German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.
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Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.
Las autoridades alemanas han puesto en marcha a primera hora de la mañana del miércoles un amplio operativo de redadas en casi todo el país con la mira ... ([elpais.com](https://elpais.com/internacional/2026-05-06/alemania-lanza-redadas-en-12-de-los-16-estados-federados-contra-jovenes-neonazis.html?utm_source=openai))
Más de 600 policías llevan a cabo este miércoles registros en alrededor de cincuenta inmuebles en casi toda Alemania contra un total de 36 presuntos neonazis por pertenencia a organización criminal, según informó la Fiscalía Federal General. ([swissinfo.ch](https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/redadas-en-alemania-contra-36-presuntos-neonazis-por-pertenencia-a-organizaci%C3%B3n-criminal/91371096?utm_source=openai))
German police launched raids in several west German cities targeting suspected right-wing extremists. The operations in eight cities across the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia were directed against the group called 'Jung und Stark' ('Young and Strong'). German’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, was also involved in the investigation. ([aa.com.tr](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/police-raid-suspected-neo-nazis-in-8-german-cities/3928443?utm_source=openai))
German police conducted raids targeting individuals suspected of involvement in far-right criminal youth groups, including 'Jung & Stark' and 'Deutsche Jugend Voran', across 12 states, mainly in the east and south of Germany. No arrests were made during the operation, which involved over 600 federal and state police officers. The groups are accused of organizing violence through social media and forming nationwide networks. Authorities are concerned about the rise of neo-Nazi youth groups and their activities. ([aol.com](https://www.aol.com/articles/german-police-raid-neo-nazi-113547883.html?utm_source=openai))
Mit einer Razzia in zwölf Bundesländern ist der Generalbundesanwalt gegen 36 junge mutmaßliche Rechtsextremisten vorgegangen. Sie sollen wichtige Mitglieder der Gruppen 'Jung & Stark' oder 'Deutsche Jugend voran' beziehungsweise 'Neue Deutsche Welle' sein, wie die Karlsruher Behörde mitteilte. In sozialen Medien und bei Treffen der Gruppierungen wird demnach zu Gewalttaten gegen politische Gegner und vermeintlich Pädophile aufgerufen. ([n-tv.de](https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Polizei-durchsucht-Neonazi-Zellen-in-Zwoelf-Bundeslaendern-id30790487.html?utm_source=openai))
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