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Almost 60,000 far-right extremists in Germany, intelligence agency says
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- Published15 minutes ago Right-wing extremists remain the greatest threat to German democracy and their number increased significantly to 58,700 last year, the country's domestic intelligence service says.
- That number is an increase of more than 8,000 on the previous year, the agency says in its annual report, adding that extreme left-wing violence is also on the rise and is an alarm-call for Germany's rule of law.
- German democracy was under "practically permanent attack" from both inside and outside, said Sinan Selen, the head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV).
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Published15 minutes ago Right-wing extremists remain the greatest threat to German democracy and their number increased significantly to 58,700 last year, the country's domestic intelligence service says.
That number is an increase of more than 8,000 on the previous year, the agency says in its annual report, adding that extreme left-wing violence is also on the rise and is an alarm-call for Germany's rule of law.
German democracy was under "practically permanent attack" from both inside and outside, said Sinan Selen, the head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV).
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