A German neo-Nazi cell that waged a racist killing spree over a period of seven years without being detected by the authorities may have had a far bigger network of supporters than initially thought.
Security officials have compiled a list of 129 people who are suspected of helping the group, accused of murdering eight ethnic Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007, according to Bild newspaper on Sunday.
The existence of the cell, which called itself the Nationalist Socialist Underground (NSU), only came to light by chance in late 2011 after two members committed suicide in the aftermath of a botched bank robbery and a female accomplice set fire to an apartment used by the gang.
Germans, burdened by their Nazi past, were horrified by the revelations. Chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly apologised to the families of the murder victims.
Until now, officials have put the blame on a very small group, based in the eastern city of Zwickau. Full story...
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Security officials have compiled a list of 129 people who are suspected of helping the group, accused of murdering eight ethnic Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007, according to Bild newspaper on Sunday.
The existence of the cell, which called itself the Nationalist Socialist Underground (NSU), only came to light by chance in late 2011 after two members committed suicide in the aftermath of a botched bank robbery and a female accomplice set fire to an apartment used by the gang.
Germans, burdened by their Nazi past, were horrified by the revelations. Chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly apologised to the families of the murder victims.
Until now, officials have put the blame on a very small group, based in the eastern city of Zwickau. Full story...
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