German police arrest 25 over far-right plot to overthrow government
12/7/22
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from The Washington Post,
12/7/22:
German authorities on Wednesday arrested 25 people suspected of plotting to use armed force to storm parliament and violently overthrow the state, marking one of the country’s largest-ever raids targeting right-wing extremists.
Those arrested included a 71-year-old German aristocrat, a former lawmaker from the right-wing Alternative for Germany party and at least one former armed forces member, according to the public prosecutor and officials.
The majority are German nationals accused of being part of a “terrorist organization,” according to the prosecutor’s statement. Three others — including a Russian national — were detained on suspicion of being supporters.
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