Radicalization via social media: Villach and Solingen in the crosshairs!
Radicalization via social media: Villach and Solingen in the crosshairs!
A terrifying case of violence has frightened Austria and Germany: In Villach, Austria, a 23-year-old Syrian attacked a group of people with a folding knife and fatally injured a 14-year-old. The perpetrator, Ahmad G., had radicalized on social media and was apparently a fan of extremist content on Tiktok. An IS flag was found during a search of his apartment, which brought the investigators to the conclusion that his attack had a terrorist motive. In addition, it turned out that Ahmad G. was not classified as an extremist threat, which the security authorities put into explanation, as the "crown" reported.
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A little later there was a similar incident in Solingen, Germany. A 26-year-old Syrian, especially Issa Al H., faced a brutal knife attack during a police city festival. Three people were killed and eight seriously injured. The terrorist militia is complained about the crime and described the attacker as one of its "soldiers", which underlines the worrying developments in dealing with radicalization by the Internet. According to the NZZ, experts are already speaking of a “tictocization of Islamism”, whereby social media serve as central platforms for the spread of extremist ideologies.The North Rhine-Westphalian Interior Minister Herbert Reul expressed concerns about the increasing threat of Islamist terror, which is particularly promoted by modern, digital channels. The protection of the constitution observes over 2600 extremist Salafists in North Rhine-Westphalia, and it is feared that more and more young people are getting in the beginning of hate preachers. The circumstances of the two incidents make it clear that the authorities are encountering new challenges, while more and more assassins are striking out of the shadow of the anonymity of the Internet. Investigations in both cases are still underway, and the security authorities are under pressure to develop effective measures to combat radicalization, while warnings from politics are becoming increasingly louder.
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