The number of neo-Nazi incidents in West Germany has increased dramatically, Interior Minister Gerhard Blum said in a radio interview Monday, and the number of and membership in neo-Nazi organizations has also increased sharply. According to Blum, about 1800 neo-Nazi incidents were reported in 1980 compared to 1500 in 1979 and fewer than 1000 in 1978.
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