04:17Leaders from the nationalist Alternative For Germany (AfD) party took aim at the government's Nord Stream inquiry and 'uncontrolled migration', during a rally in Dresden on Thursday ahead of local elections.
"Our infrastructure is being destroyed by so-called friends, and we, our federal government, are standing there and shrugging our shoulders," claimed AfD MP and lead spokesperson Tino Chrupalla, referring to the attacks on the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Nord Streams carrying gas from Russia to Germany were damaged by explosions in 2022. This month, German media claimed prosecutors had identified a Ukrainian diving instructor, allegedly part of a team planting the explosives - and had issued a warrant for his arrest in Poland.
However, Warsaw stated that he had left the country, and claimed Berlin had failed to add his name to the 'wanted' list.
Meanwhile AfD MP Alice Weidel claimed her party was against "every form of extremism. We are against right-wing extremism, against Islamism; we are against left-wing terrorism. And when we are in government, we will ban Antifa as a terrorist organisation."
She also added that there should be: "no German soldiers, no sons, no fathers, no weapons in this Ukraine."
One supporter, Norbert, claimed the "main political problems in Germany are certainly uncontrolled migration and uncontrolled immigration"
"I am not stressing immigration in general, but rather uncontrolled immigration," he underlined.
The AfD has called for tougher controls. Three people were killed and eight injured during a mass stabbing at Friday's 'Festival of Diversity' in the city. The authorities confirmed a Syrian asylum seeker had charged with the attack. Subsequently, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a crackdown and faster deportations.
The event also saw counter-protesters holding banners reading 'school students against the right, 'F*ck Nazis' and ''We against the shift to the right and hate populism'.
The AfD is currently surging in the polls and could win big as three east German states vote next month. Saxony is voting on September 1.
'Our infrastructure is being destroyed by our so-called friends!' - AfD rally condemns Nord Stream latest, 'uncontrolled migration' following Solingen
Leaders from the nationalist Alternative For Germany (AfD) party took aim at the government's Nord Stream inquiry and 'uncontrolled migration', during a rally in Dresden on Thursday ahead of local elections.
"Our infrastructure is being destroyed by so-called friends, and we, our federal government, are standing there and shrugging our shoulders," claimed AfD MP and lead spokesperson Tino Chrupalla, referring to the attacks on the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Nord Streams carrying gas from Russia to Germany were damaged by explosions in 2022. This month, German media claimed prosecutors had identified a Ukrainian diving instructor, allegedly part of a team planting the explosives - and had issued a warrant for his arrest in Poland.
However, Warsaw stated that he had left the country, and claimed Berlin had failed to add his name to the 'wanted' list.
Meanwhile AfD MP Alice Weidel claimed her party was against "every form of extremism. We are against right-wing extremism, against Islamism; we are against left-wing terrorism. And when we are in government, we will ban Antifa as a terrorist organisation."
She also added that there should be: "no German soldiers, no sons, no fathers, no weapons in this Ukraine."
One supporter, Norbert, claimed the "main political problems in Germany are certainly uncontrolled migration and uncontrolled immigration"
"I am not stressing immigration in general, but rather uncontrolled immigration," he underlined.
The AfD has called for tougher controls. Three people were killed and eight injured during a mass stabbing at Friday's 'Festival of Diversity' in the city. The authorities confirmed a Syrian asylum seeker had charged with the attack. Subsequently, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a crackdown and faster deportations.
The event also saw counter-protesters holding banners reading 'school students against the right, 'F*ck Nazis' and ''We against the shift to the right and hate populism'.
The AfD is currently surging in the polls and could win big as three east German states vote next month. Saxony is voting on September 1.
Leaders from the nationalist Alternative For Germany (AfD) party took aim at the government's Nord Stream inquiry and 'uncontrolled migration', during a rally in Dresden on Thursday ahead of local elections.
"Our infrastructure is being destroyed by so-called friends, and we, our federal government, are standing there and shrugging our shoulders," claimed AfD MP and lead spokesperson Tino Chrupalla, referring to the attacks on the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Nord Streams carrying gas from Russia to Germany were damaged by explosions in 2022. This month, German media claimed prosecutors had identified a Ukrainian diving instructor, allegedly part of a team planting the explosives - and had issued a warrant for his arrest in Poland.
However, Warsaw stated that he had left the country, and claimed Berlin had failed to add his name to the 'wanted' list.
Meanwhile AfD MP Alice Weidel claimed her party was against "every form of extremism. We are against right-wing extremism, against Islamism; we are against left-wing terrorism. And when we are in government, we will ban Antifa as a terrorist organisation."
She also added that there should be: "no German soldiers, no sons, no fathers, no weapons in this Ukraine."
One supporter, Norbert, claimed the "main political problems in Germany are certainly uncontrolled migration and uncontrolled immigration"
"I am not stressing immigration in general, but rather uncontrolled immigration," he underlined.
The AfD has called for tougher controls. Three people were killed and eight injured during a mass stabbing at Friday's 'Festival of Diversity' in the city. The authorities confirmed a Syrian asylum seeker had charged with the attack. Subsequently, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a crackdown and faster deportations.
The event also saw counter-protesters holding banners reading 'school students against the right, 'F*ck Nazis' and ''We against the shift to the right and hate populism'.
The AfD is currently surging in the polls and could win big as three east German states vote next month. Saxony is voting on September 1.