Thursday, October 22, 2015

Police Uncover Far-Right Plot to Attack Refugee Shelters in Germany


THE TELEGRAPH: The discovery comes as a leaked police report suggests far-Right nationalists could attackc refugees as well as political leaders supportive of them

Police in Germany have uncovered a plot by far-Right extremists to attack refugee shelters using “highly dangerous explosives”, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the plot following police raids in the Bavarian town of Bamberg. Prosecutors were seeking arrest warrants against a further ten suspects.

They are believed to have been planning an attack on two government shelters for asylum-seekers in the town.

Prosecutors said they intended to throw explosives into the shelters to spread “fear and terror”. » | Justin Huggler, Berlin | Thursday, October 22, 2015