Photo: DPAGerman police Wednesday made two arrests, seized guns and shot dead a Doberman attack dog in coordinated raids against the far-right "Reichsbürger" or "Citizens of the Reich" movement, they said. Officers also made two arrests of movement members on unrelated charges - a 53-year-old suspect, who was injured in a struggle, and his wife, 52, who was said to be in shock. "Police were forced to shoot dead an aggressive Doberman for their own safety," police added in their statement. Several Reichsbürger have opened fire on police, hoarded weapons and explosives, and allegedly plotted attacks against state institutions, migrants and members of the Jewish community. Another Reichsbürger is accused of shooting dead a police officer and wounding three others during a raid to confiscate his hunting weapons in a Bavarian town in October.

Source: The Local March 09, 2017 08:15 UTC