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Police Warn of 2,500 Left-Wing Extremists Targeting AfD Congress

A leaked police assessment says radical activists are expected to hide among thousands of demonstrators as authorities prepare one of the biggest security operations in Thuringia’s history.

German police are preparing for one of the largest security operations in Thuringia’s history ahead of the Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) federal party congress in Erfurt this weekend after an internal threat assessment warning of an elevated risk of violence.

The assessment, obtained by Apollo News, states that police expect most protesters to come from left-wing organisations, civil society groups, and trade unions.

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