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German Interior Minister Plans Tough Security
Details of the incident indicate that a car ran over a crowd in the center of Berlin near the Mím celebrations. The attack resulted in one death and about 30 injuries. The suspect was shot and killed by authorities. Officials confirmed that the 21-year-old suspect was allegedly linked to "extremist Islamic currents" and had previously been sentenced in May for attempting to join ISIS in Syria, though he was not imprisoned. The incident quickly became a tool for launching a widespread hate campaign by far-right figures, who exploited it to stigmatize Islam, spread racist rhetoric, and promote theories about a "demographic invasion." They went beyond the scope of the investigation to frame the attack as part of a clash of civilizations, circulating misleading figures and information about the Islamic presence and internal security in Germany. They also heightened the threat level of far-right extremism, which saw a 17% increase in the number of extremists linked to violence, while the number of extremists associated with Islam declined. Additionally, the hate speech campaigns involved international voices known for their hostility toward Islam, organized and coordinated with suspicious accounts from various countries, aiming to spread the narrative and increase tensions. They used unreliable data, old images, and misleading information to fuel anti-Muslim hostility in Germany and Europe overall.
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