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  • Updated: June 13, 2022

Germany: Over 800 Mosque Attacks Recorded Since 2014

Germany: Over 800 Mosque Attacks Recorded Since 2014

More than 800 mosques in Germany have been the targets of threats and attacks since 2014.

This is according to Brandeilig, an initiative by rights group FAIR International.

The group on Monday founded Germany's first reporting centre for attacks on mosques and recorded nearly 840 incidents of attacks, vandalism and threats between 2014 and 2022.

A detailed analysis of the crimes revealed that perpetrators remained unidentified in most of the cases, fueling further attacks against Muslim worship sites by neo-Nazis or left-wing extremists.

The group said in a recent report; "In general, the clearance rate for mosque attacks can be considered very low.

"This rate is a cause for concern. In general, the police officers arrived on the scene very quickly and immediately started the investigation. Nevertheless, almost none of the incidents could be solved until today."

Brandeilig's experts stressed and pointed out that in at least 20 cases, which included arson attacks, suspects intended to cause death or great bodily harm.

According to the report, left-wing extremists and followers of the PKK terror group were behind several attacks targeting mosques, while the majority of them were committed by right-wing extremists or neo-Nazi groups.

Germany has experienced a rise in racism and anti-Muslim hatred in recent years, as the country has the second-largest Muslim population in Western Europe after France.

According to Neuer Osnabrücker Zeitung, at least 901 Islamophobic attacks were recorded in Germany in 2020, a 2% rise compared to the previous year in which the Interior Ministry recorded 884 crimes that would be considered Islamophobic.

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