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| British Neo-Nazis suggest Prince Harry should be shot | British Neo-Nazis suggest Prince Harry should be shot |
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| A university student from Bath and a London teenager are among those involved with a UK version of a violent American neo-Nazi group linked to five murders, a BBC investigation has found. | A university student from Bath and a London teenager are among those involved with a UK version of a violent American neo-Nazi group linked to five murders, a BBC investigation has found. |
| A propaganda image placed online by the British group suggests Prince Harry is a "race traitor" and should be shot. | A propaganda image placed online by the British group suggests Prince Harry is a "race traitor" and should be shot. |
| Private messages between members show the leader stating that police officers should be raped and killed. | Private messages between members show the leader stating that police officers should be raped and killed. |
| Evidence suggests the leader is Andrew Dymock, 21. He denies wrongdoing. | Evidence suggests the leader is Andrew Dymock, 21. He denies wrongdoing. |
| The BBC has seen evidence he set up the new British group known as the Sonnenkrieg Division. | The BBC has seen evidence he set up the new British group known as the Sonnenkrieg Division. |
| Mr Dymock, who is originally from Bath and whose father is a dentistry professor, has been studying at university in Wales. | Mr Dymock, who is originally from Bath and whose father is a dentistry professor, has been studying at university in Wales. |
| A key propagandist - responsible for designing extremist material - is said to be Oskar Koczorowski from west London, who is only 17 years old. | A key propagandist - responsible for designing extremist material - is said to be Oskar Koczorowski from west London, who is only 17 years old. |
| He did not respond to a request for comment. | He did not respond to a request for comment. |
| Pseudonyms | Pseudonyms |
| A BBC researcher has been able to obtain hundreds of messages sent by several extremists over several months on an online gaming server. | A BBC researcher has been able to obtain hundreds of messages sent by several extremists over several months on an online gaming server. |
| The messages show neo-Nazis from Europe and the US - hiding behind pseudonyms - engaging in racism and misogyny, glorifying violence and cruelty, and discussing the production of propaganda. | The messages show neo-Nazis from Europe and the US - hiding behind pseudonyms - engaging in racism and misogyny, glorifying violence and cruelty, and discussing the production of propaganda. |
| The chat logs include senior members of the Atomwaffen Division, a nihilistic American organisation that encourages terrorism and says civilisation needs to be smashed in order to build a national socialist state. | The chat logs include senior members of the Atomwaffen Division, a nihilistic American organisation that encourages terrorism and says civilisation needs to be smashed in order to build a national socialist state. |
| The group promotes a dystopian ideology it calls "universal order" which lionises Adolf Hitler, the murderous cult leader Charles Manson, and the veteran neo-Nazi ideologue James Mason, who provides regular diatribes for a website run by Atomwaffen members. | The group promotes a dystopian ideology it calls "universal order" which lionises Adolf Hitler, the murderous cult leader Charles Manson, and the veteran neo-Nazi ideologue James Mason, who provides regular diatribes for a website run by Atomwaffen members. |
| Atomwaffen - the word means atomic weapons in German - has been linked to five murders and its co-founder was jailed earlier this year for explosives offences. | Atomwaffen - the word means atomic weapons in German - has been linked to five murders and its co-founder was jailed earlier this year for explosives offences. |
| Online propaganda videos show Atomwaffen members engaging in firearms training and calling for a "race war now". | Online propaganda videos show Atomwaffen members engaging in firearms training and calling for a "race war now". |
| Messages from the gaming server include correspondence about the creation of the Sonnenkrieg Division. | Messages from the gaming server include correspondence about the creation of the Sonnenkrieg Division. |
| "Blitzy" described Sonnenkrieg as "full on Universal Order" and "atomwaffen with less guns". | "Blitzy" described Sonnenkrieg as "full on Universal Order" and "atomwaffen with less guns". |
| He also discussed his plans to travel to the US to meet Atomwaffen members in person. | He also discussed his plans to travel to the US to meet Atomwaffen members in person. |
| In one exchange, he stated "kill all police officers" and said they should be "raped to death". | In one exchange, he stated "kill all police officers" and said they should be "raped to death". |
| The BBC has obtained evidence that "Blitzy" is Mr Dymock, and that he and Mr Koczorowski, who uses a separate pseudonym, both placed Sonnenkrieg propaganda into the chats. | The BBC has obtained evidence that "Blitzy" is Mr Dymock, and that he and Mr Koczorowski, who uses a separate pseudonym, both placed Sonnenkrieg propaganda into the chats. |
| 'A disease' | 'A disease' |
| Violent images posted by the group on social media state "fill your heart with hate" and glorify the Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer Anders Breivik. | Violent images posted by the group on social media state "fill your heart with hate" and glorify the Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer Anders Breivik. |
