Police in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony have launched a series of raids after death threats were made against Premier Michael Kretschmer for backing coronavirus measures.   far-right anti-vaccination activists are suspected of plotting violence with crossbows or other “piercing weapons”. Saxony has the lowest Covid vaccine take-up in Germany. Last year Mr Kretschmer warned of Covid “hysteria” but he later apologised and has since backed strict measures. Germany’s new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, told MPs on Wednesday that “this tiny minority of uninhibited extremists” would be not be allowed to impose their will on society. Police in Saxony said security forces including the special Soko Rex anti-extremist unit were raiding a number of locations, in response to the threats made against the state premier highlighted by a German TV documentary a week ago.(BBC)…[+]