‘Reichsbürger’ Shooting. An Anti-Government Group Turns Violent

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Series Details 25.10.16
Publication Date 25/10/2016
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After a series of increasingly violent encounters between German authorities and Reichsbürger, a group that rejects the legitimacy of the German government, officials are concerned that they are radicalizing -- and turning from a nuisance into a threat.

[The Reichsbürger movement promotes the idea that all German governments since the election of Adolf Hitler as chancellor have been illegitimate, and therefore the movement does not recognize the authority of the state - and its police officers].

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/reichsbuerger-in-germany-anti-government-group-turns-violent-a-1118002.html
Related Links
Deutsche Welle, 23.10.16: Bavaria calls for increased tracking of 'Reichsbürger' extremists http://dw.com/p/2RaeC
Deutsche Welle: Tag: Reichsbürger http://www.dw.com/search/en?languageCode=en&origin=gN&item=Reichsb%C3%BCrger&searchNavigationId=9097

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