GERMAN INTELLIGENCE REPORT

Increase in Left-Wing Extremism Sparks Concern

Left-wing extremism is on the rise in Germany, according to a classified intelligence report seen by SPIEGEL. The number of violent militants has risen by a fifth since 2005 and offenses rose sharply in the first quarter of 2011. Authorities are intensifying their surveillance of the scene.

But despite the increase in offenses, German intelligence officials do not see a “terrorist dimension” in the trend. [Right…anarchists, moslems, socialist combine their efforts to overthrow the world leadership with ‘terrorist’ tactics, but your “intelligence” can’t see it…]

Photo Gallery: A Surge in Left-Wing Extremist Crime

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Left-wing extremism is on the rise in Germany, according to a classified intelligence report seen by SPIEGEL. The number of violent militants has risen by a fifth since 2005 and offenses rose sharply in the first quarter of 2011. Authorities are intensifying their surveillance of the scene.