AfD agenda. Reclassifying the group will make it easier for Germany's spy agency to authorise wiretaps or make targeted use of police informants.[1]
The ERWT threat in other Northern European countries
115. In September 2019, it was assessed that there was a realistic possibility of an attack in ***, but that an attack was unlikely in ***, ***, ***, *** and ***. That being said, ERWT remains a threat in those countries, ***.[2]
ERWT in Europe: An overview[3]
Norway
***: The UK group Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) has a presence in Norway. SKD has become more active in the online space. ***.
Recent attack: On 10 August 2019, Norwegian national Philip Manshaus attacked the Al-Noor Islamic Centre in Baerum with a firearm, injuring one person. Manshaus was not a member of any ERWT groups, but was active in the Extreme Right-Wing online community. He uploaded posts to Endchan, an image sharing web forum, and claimed that he had been inspired by Brenton Tarrant's 15 March 2019 attack in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sweden
***: In the September 2018 elections, NRM made an unsuccessful bid to enter the Swedish parliament. In August 2019 the former Swedish NRM leader, Klaus Lund, split from NRM to form Nordic Strength (NS). *** The UK group Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) has a presence in Sweden.
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Denmark
In 2019, ERWT activity in Denmark focused on social gatherings and gun clubs with involvement in NRM in decline. It was common for the Extreme Right-Wing to have *** and an interest in weapons. Individuals in Denmark had links to actors in other European and Five Eyes countries. ***.
Italy
On 15 July 2019, Italian authorities discovered an air-to-air missile amongst other weapons and Neo-Nazi paraphernalia as part of CT raids in Northern Italy. The raids were part of an investigation into Extreme Right-Wing individuals who had previously fought for Russian separatist forces in Eastern Ukraine. One of those arrested was an ex-customs officer.
- ↑ 'German spy agency puts part of far-right AfD under surveillance', The Guardian, 12 March 2020.
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