The mayor of a German city has spoken of 'terror on the streets' of his city after far-right thugs ran

riot in scenes
reminiscent of the anti-Semitic Kristallnacht attacks in 1938.
Burkhard Jung, mayor of Leipzig, has condemned the 'naked violence that took place' after doner kebab fast food
restaurants were destroyed, cars were set ablaze and shop windows were smashed by around 250 hooligans of
LEGIDA - the local branch of PEGIDA, an anti-migrant, anti-EU organization - on Monday night.
The rampage in Leipzig evoked memories of the wave of violence against Jews that erupted across Nazi Germany
and parts of Austria on November 9,

On Monday, hundreds of anti-refugee rioters caused chaos in Leipzig after a demonstration where they called for
asylum seekers to be deported and their nation's borders closed.
The right-wingers broke away from a largely peaceful march in the eastern city to trash the suburb of Connewitz.
At one point the demonstrators, who threw fireworks at police, attempted to build a barricade in a main street with
signs and torn up paving stones before they were dispersed.
Firemen had to tackle a blaze in the attic of one building set alight by a wayward rocket fired by the rioters. A bus
carrying leftist pro-asylum demonstrators was also attacked and seriously damaged.
'It was naked violence that took place here, nothing more,' Jung said. 'That has been established and there must be
consequences.'
Police said they have identified and arrested 211 of the crowd of right-wing hooligans, many of them with criminal
records for violence.
'This was a serious breach of the peace,' said a police spokesman, confirming that several police officers were
injured in the clashes triggered by simmering anger over the New Year's Eve mass sex attacks against women in
Cologne and several other German cities.

The violence in Leipzig followed on from weekend attacks in Cologne by a vigiliante mob which used the social
networking site Facebook to marshall young men - rockers, bodybuilders and club bouncers - to go on a 'manhunt' for
immigrants.
Two Pakistani men were hospitalized and a third Syrian man was lightly injured before a stiff police presence on the
streets thwarted further attacks.
It is unclear what their condition is although the police are looking to press charges of 'serious bodily harm' against
their attackers who kicked, beat and abused them verbally.
The Express said the Facebook vigilante groups had promised an 'orderly clean up' of the old town centre in their
'manhunt.'
Police confirmed one Syrian man was also hurt in an attack on Sunday, which took place just 20 minutes after the
first, but is believed to have been carried out by a separate group of five men.
German police say the number of criminal complaints filed after the events on New Year's Eve in Cologne has risen
to 516 - 40 per cent relating to allegations of sexual assault.
MAPPED: Shocking march of the
far-right across Europe as
migration fears reach fever pitch
FAR-RIGHT parties are on the march across Europe as the unprecedented migrant crisis
gripping the continent fuels a surge in support for nationalist movements.

By NICK GUTTERIDGE

This shocking map shows how anti-immigration campaigners have enjoyed huge gains in this year's
elections, whilst thousands have taken to the streets to protest against the overwhelming influx of
migrants and refugees.

From Greece to Germany and Switzerland to Sweden, far-right protestors and parties have stormed
the mainstream of European politics as voters rebel against years of predominantly socialist rule.

In France Marine Le Pen's controversial Front National came within a whisker of winning
control over swathes of the country, whilst the traditionally liberal societies of Scandinavia
turned their backs on moderates amid unprecedented migratory pressure.

As 2015 draws to a close, Express.co.uk has taken a look at the worrying shift towards the far-
right and the inept responses of mainstream politicians which could see the continent once more
gripped by fear and intolerance.
AUSTRIA: Any mention of far-right politics carries dark historical connotations for the Austrians as
the nation gave birth to Adolf Hitler.

But extremist politicians have benefited from a surge in support largely due to the ongoing migrant
crisis. Austria has been overwhelmed by the flow of migrants in 2015, with hundreds of thousands of
people arriving on its borders seeking passage to a better life in neighbouring Germany.

The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has stepped into the chaotic political vacuum that has ensued,
quietly but confidently positioning itself as a protector of Austria's heritage and borders against the
tide of refugees. In late September the party stormed to success in local elections, doubling its share
of the vote to more than 30% and securing 18 seats in Upper Austria, second only to the ruling
regional conservatives.

In early October the FPO continued its meteoric rise, giving the socialist mayor of Vienna a major
scar, securing nearly a third of the vote in what is traditionally one of Europe's most liberal capitals.
They have also consistently performed well in national opinion polls this year, with most carried out
since May showing the far-right party in the lead - some by as many as 10 points.

The next Austrian general election will take place by the end of 2018 and the mainstream parties are
now facing a major battle to keep the far-right FPO out of power.

DENMARK: The far-right Danish People's Party (DF) has been so successful in recent elections that
it now has the balance of power and could topple the Danish coalition government. The party
finished second in June's general election after securing 21% of the vote and 37 seats in the
country's 179-seat parliament.

Leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl eventually opted to form a ruling coalition with the conservatives, but
has recently threatened to "topple" the government by pulling out if there is any attempt to soften its
stance on immigration. The head of the deposed Social Democrats has called for a compromise over
Denmark's tough immigration laws, but the DF is so powerful that now seems extremely unlikely.

The party, founded in 1995, campaigns against mass migration and multiculturalism, with former
leader Pia Kjrsgaard stating that she did "not want Denmark as a multiethnic, multicultural society".
In 2010 it proposed a complete ban on all immigrants from outside Europe, excluding refugees in
need of shelter.

The rise of the far-right in Denmark mirrors a similar situation in other Scandinavian countries, which
are sparsely populated and critics say are ill-suited to take in huge numbers of migrants from the
Middle East.