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Judi Lynn

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Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:32 AM Jan 2017

German man, 51, charged in alleged far-right attack plot

Source: Associated Press

German man, 51, charged in alleged far-right attack plot
Updated 10:16 am, Thursday, January 26, 2017


BERLIN (AP) — German federal prosecutors say they've charged a second man with suspected involvement in a far-right extremist group that wanted to attack police, asylum-seekers and Jews.

The 51-year-old German man, identified only as Thiemo B. in accordance with privacy regulations, was charged Thursday with breaking weapons laws and helping to form a terrorist organization.

The man was picked up Wednesday in a series of raids along with the alleged ringleader, a 66-year-old who has been charged with incitement.

Prosecutors say Thiemo B. possessed explosives, weapons and ammunition that were seized as evidence.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/German-man-51-charged-in-alleged-far-right-10885964.php

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German man, 51, charged in alleged far-right attack plot (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2017 OP
Ah, the Trump effect. tenorly Jan 2017 #1
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