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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kate Connolly

Germany bans 1,700-strong ‘rocker’ gang for violent crime links

United Tribuns members commemorate a man killed by a member of rival club Hells Angels in Leipzig in 2016.
United Tribuns members commemorate a man killed by a member of rival club Hells Angels in Leipzig in 2016. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy

A group of male “rockers” has been banned by Germany’s interior ministry over its links to violence and organised crime.

Police raided 50 addresses on Tuesday morning connected to the group of rockers – a subculture of leather-clad bikers and others who often flout the law – which is believed to have about 1,700 members.

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