German authorities conducted raids in six northern German states on Wednesday due to concerns that left-wing radicals were planning to disrupt a G8 summit in Heiligendamm next month. The federal prosecutor's office stated that 900 security officials searched 40 sites in Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, and Lower Saxony. The targeted individuals, who are part of the militant extreme-left scene, are suspected of forming a terrorist organization or being members of one. This organization is allegedly planning arson attacks and other actions to disrupt or prevent the G8 summit from taking place. German security officials believe this group is responsible for nine minor attacks in Hamburg and three in Berlin over the past two years, including a well-known incident last December involving the home of deputy finance minister Thomas Mirow. Earlier this year, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble cautioned about the possibility of left-wing extremists carrying out attacks during Germany's presidency of the Group of Eight (G8) club of industrialised nations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to host the leaders of seven other countries at the Heiligendamm summit, where discussions are expected to revolve around climate change, global economic coordination, and other key foreign policy issues. It is noteworthy that Germany has not seen any major left-wing violence since the disbandment of the militant Red Army Faction (RAF) in 1998, following a two-decade long campaign of killings and kidnappings.