This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/373668-germany-explosives-police-detain/
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| German police seize 155kg of explosives, detain 2 men with possible links to right-wing terror group | German police seize 155kg of explosives, detain 2 men with possible links to right-wing terror group |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| German police have seized 155 kilograms of explosives and an improvised explosive device marked with a swastika and SS signs while detaining two men with suspected neo-Nazi connections, according to news agency DPA, citing the local prosecutor’s office. | German police have seized 155 kilograms of explosives and an improvised explosive device marked with a swastika and SS signs while detaining two men with suspected neo-Nazi connections, according to news agency DPA, citing the local prosecutor’s office. |
| The explosives were found at a private flat in Lauterecken in western German, DPA reported on Saturday. A local prosecutor’s office said the discovery came after the arrest of two suspects reportedly belonging to a neo-Nazi group called the ‘Oldschool Society’ on December 29. | The explosives were found at a private flat in Lauterecken in western German, DPA reported on Saturday. A local prosecutor’s office said the discovery came after the arrest of two suspects reportedly belonging to a neo-Nazi group called the ‘Oldschool Society’ on December 29. |
| In addition to the explosives, investigators found an improvised explosive device bearing a swastika and SS runes, according to the prosecutors. | In addition to the explosives, investigators found an improvised explosive device bearing a swastika and SS runes, according to the prosecutors. |
| The suspects, aged 18 and 24, both denied all charges, describing themselves as “amateur pyrotechnicians” and claiming the explosives were meant to be used during New Year Eve’s celebrations. |