“Right-wing extremism is a serious danger for our free society. “The attack on a representative of our state is an alarm signal … combating extremism and terrorism of all kinds is a central matter for this government,” he said. Combating extremism and terrorism of all kinds is a central matter for this governmentInvestigators said he was a known right-wing radical in the 1980s and 1990s. Last year, Germany was shaken by violent right-wing protests in the eastern town of Chemnitz after the killing of a Cuban-German citizen for which two immigrants were arrested. Soon after, the then head of the BfV was ousted after he was accused of harbouring right-wing sympathies.

Source: National Post June 18, 2019 14:15 UTC