There has been a sharp rise in far-Right violence in Germany, the country’s domestic intelligence service warned on Tuesday in its annual report.  There was also a similar rise in violent crimes committed by the far-Left, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution said.

“Extremist groups, whatever their orientation, are gaining ground in Germany,” Thomas de Maiziere, the interior minister, said.  "Security forces observed not just a rise in membership but also an increase in violence and brutality.”

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