European Neo-Nazis Plotting Anti-Muslim Actions on Eve of World Cup

Serious security threats from European far-right groups are dogging the World Soccer Championship in Germany less than three months from its opening, reported Italy's La Repubblica and Germany's Der Tagesspiegel and Der Spiegel.

The two dailies reported that neo-Nazi groups from across Europe in March convened in a secret meeting in the Austrian town of Braunau, birthplace of Adolf Hitler. The meeting planned violent actions to turn the world-renowned athletic event into a launching pad for fascist actions against Muslims immigrants and raise the public profile of the neo-fascist movement.

Among the actions discussed there were marches supporting Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been accused of calling for the state of Israel to be wiped off the face of the world and denying the Holocaust. Dubbed "Freedom Speech Rallies," the protests will be held in Leipzig, Nuremberg, Berlin and the Ruhr Valley's city of Gelsenkirchen. These cities, beginning on June 9, will host many of the cup's games and attract television coverage from all over the world.

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