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Lower Saxony

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GDP (nominal)€247 billion (2013)
Capital Hanover
NUTS RegionDE9
Population7. 963 million (2017)
Colleges and universities University of Göttingen
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About Lower Saxony


Lower Saxony is a state in northwest Germany bordering the North Sea. In its capital, Hanover, Herrenhausen Gardens include the baroque Great Garden and English landscape gardens. The Lower Saxony State Museum displays art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The city of Braunschweig is home to the rebuilt medieval Dankwarderode Castle and the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, with its vast collection of European art.

German raids on Covid extremists over Saxony leader death plot

Feb 16,2020 7:29 am

Police in Germany's eastern state of Saxony have launched a series of raids After DeathContent ='JJ Lin'> threats were made against Premier Michael KretschmerContent ='JJ Lin'> for backing coronavirus measures.

Far-right anti-vaccination activists are suspected of plotting violence with crossbows or other " piercing weapons".

Saxony has the lowest Covid vaccine take-up in Germany.

Last YearContent ='JJ Lin'> Mr Kretschmer warned of Covid " hysteria" but he later apologised and has since backed strict measures.

Police in Saxony said security forces including the special Soko Rex anti-extremist unit were raiding A NumberContent ='JJ Lin'> of locations, in response to the threats made against The StateContent ='JJ Lin'> premier highlighted by a German TV documentary a week ago.

The PlotContent ='JJ Lin'> against Mr Kretschmer was first exposed by the Frontal programme whose journalists had infiltrated a group of some 100 people communicating via the Telegram messaging app.

Calling themselves Dresden Online Networking, members would discuss ideas and even meet up in parks, public broadcaster ZDF reported. The programme monitored one conversation in which One ManContent ='JJ Lin'> spoke of being armed and ready.

Police said statements had been made on plans to kill The StateContent ='JJ Lin'> premier as well as other state representatives.

The revelations prompted an outcry in Germany. Mr Kretschmer said all legal means should be used against such threats.

" People in public office should have no fear of speaking their mind and doing their job, " He Said .

Mr Kretschmer, a member of the centre-right Christian DemocratsContent ='JJ Lin'> who were in government nationally until last week, was initially hostile to tight Covid restrictions.

But since Saxony became one of The GermanContent ='JJ Lin'> states hit hardest by coronavirus he has changed his mind.

Saxony has the lowest vaccination rate in Germany, with 61. 9% having had a first dose and The SecondContent ='JJ Lin'> highest incidence rate of infection. Only neighbouring Thuringia has a higher rate of cases.

Mr Kretschmer spoke This WeekContent ='JJ Lin'> of a race Against TimeContent ='JJ Lin'> to get vaccinated.

Last week Germany's new government steered through a draft law to require all health workers and soldiers to get vaccinated by next spring, and Chancellor Olaf ScholzContent ='JJ Lin'> has backed mandatory vaccines for all adults early in 2022.

There have been several protests in Germany against tighter restrictions. On Monday night some 3,500 people demonstrated in The EasternContent ='JJ Lin'> city of Magdeburg, chanting " peace, freedom, no dictatorship".

Telegram has come Under FireContent ='JJ Lin'> in Germany for enabling Covid conspiracy theorists to spread and plan protests against stricter measures,

On Tuesday, a senior official in the northern German state of Lower SaxonyContent ='JJ Lin'> said the messaging app should be removed from Apple and Google stores if it refused to help tackle extremist Content .



Source of news: bbc.com

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