| One image suggests that Prince Harry should be shot for marrying someone of mixed race and exclaims "see ya later race traitor". | One image suggests that Prince Harry should be shot for marrying someone of mixed race and exclaims "see ya later race traitor". |
| A further image, showing a female hanging from a noose, states that white women who date non-white men should be killed. | A further image, showing a female hanging from a noose, states that white women who date non-white men should be killed. |
| Mr Koczorowski posted images of himself wearing an Atomwaffen top near Parliament and a video of a British flag being burnt. | Mr Koczorowski posted images of himself wearing an Atomwaffen top near Parliament and a video of a British flag being burnt. |
| It is thought Sonnenkrieg has no more than 10-15 members in the UK and some European countries. | It is thought Sonnenkrieg has no more than 10-15 members in the UK and some European countries. |
| The parents of American teenager Blaze Bernstein, allegedly murdered by an Atomwaffen member in what is being treated as a hate crime, told the BBC that people in the UK should be wary of spin-offs of the group. | The parents of American teenager Blaze Bernstein, allegedly murdered by an Atomwaffen member in what is being treated as a hate crime, told the BBC that people in the UK should be wary of spin-offs of the group. |
| Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, whose son was allegedly killed because he was gay and Jewish, said the "group is a disease and the only way to eradicate it is to figure out where it is and root it out". | Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, whose son was allegedly killed because he was gay and Jewish, said the "group is a disease and the only way to eradicate it is to figure out where it is and root it out". |
| Blaze's father Gideon said: "If it can happen to us it can happen anywhere in the world." | Blaze's father Gideon said: "If it can happen to us it can happen anywhere in the world." |
| 'University studies' | 'University studies' |
| Other private messages show some neo-Nazis claiming they have encouraged young women to engage in acts of self-harm along with pictures of the mutilation and criticism of the women concerned. | Other private messages show some neo-Nazis claiming they have encouraged young women to engage in acts of self-harm along with pictures of the mutilation and criticism of the women concerned. |
| It is understood that Mr Dymock has been questioned by police over alleged sexual offences against a teenage girl. | It is understood that Mr Dymock has been questioned by police over alleged sexual offences against a teenage girl. |
| Images, allegedly shared by Mr Dymock with his associates and later placed online, show a swastika and runic symbols cut into a girl's naked body and - in another image - Mr Dymock appears to brandish a book by James Mason in the air as she lies on the floor. | Images, allegedly shared by Mr Dymock with his associates and later placed online, show a swastika and runic symbols cut into a girl's naked body and - in another image - Mr Dymock appears to brandish a book by James Mason in the air as she lies on the floor. |
| The bed seen in the images is consistent with the background in a picture posted by "Blitzy" and another of Mr Dymock himself. | The bed seen in the images is consistent with the background in a picture posted by "Blitzy" and another of Mr Dymock himself. |
| It is understood that both Mr Dymock and Mr Koczorowski were previously involved with the neo-Nazi group System Resistance Network, which can be linked to acts of racist vandalism in as many as 10 UK cities. | It is understood that both Mr Dymock and Mr Koczorowski were previously involved with the neo-Nazi group System Resistance Network, which can be linked to acts of racist vandalism in as many as 10 UK cities. |
| The BBC has been told that Mr Koczorowski was a pre-ban member of National Action, which became the first extreme-right organisation to be outlawed in the UK since the war when it was proscribed under terrorism legislation in December 2016. | The BBC has been told that Mr Koczorowski was a pre-ban member of National Action, which became the first extreme-right organisation to be outlawed in the UK since the war when it was proscribed under terrorism legislation in December 2016. |
| The BBC approached both men setting out our findings and seeking comment. | The BBC approached both men setting out our findings and seeking comment. |
| Mr Dymock said through his lawyer that all our allegations were "wholly incorrect", that he was not a member of any organisation mentioned and any interest he did have was "associated with his university studies". | Mr Dymock said through his lawyer that all our allegations were "wholly incorrect", that he was not a member of any organisation mentioned and any interest he did have was "associated with his university studies". |
| Mr Koczorowski came to the door of his London home wearing a hooded top emblazoned with the Atomwaffen Division logo. He did not respond to our allegations. | Mr Koczorowski came to the door of his London home wearing a hooded top emblazoned with the Atomwaffen Division logo. He did not respond to our allegations. |
| The BBC will be passing all its evidence to the police. | The BBC will be passing all its evidence to the police. |