Four suspected right-wing extremists have been arrested after police conducted early morning raids. Banned neo-Nazi groups were the focus of the operation.
Highlights
- Authorities searched the residences of 50 suspected right-wing extremists on Wednesday.
- Four suspects are believed to be leaders of “Atomwaffen Division” and “Knockout 51” The raids began in the early morning and the neo-Nazi groups were the main focus.
- Authorities searched homes of 50 suspects and 11 other locations were also searched.
- The state prosecutor’s office is investigating 10 suspected members of the group, five of whom were targeted by Wednesday’s raids.
- Authorities were aware of the groups’ presence in Germany by the end of the decade.
- The National Socialist Underground (NSU) murdered ten people between 2000 and 2007.