Germany saw 40 percent rise in far-right violence last year
Posted June 28, 2016 7:00 am
BERLIN (AP) - The number of crimes committed by far-right extremists rose by more than 40 percent in Germany last year.
An annual report by Germany's domestic intelligence agency recorded 1,408 violent crimes by far-right extremists in 2015. That compares with 990 such crimes the previous year.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday that far-right extremists targeted asylum seekers in particular last year.
Far-right groups have seen a rise in membership and support amid growing anti-foreigner sentiment last year, as Germany saw an unprecedented influx of refugees from the Middle East and Africa.
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