Militant group’s ideology ‘characterised by racist, anti-Semitic and partially apocalyptic ideas’, says German interior ministry
Militant group’s ideology ‘characterised by racist, anti-Semitic and partially apocalyptic ideas’, says interior ministry
“Our security authorities have thus thwarted at an early stage militant coup plans by right-wing terrorists, who were longing for a Day X to attack people and our state with armed force,” interior minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement.“Reichsbürger” movement was exposed in 2022 "It is a militant group of 15 to 20 individuals whose ideology is characterised by racist, anti-Semitic and partially apocalyptic ideas," the statement added.
Those arrested include four suspected founding members, identified as suspected ringleader Jörg S, as well as Jörn S, Karl K and Norman T.The eight face charges of participating in a domestic terrorist organisation.
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