<p>German interior minister Horst Seehofer said Friday that the police presence would be increased across the country to counter the "very high" security threat from the far-right after a gunman killed nine people in a racist attack late Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The security threat from right-wing extremism, anti-semitism and racism is very high," Seehofer said at a press conference in Berlin.</p>.<p>He also announced an "increased police presence" and "increased surveillance" at mosques, train stations, airports and borders.</p>.<p>Right-wing extremism, Seehofer said, was the "biggest security threat facing Germany", and one which had left "a trail of blood" behind it in recent months.</p>.<p>Germany has already taken several measures to combat right-wing extremism after a string of violent incidents over the last year.</p>.<p>Last June, pro-migrant politician Walter Luebcke was murdered, while October brought an attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle.</p>.<p>Suspects in both cases have ties to the far-right scene.</p>.<p>Seehofer said he was not calling for more police officers or further laws, but rather "greater use of the options already available to us".</p>.<p>Sitting to his right, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said the government would examine in detail how firearms could end up in the hands of "extremists".</p>.<p>Yet both Seehofer and Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht underlined the difficulty of detecting attackers who act alone, as the key suspect in the Hanau shootings appeared to have done.</p>.<p>"Despite all our efforts, we cannot completely rule out such terrible crimes," said Seehofer.</p>.<p>Federal police chief Holger Muench, meanwhile, warned that "around half" of those who carry out such attacks were previously unknown to the authorities.</p>
<p>German interior minister Horst Seehofer said Friday that the police presence would be increased across the country to counter the "very high" security threat from the far-right after a gunman killed nine people in a racist attack late Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The security threat from right-wing extremism, anti-semitism and racism is very high," Seehofer said at a press conference in Berlin.</p>.<p>He also announced an "increased police presence" and "increased surveillance" at mosques, train stations, airports and borders.</p>.<p>Right-wing extremism, Seehofer said, was the "biggest security threat facing Germany", and one which had left "a trail of blood" behind it in recent months.</p>.<p>Germany has already taken several measures to combat right-wing extremism after a string of violent incidents over the last year.</p>.<p>Last June, pro-migrant politician Walter Luebcke was murdered, while October brought an attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle.</p>.<p>Suspects in both cases have ties to the far-right scene.</p>.<p>Seehofer said he was not calling for more police officers or further laws, but rather "greater use of the options already available to us".</p>.<p>Sitting to his right, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said the government would examine in detail how firearms could end up in the hands of "extremists".</p>.<p>Yet both Seehofer and Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht underlined the difficulty of detecting attackers who act alone, as the key suspect in the Hanau shootings appeared to have done.</p>.<p>"Despite all our efforts, we cannot completely rule out such terrible crimes," said Seehofer.</p>.<p>Federal police chief Holger Muench, meanwhile, warned that "around half" of those who carry out such attacks were previously unknown to the authorities.</p>