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On April 12th, a terror-attack against the team of one of the major German soccer clubs, BVB, was reported by several news agencies. The attack was carried out with three bombs, enclosed by metal bolts for maximum damage. Luckily, only one player was injured at his hand. Some clumsy letters found at the scene pointed to an Islamic background, another equally clumsy pamphlet pointed to the left-wing, but due to the bad spelling and grammar was immediately suspected to be a false flag, potentially set by some right-wing extremist.
As evident by the links above, the media happily picked up the Islamic theme; the German right-wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, alternative for Germany) also happily embraced the opportunity.
Turns out, the actual background seems to be a completely different one, neither political nor religious: The BVB is in the stock market. The perpetrator bought "put" options and tried to kill as many team-members as possible to make a fortune when the stocks would plummet.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Soylentbob on Monday April 24 2017, @08:04AM
Every morning we wonder: Do we get bombed, shot at or run over from the left, from the right, from the Middle East? Or do we get liqudated by accident because we have the same car as a local small time gangster or live in the same street as a gang member from a "motorcycle club"?
Not sure if you are being sarcastic, or maybe just have other experiences then me. I live in Germany, and the extend of left-wing terrorism I saw the past couple of years is usually limited to setting a car on fire or spraying some evil communist graffiti. Generally, I don't need to wonder every day what will kill me now. I'm more concerned about big companies ruining everything for mankind instead of some idiots killing me and my next of kin in a small-scale crime.