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December 22, 2024

“Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler says, while the perpetrator of the German Christmas market attack had been uniquely radicalised, they have been becoming more common since COVID-19.”

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December 22, 2024

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, extremism and terrorism expert from the Counter Extremism Project, told ZDF that he was surprised by the scale of the alleged attack in Magdeburg. There must have been a gap in the Christmas market's physical security concept...

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December 22, 2024

"Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Terrorism Project, said the party is trying to take advantage of the attack for electoral gain in February 2025. The AfD and other far-right European politicians have been quick to jump on reports...

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December 21, 2024

CEP Senior Director quoted: "According to a report in The Guardian, Hans-Jakob Schindler, a terrorist expert, told German media, "In the first instance it's a surprise that a vehicle of that size was able to drive onto a Christmas market in Germany."...

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December 21, 2024

“A counter-extremism expert has pointed to a significant security lapse that may have enabled Friday's deadly car-ramming attack at a German Christmas market. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Director of the Counter Extremism Project, told GB News: "There must...

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December 21, 2024

"We’re joined from Berlin by Hans-Jakob Schindler, who is Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project...'W e did have cases where conspiracy theorists – and this is the category which he most fits into – had tried to perpetrate violent acts in...

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December 21, 2024

"However, Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project at the International Center for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), urged caution in ruling out a wider network. “Obviously, everything is possible to do by yourself—you can rent...

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December 21, 2024

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, told the BBC: “No car should come close, let alone be on a Christmas market. There has to have been a gap that no one realised needed to be closed.”"

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December 20, 2024

"Local authorities believe the suspect acted alone, however Hans-Jakob Schindler - a counter-terrorism expert has said it's too early to dismiss that the driver was working with others. The senior director of the Counter Extremism Project at the...