German state of Bavaria bans neo-Nazi group operating in region, conducts searches
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Authorities in the German state of Bavaria say they have banned a neo-Nazi group that operated in the region.
The state interior ministry said it banned the Free Network South group on Wednesday and accused it of pursuing the "anti-constitutional endeavors" of an organization that was banned a decade ago, the Franconian Action Front.
Officials searched a property in the small town of Regnitzlosau in northern Bavaria where, the ministry said, an outfit called Final Resistance Mail Order supported the group's activities.
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Bavarian authorities didn't immediately give details on the size of the group and its activities.
Along with other state governments, Bavaria is seeking a ban on Germany's biggest far-right party, the National Democratic Party. Germany's highest court is considering the case.