Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
"Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler identified terrorism, hooliganism and far-right violence as being among the red flags for police and security services.
The former terror analyst for the German government told Metro.co.uk that ISIS and other Islamic extremist groups present a resurgent threat.
Drone and ‘lone actor’ attacks are also part of the matrix, he said."
""Everyone is going to look at Germany during those couple of weeks when we have the championship here," Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project told DW.
"That means our adversaries are going to try to do whatever they can to disrupt this."
Fears of a terrorist attack on the Euros have increased since an attack on a concert hall in Moscow earlier this year claimed by an offshoot of the so-called "Islamic State" group left 145 people dead. A threat subsequently published in an IS propaganda magazine suggested the Euros tournament was a target. Still, Schindler said the public nature of that threat makes it less likely that a coordinated attack is planned."
"The AfD’s woes – also including spying claims against a Krah aide and a police raid on number-two candidate Petr Bystron – mean its campaign is 'pretty much collapsing', said Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project.
The usual far-right strategy is to 'point out the inefficiencies of the system, link that to what they call an uncontrolled immigration problem, and essentially undermine trust in the established institutions', he told The National."
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler and CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller interviewed: "With the destruction of the "IS Caliphate" in 2017, one danger seemed to have been averted. But the terrorist organization's attacks continue. This is demonstrated by the attack on a concert hall near Moscow. The money that "IS" needs for this also comes from Germany."
“Interview with Hans-Jakob Schindler on AFD in Germany.”
Left-wing extremism and terrorism remain a significant form of ideologically motivated violence. Transnational connectivity and loose, leaderless networks—both offline and online—are key elements of this milieu’s operations. As with other extremist...
The case of Lina E. and her fellow group members—the perpetrators of some of the most prominent left-wing attacks in Germany since the Red Army Faction—captured the attention of the German press from 2021 to 2023. This string of violent attacks...
Left-wing extremism and terrorism remain a significant form of ideologically motivated violence. Transnational connectivity and loose, leaderless networks—both offline and online—are key elements of this milieu’s operations. As with other extremist...
"It is no coincidence that Daniela Klette was able to stay hidden in Kreuzberg for so long, says terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) to IPPEN.MEDIA. “There is a large and very active left-wing extremist scene in Berlin. The RAF men are still heroes for many in this milieu. For the new generation of left-wing extremists, these are grandmas and grandpas who are revered.”"
"The move comes amid a rising tide of extremism in Germany, with the Counter Extremism Project highlighting the increasing menace of male supremacist extremism. Such groups have been linked to past attacks, and their potential for future violence against democratic institutions remains a significant concern for German intelligence agencies."
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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