German city of Dresden declares 'Nazi emergency'

The German city of Dresden has declared on Sunday a "Nazi emergency", CNN reports, after years of "right-wing extremist, racist" activity in the city, a local councilor says.

Dresden city councilors this week passed a resolution warning that the far-right was growing in strength in the eastern German city.

Local City Councillor Max Aschenbach, who tabled the motion, told CNN the move was symbolic and would have no legal consequences, but that it served to highlight the threat posed by the far-right in Dresden.