Germany: Neo-Nazi crimes rise dramatically
United Press International
BERLIN, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- "Neo-Nazi crimes have upsurged in Germany in 2006, according to the country's federal criminal office.
Between January and August, some 8,000 neo-Nazi crimes were recorded, a number that exceeds that of the previous year by more than 20 points, the Berlin-based Tagesspiegel newspaper said in its Tuesday issue.
Compared with the 2004 value (5,127 crimes), the number of reported incidents nearly doubled.
Violent crimes grew by nearly 100 to 452, the office said, with 325 people injured.
Officials from the Interior Ministry and politicians from all parties said they were worried by the development." Read on.
BERLIN, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- "Neo-Nazi crimes have upsurged in Germany in 2006, according to the country's federal criminal office.
Between January and August, some 8,000 neo-Nazi crimes were recorded, a number that exceeds that of the previous year by more than 20 points, the Berlin-based Tagesspiegel newspaper said in its Tuesday issue.
Compared with the 2004 value (5,127 crimes), the number of reported incidents nearly doubled.
Violent crimes grew by nearly 100 to 452, the office said, with 325 people injured.
Officials from the Interior Ministry and politicians from all parties said they were worried by the development." Read on.
posted by HeavyHanded at
9:42 PM
1 Comments:
Well, it looks like 'never again' has been replaced by 'never mind'. How the world can see this happening and not recognize it for what it is is baffling.
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