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by Soeren Kern • January 27, 2018
at 5:00 am
- "We must expect
further attacks by individuals or terror groups. Islamist
terrorism is the biggest challenge facing the BfV and we see
it as one of the biggest threats facing the internal security
of Germany." — Hans-Georg Maaßen, President of Germany's
BfV domestic intelligence agency.
- Nearly half (45%) of
all crime suspects in Berlin in 2016 were migrants, according
to official statistics published by the Berliner Morgenpost.
- Thieves broke into
an immigration office in the Moabit district of Berlin and
stole up to 20,000 blank passports and other immigration
documents as well as official stamps and seals.
- Around 30,000
rejected asylum seekers have disappeared and the government
has no idea where they are, according to Bild.
- "One cannot
kill millions of Jews so you can bring millions of their worst
enemies in their place." — German fashion designer Karl
Lagerfeld.
On October
8, German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to cap the number of
refugees Germany accepts each year to 200,000. Pictured: Merkel in
December 2014. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The following is a chronological survey of some of
the main stories about Islam and Islamism in Germany during the
second half of 2017. Part 1 of this series can be found here.
JULY 2017
July 4. Germany's BfV domestic intelligence agency
warned that Salafism is the "fastest-growing Islamic movement
in Germany." Its annual report revealed that the number of
Salafists in Germany jumped to 9,700 in 2016, up from 8,350 in
2015; 7,000 in 2014; 5,500 in 2013; 4,500 in 2012; and 3,800 in
2011. BfV President Hans-Georg Maaßen said that Germany should
brace for further jihadist attacks given growing numbers of
potential Islamist militants: "We must expect further attacks
by individuals or terror groups. Islamist terrorism is the biggest
challenge facing the BfV and we see it as one of the biggest
threats facing the internal security of Germany."
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