An alleged far-right plot led by a German aristocrat to overthrow the state that sought the backing of the Russian government has been thwarted in Germany, after a series of dawn raids across the country. Russia’s embassy in Berlin denied any Russian state involvement in the group. He and Heinrich XIII had founded a “terrorist organisation last year with the goal of overturning the existing state order in Germany”, prosecutors said. Along with detentions in Germany, prosecutors said one person was detained in the Austrian ski-resort of Kitzbühel and another in Italy. Italian police confirmed the arrest around Wednesday lunchtime of a 64-year-old former German army officer connected to the group.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2022 13:01 UTC