Germany bans Hammerskins neo-Nazi group, conducts nationwide raids

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Berlin (dpa) - German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has banned the extreme far-right group Hammerskins Germany, a move prepared for over a year with help from US authorities, her ministry said on Tuesday.
An organization affiliated with the group called Crew 38 as well as Hammerskin's regional branches are also affected by the ban.
Around 700 police officers raided the flats of suspected members in 10 German states, including Berlin and Bavaria, in the early hours of the morning, the ministry ...