New Militant Group Torches Cash Machines in Frankfurt (left wing violence)

Spiegel ^ | 11/12/2009

[markomalley]

A previously unknown militant group claims to be behind a series of arson attacks on banks in Frankfurt over the past two weeks. Police are still hunting for leads to the elusive group, while commentators are drawing links with Germany's notorious terrorist group the Red Army Faction.

Until two weeks ago no one had heard of the Bewegung Morgenlicht. But now, they have thrust themselves onto the police's radar with a number of attacks on banks in Frankfurt.

Two Saturdays ago, militants threw a petrol-soaked cloth into a Dresdner Bank foyer, setting fire to a cash machine. Just 24 hours later, a machine belonging to Deutsche Bank was torched in another part of the city. Total damages amounted to €110,000 ($165,000). No one was hurt in the attacks, but the fire department helped 10 people evacuate from the building above the Deutsche Bank blaze.

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The arson attacks in Frankfurt follow a recent rise in left-wing crime in Berlin. A total of 190 cars have now been torched on the streets of the German capital this year alone. According to a government report into leftist violence, released on Wednesday, leftwing groups were, on average, charged with around twice as many criminal acts than their right-wing counterparts over the past six years. During the presentation of the report, Berlin's state Interior Minister Ehrhart Körting (SPD) accused politicians from the far-left Left Party of not being vocal enough in their criticism of criminality among leftist militants.

[markomalley]

So at least they acknowledge in Germany that left-wing groups are more violent than right wing groups.

Wonder when our government will acknowledge this obvious truth? (not holding my breath)

[Rummenigge]

I beg you a pardon ?

This ‘group’ incinerated a spray can with butane in it near to an atm.

This is a standard met and exceeded by the usual youtube content of a day.

[darkside321]

So at least they acknowledge in Germany that left-wing groups are more violent than right wing groups.

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well i don´t know if extreme left wing groups are more violent than extreme right wing groups in germany in generall. but at least left wing “terrorism” has a long history in germany. anyone remeber RAF?

[17th Miss Regt]

anyone remember RAF?

I assume that you mean the Red Army Faction, not the Royal Air Force.

[markomalley]

well i don´t know if extreme left wing groups are more violent than extreme right wing groups in germany in generall. but at least left wing “terrorism” has a long history in germany. anyone remeber RAF?

Yeah, I was at the Rhein Main AB headquarters building back in 1985. So I sure do. (Don't know about anybody else)

[darkside321]

*lol* yep! you nailed it.

[darkside321]

yeah those left wing terrorists have been responsible for many terror acts and killings in germany. as far as i remember a US soldier was killed too in a terror attack on a US air force base in 1985.

[17th Miss Regt]

Note that there may still be a few people in Frankfurt that regard the Royal Air Force as terrorists for bombing Frankfurt, but they are gewnerally very old and that bombing was in a declared war. I suppose that is a matter of perspective...

[darkside321]

Yeah, I was at the Rhein Main AB headquarters building back in 1985...

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yesus christ. i deffinitely need more coffe :-) of course the terror act i posted actually was on “your” airbase.
*lol*

[darkside321]

Note that there may still be a few people in Frankfurt that regard the Royal Air Force as terrorists for bombing Frankfurt, but they are gewnerally very old and that bombing was in a declared war. I suppose that is a matter of perspective...

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i agree. well i guess the carped bombing of cities would be seen as a terror act under our current ROE and laws about general warfare. but then again this have been different times and to be fair the germans would have done exactly the same if they had the chance.