UK extremist riot: Constitutional Court sees no call for violence spilling over to Germany
**Following the far-right riots in the UK, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution currently sees no corresponding calls for violence from extremists in Germany. We are in very close exchange with our colleagues in the UK," said Silke Willems, Vice President of the Federal Office, on Monday in Cologne. "We are also monitoring the exchange about this on the internet and in social media."
The current assessment is that the escalation in the UK is being "applauded and approved of" by the local far-right scene, said Willems. However, calls to let this spill over into Germany have not yet been detected. "That's the good news at the moment," said Willems.
Far-right riots in English cities had kept the UK on edge for days. The trigger was a fatal stabbing in Southport near Liverpool, in which three girls of primary school age died and several others were injured. This led to attacks on security forces, asylum seeker accommodations, mosques, and shops. Thousands of police officers were deployed, many of whom were injured.
The far-right celebration of the riots in the UK could potentially inspire similar actions, but as of now, no such rhetoric or plans for rioting have been observed within German extremist circles. Despite the intense online and social media discussions about the UK riots, there's been no indication of rioting intentions in Germany.
