Seven alleged members of the German far-left militant group Antifa Ost go on trial on Tuesday accused of attacks targeting rightwing extremists that earned them the nickname “Hammer Gang”.

The US this month designated Antifa Ost as a terrorist group along with several other European far-left and anarchist groups.

German prosecutors say the group was behind attacks on targets in Germany and Hungary between 2018 and 2023. The owner of a restaurant in the central state of Thuringia that served as a meeting point for rightwing activists is alleged to have been attacked twice. Some of the suspects also allegedly targeted presumed rightwing extremists with hammers, leaving some severely injured.

The trial of the six men and one woman is expected to run until July 2026 in the eastern city

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