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Germany: 12,000 far-right extremists with ‘a very high affinity for firearms’
2019-10-12
[IsraelTimes] Interior minister warns of ’elevated’ risk of violent attacks after near-massacre on Yom Kippur at Halle synagogue in which 2 killed; plans to ban six small far-right groups.

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said there are an estimated 24,000 far-right Death Eaters in Germany. He added that half of them are considered potentially violent with "a very high affinity for firearms."
...out of a total national population of nearly 83 million. On the other hand, there are about 116,000 Jews and an estimated 5 million Muslims.
Seehofer’s warning came two days after Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old loner, was arrested for killing two people after trying to gain entry to a synagogue in the eastern town of Halle where dozens of worshipers were marking Yom Kippur.

Though he failed to batter his way into the building, the assailant, armed with four apparently home-made rifles and grenades, killed a female passer-by and then rubbed out a man who tried to take refuge in a kebab restaurant.

Police eventually captured Balliet ‐ who had four kilos (nine pounds) of explosives in his car ‐ after a shootout that left him maimed.

Earlier Friday, a front man for the federal prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe said Balliet had confessed to the assault and confirmed "far-right and anti-Semitic motives."

Given the range of weapons he had on his person, the corpse count could have been far higher had Balliet managed to force his way inside the synagogue.

He filmed and live-streamed the 35-minute assault as he raved at Jews and denied the Holocaust. He also published an online manifesto expressing anti-Semitic sentiments.

"This manifesto appeared on the internet the day after his act," said Seehofer, who added that synagogues and other Jewish venues would in the future be better protected.

The minister announced the creation of new security service posts to that end and added that the government would swiftly enact a ban on six small far-right groups.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  ^Word
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-10-12 14:10  

#2  I have to admit, if I were a Jew, living in Germany wouldn't be on my bucket list.... hmm, not that France would make my top ten list either.
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-10-12 12:55  

#1  As I predicted yesterday: great noise about "right wing extremists" (tarring AfD with neo-nazi brush) silence about Allanbeasts.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2019-10-12 02:08  

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