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Police Probe Vandalism at Far-Right ‘Der Dritte Weg’ Office in Wittstock

The case signals growing local strain as the group expands its footprint in Brandenburg.

Overview

  • Police opened an investigation after an unknown man threw stones that damaged the office windows, which did not break.
  • Officers have not determined the amount of property damage.
  • The citizen office opened only weeks earlier and is the group’s first owned property in Brandenburg, the Interior Ministry said.
  • The Interior Ministry said it expects the party to seek more properties and set up more local bases in the state.
  • The group is classified as a right-wing extremist organization with an ethnonationalist ideology and is monitored by Brandenburg’s domestic intelligence service.