(European Conservative) Despite the current ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, German intelligence chiefs warn that the terrorist group Hamas could increase its activity in the Federal Republic. The number of “foreign extremist” attacks has risen sharply this year, and Germany is increasingly seen as a “safe haven” for the group — backed by its own embeded local infrastructure.
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) president Sinan Selen told the Bundestag:
I can in no way give the all-clear regarding Hamas and its activities in Europe and also in Germany.
Domestic intelligence estimates that around 32,500 people in Germany fall within what it calls the “foreign extremist” spectrum, mostly Islamist. This number has grown by 6% this year alone.
