immigrants in Germany Kills Nine
4 years, 10 months ago

Far-Right Mass Shooting Targeting Immigrants in Germany Kills Nine

Slate  

A gunman opened fire on two hookah bars near Frankfurt Wednesday night, killing nine people in an attack apparently targeting immigrants in the German city. “While violent crime is relatively rare in Germany, the country has experienced a rise in far-right and Islamist terrorism as well as an organized-crime wave,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “According to Germany’s domestic intelligence …

Germany’s Merkel urges crackdown on far-right extremists
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Germany’s Merkel urges crackdown on far-right extremists

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said the German government is “very, very serious” about fighting far-right extremism that presents “a big challenge for all of us” after a man with anti-migrant views allegedly killed a regional official from Merkel’s party. Far-right extremists “need to be fought from the beginning without any taboo,” Merkel said Saturday at a gathering of Lutheran …

German Police Report Rise In Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes
5 years, 9 months ago

German Police Report Rise In Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

NPR  

German Police Report Rise In Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Germany is on the rise. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Police in Germany are reporting a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes. ESTRIN: Klein hopes to clear this up with a nationwide online reporting portal launched last month for Germans to report behavior they witness that's not officially …

Murder in German city leads to far-right demonstrators calling for more protestors on streets
6 years, 4 months ago

Murder in German city leads to far-right demonstrators calling for more protestors on streets

The Independent  

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Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany
6 years, 6 months ago

Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany

Associated Press  

MUNICH — A German court found the main defendant guilty on Wednesday in a string of neo-Nazi killings more than a decade ago — a high-profile trial that raised fresh questions about the treatment of migrants at a time when Germany is grappling with an unprecedented influx of refugees and surging support for a far-right party bent on keeping the …

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