Terrorism in Germany
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Terrorism in Germany has occurred in several distinct periods, most notably during the Weimar Republic and the Cold War. Acts of political violence have been carried out by far-left and far-right Germ
Operatives of GSG 9, Germany's counter‑terrorism unit, returning from Mogadishu in 1977 after rescuing the hostages of Lufthansa Flight 181
Aftermath of the 2016 Berlin truck attack
Berlin citizens attending the funeral of assassinated police captains Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck in 1931
Islamic terrorism in Europe
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Islamic terrorism has been carried out in Europe by the jihadist groups Islamic State or Al-Qaeda as well as Islamist lone wolves since the late 20th century. Europol, which releases the annual EU Ter
Terrorism in Germany
…terrorist networks and individuals in Germany have links to Salafism, an ultra-conservative Islamic ideology. In the 2015–2020 time span, there were 9 Islamic terrorist attacks and thwarted terrorist plots where at least one of the perpetrators had entered Germany as an asylum seeker during the European migrant crisis. The…
Memorial to the people killed in the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks