Anti-Islamist PEGIDA rally in Dresden called off after threat

The anti-immigration group PEGIDA cancelled plans for a rally in Dresden on the 19 January 2015, seemingly after threats against the main organizer, Lutz Bachmann. This followed considerable international attention on the group.

German police arrested two people in Berlin on the 16 January 2015 following raids on numerous properties linked to radical Islamic Salafists. The searches began shortly after Belgium police had killed two men in a similar police operation.

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ESO: Background information: Thousands of PEGIDA supporters march in Dresden and other German cities http://www.europeansources.info/record/thousands-of-pegida-supporters-march-in-dresden-and-other-german-cities/

BBC News, 18.01.15: Germany 'anti-Islamisation' Pegida rally cancelled http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30870423

Deutsche Welle, 16.01.15: Foreign intelligence warnings of militant attacks on Berlin, Dresden train stations http://dw.de/p/1ELvw

Deutsche Welle, 16.01.15: Arrests as German police raid Islamists on suspicion of terrorism in Berlin http://dw.de/p/1ELTy

ESO: Background information: Foiled Belgium terror attacks fuel fears of radical Islam in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/foiled-belgium-terror-attacks-fuel-fears-of-radical-islam-in-europe/

The Local.de, 18.01.15: Anti-Islam group cancels rally over 'IS death threat' http://www.thelocal.de/20150118/german-anti-islam-group-cancels-rally-over-is-death-threat

The Guardian, 18.01.15: Pegida rally in Dresden cancelled after threat made against its founder http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/18/pegida-rally-dresden-cancelled-terrorist-threat-founder

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 19.01.15: Police ban Pegida rally in Dresden http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER156851-Police-ban-Pegida-rally-in-Dresden

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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