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The two groups are described as international neo-Nazi networks "whose ideology is derived from the Nazi doctrine in Nazi Germany." Previously, intelligence agencies had said they had increased the level of supervision of the two groups.
Among other things, the Canadian authorities referred to attacks made by members of "Blood & Honor" in North America and Europe. She referred to the sentencing of four members of the neo-Nazi group in Florida in 2012 for the murder of two homeless men in 1998. She also referred to an arson attack on a building in the Czech Republic, mostly by Roma families been inhabited with children.
"Blood & Honor" was founded in 1987 in the UK. The organization had carried out acts of violence, including murders and bombings, on "Combat 18," said the authority.
60 groups recorded
The Canadian list of terrorist organizations lists around 60 groups from around the world. Most of them are jihadist groups. The list also includes violent nationalist groups and left-wing guerrilla groups.
Last year published annual report of the Canadian secret service CSIS is pointed to the danger of the right-wing extremist scene. Since 2014, several violent attacks have been committed by perpetrators who are influenced by right-wing extremism, according to the report.
Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced on Wednesday that he wanted to ban "Combat 18" in Germany. "Blood & Honor" has been banned in Germany since 2000.
kle / lh (afp, publicsafety.gc.ca)
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