The German government on Wednesday announced a ban against the Artgemeinschaft Nazi group, raiding dozens of apartments associated with its members. Photo by Friedemann Vogel/EPA-EFE Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Germany Wednesday banned the group Artgemeinschaft in a continued crackdown on Nazi organizations. The interior ministry announced that police conducted raids on 26 apartments, 39 members of the group and the organization's premises in 12 German states. Advertisement "With the 'Artgemeinschaft' we are banning a cult-like, deeply racist and anti-Semitic association," said Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in a statement. "This is another hard blow against right-wing extremism and against the...