Germany: twelve men arrested in connection with far-right terrorism

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The threat of far-right terrorism is increasing in Germany. Searches at the end of last week led to the arrest of a dozen men suspected of planning attacks against foreigners.

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From our correspondent in Berlin, Pascal Thibaut

The radicalization of people who are not members of far-right groups is increasing. The latest revelations in the German press on this issue are worrying. Ten men attacking mosques in ten different regions at the same time. So many attacks which were to provoke violent reactions from the Muslim community and lead to a hidden civil war.

Exchanges on the internet of the far-right terrorist cell revealed by German media on Sunday evening, February 16, illustrate the danger of new radicalization. It is no longer long-known neo-Nazis who were arrested on Friday morning following searches in thirteen locations in five regional states.

People still unknown to the authorities contact each other online, radicalize themselves and, as in the present case, concretely plan to take action, which the police feared. She had been monitoring the group since the fall thanks to an informant who was part of it.

Dismantling of an extreme right group which was preparing a civil war in #Germany Now, for the German intelligence services, the threat of the far right has become greater than the Islamist threat. # Neonazis https://t.co / i9fiJywcBi pic.twitter.com/MYKd3RYOqZ

The searches led to the discovery of numerous weapons, grenades, numerous knives. This radicalization worries the authorities. The number of far-right people who are considered dangerous because they can commit acts of violence has increased.

Last year, a pro-migrant elected official was shot dead. In October, a right-wing extremist attacked the synagogue in Halle . A trial is currently taking place in Dresden against eight neo-Nazis accused of planning attacks on foreigners and politicians.

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