Germany sees rise in far-right violence, warns of 'terrorist structures'

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany saw a sharp rise in far-right violence in 2015, a year in which it took in more than one million migrants, according to a report on Tuesday that called for concrete steps to avert the emergence of what it called "right-wing terrorist structures".

The annual report prepared by Germany's domestic intelligence agency said the number of far-right violent acts jumped to 1,408 in 2015, an increase of more than 42 percent from 990 in the previous year. The incidents included attacks against journalists and politicians and attempted murder.