In the past nine months alone, three right-wing-extremist-motivated murders have taken place in the country, according to authorities.
9 min readAt least 11 people, including the suspected shooter, were killed after a series of shootings in Hanau, Germany, at two hookah lounges.BERLIN -- Last Wednesday in the German town of Hanau, a quiet place of 100,000 near Frankfurt, a gunman reportedly motivated by xenophobic views opened fire in and outside of two hookah bars, killing nine people, all of whom were of foreign descent.
"Far-right terror is the biggest threat to our democracy right now," Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht told reporters last Friday. Thousands of people take part in a funeral march in Hanau, Germany, Feb. 23, 2020. Several people were killed in a shooting in the central German city, Feb. 19, 2020.MORE: Right-wing extremism suspected in Germany shooting that left 11 dead, including suspect
The most recent report by Germany's domestic security agency stated that some 12,700 far-right extremists throughout Germany are"oriented toward violence." The Friday before the Hanau murders, German authorities raided and arrested a group of 12 people around the country who they said had met online and were plotting attacks on mosques around the country.
Eastern Germany is particularly susceptible. Economically speaking, the former East Germany still lags behind the western half of the country. Many former East German states were hard hit by the economic downturn after reunification and wages and pensions are still lower.
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