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BERLIN — The police in the southern state of Bavaria arrested three suspected of being right-wing extremists on Thursday after intercepting a package of detonators ordered from Eastern Europe, Bavarian radio reported. BERLIN — The police in the southern state of Bavaria on Thursday arrested three people suspected of being right-wing extremists after intercepting a package of detonators ordered from Eastern Europe, Bavarian radio reported.
The radio quoted Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, as saying that the arrests might have prevented an attack by members of Die Rechte, a right-wing group. The report quoted Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, as saying that the arrests might have prevented an attack by members of Die Rechte, a right-wing group.
Police officers raided as many as a dozen homes in northern Bavaria and in the area around the historic city of Bamberg, according to German news reports. Up to 90 officers were involved.Police officers raided as many as a dozen homes in northern Bavaria and in the area around the historic city of Bamberg, according to German news reports. Up to 90 officers were involved.
Word of the arrests came as the authorities in Germany warned in ever more urgent tones against an increase in attacks on shelters for some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have been entering the country, mostly from war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.Word of the arrests came as the authorities in Germany warned in ever more urgent tones against an increase in attacks on shelters for some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have been entering the country, mostly from war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
“Every attack on an asylum shelter is an attack on our tolerant democracy,” Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in Berlin on Thursday. “The rise of attacks against foreigners is shaming for our country.”“Every attack on an asylum shelter is an attack on our tolerant democracy,” Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in Berlin on Thursday. “The rise of attacks against foreigners is shaming for our country.”
Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, who announced plans to visit the Bamberg area later this week, said it was too early to speak of right-wing terrorism, but he added that “such a danger indeed exists, and we have it in our sights.” Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, who announced plans to visit the Bamberg area this week, said it was too early to speak of right-wing terrorism, but he added that “such a danger indeed exists, and we have it in our sights.”
There were unconfirmed reports that right-wing activists in Bamberg planned to demonstrate on Oct. 31 against what they have called the abuse of the asylum system.There were unconfirmed reports that right-wing activists in Bamberg planned to demonstrate on Oct. 31 against what they have called the abuse of the asylum system.
This week, in the southeastern city of Dresden, anti-migrant demonstrators accused asylum seekers of engaging in “asylum tourism,” and of refusing to go to quarters or areas assigned them. A group of refugees in Dresden on Thursday declined to stay at a sports hall assigned to them after the police had cleared away locals demonstrating against housing refugees there, the national news agency DPA reported. This week, in the southeastern city of Dresden, antimigrant demonstrators accused asylum seekers of engaging in “asylum tourism” and of refusing to go to quarters or areas assigned them. A group of refugees in Dresden on Thursday declined to stay at a sports hall assigned to them after the police had cleared away locals demonstrating against housing refugees there, the national news agency DPA reported.
One of Germany’s complaints has been that Europe is not fairly sharing the task of sheltering refugees. But most of those seeking asylum have spurned suggestions that they be located in Central and Eastern European countries, which have little experience with immigration and have resisted proposals that they take in sizable groups of asylum seekers. The refugees have mostly been trying to settle in Germany, Sweden and other countries in Western Europe.One of Germany’s complaints has been that Europe is not fairly sharing the task of sheltering refugees. But most of those seeking asylum have spurned suggestions that they be located in Central and Eastern European countries, which have little experience with immigration and have resisted proposals that they take in sizable groups of asylum seekers. The refugees have mostly been trying to settle in Germany, Sweden and other countries in Western Europe.
The Munich-based newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, working with two public broadcasters, NDR and WDR, reported on Thursday that a report prepared by the Federal Criminal Police Office had warned of increased right-wing violence spurred by the influx of refugees. The Munich-based newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, working with two public broadcasters, NDR and WDR, said on Thursday that a report prepared by the Federal Criminal Police Office had warned of increased right-wing violence spurred by the influx of refugees.
There was no immediate official confirmation of the report. The newspaper and the public broadcasters said the report spoke of 461 attacks on shelters for asylum seekers in the first nine months of this year. That would represent a rough doubling of the number of assaults registered in 2014, when about 200,000 people applied for asylum. The number of applicants this year could exceed one million, although officials have emphasized that precise figures are hard to ascertain. There was no immediate official confirmation of the report. The newspaper and the public broadcasters said the report spoke of 461 attacks on shelters for asylum seekers in the first nine months of this year. That would represent roughly a doubling of the number of assaults registered in 2014, when about 200,000 people applied for asylum. The number of applicants this year could exceed one million, although officials have emphasized that precise figures are hard to ascertain.