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Left-wing extremists attack banks, burn cars in Berlin

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:55:26 +0200

This might have not even been newsworthy back in the nineties, but it is a rare sight today. Anarchists are burnin’ stuff in the capital in revenge at 'die Scheiß Bullen.'

Berlin far left threaten €1m of damage per police raid

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:42:51 +0100

Far-left activists in Berlin warned on Sunday that they would exact €1m in revenge in revenge for any police raids on their squats and other 'projects' in the capital, after dozens of cars were burned at the weekend.

Left-wing violence feared for Unity Day

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:54:00 +0200

An intelligence chief warned on Friday that left-wing extremist violence could break out when the 20th anniversary of Germany’s reunification is celebrated this weekend in Bremen.

Police union warns of carnage during May Day protests

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:21:00 +0200

In the face of security gaps and overstretched police, the mounting threat of radical political violence could explode on the traditional protest day of May Day and possibly lead to deaths and hundreds of injuries, the head of the police union warned Thursday.

Hamburg police attack 'was to mark death of Greek student'

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:52:00 +0100

A group calling themselves ‘the hoodie wearers’ has claimed responsibility for the Hamburg police station attack on Thursday, saying it was to mark the first anniversary of the death of a teenager in Greece who was shot by police.

Berlin and Hamburg attacks an anarchist 'declaration of war'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:03:00 +0100

Anarchists attacks on police stations and political offices in Berlin and Hamburg overnight were a “declaration of war” on the state, head of the German Police Union (DPoIG) told The Local on Friday.

More than 100 arrests in Leipzig neo-Nazi and anarchist clashes

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:06:00 +0200

More than 100 people were arrested in Leipzig on Saturday evening after police broke up a demonstration by neo-Nazis and then tackled a large group of anarchists.

Authorities brace for May Day violence

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:08:00 +0200

Germany is bracing for its biggest May Day protests in years amid fears of a rise in social unrest caused by the worst recession since World War II in Europe's biggest economy.

Berlin police beef up search for anarchist car arsonists

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:03:00 +0200

Berlin police are stepping up their efforts to nab anarchists who burn dozens of luxury cars in the city each year, state interior minister Ehrhart Körting told daily Berliner Zeitung on Tuesday.