Germany arrests far-right suspects, ex-soldiers over coup plot

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Police officers work during a raid in Berlin, Germany, on December 07, 2022. Twenty-five suspects were arrested after coordinated raids in 11 federal states, including Thuringia, Hesse and Lower Saxony, the Federal Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The majority of the suspects were supporters of the far-right Reichsburger movement, and they formed a terror group last year to overthrow the democratic, constitutional system in Germany, the prosecutors said. In the large-scale raids, 3,000 security officers conducted searches at houses and offices of more than 50 suspects to gather evidence, and authorities seized various documents and electronic devices.A former soldier of Germany's elite KSK special forces unit, and several reservists of the Bundeswehr, German army, were among the suspects.âââââââ (Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)