Germany: Police Prevented Attack on Asylum Accommodation

According to the findings of police investigators from Saxony, a 21-year-old German allegedly equipped himself with explosives and various weapons for an attack on an asylum accommodation in Senftenberg, in eastern Brandenburg. He has been temporarily arrested and is to be brought before a judge.

Attack on Asylum Accommodation in East Germany Foiled After Tip-Off

Following an anonymous tip-off, two properties in the Meißen district (Saxony) were searched, as informed by the Dresden Public Prosecutor's Office. During the searches, explosives in the form of two spherical bombs were found, along with brass knuckles, one-handed knives, ammunition, as well as blank-firing and airsoft weapons. According to the information, the Saxony State Criminal Police Office received the tip about the attack plan on Wednesday. The searches took place on the same day. To what extent the accused is entangled in the right-wing extremist scene cannot yet be said. This is the subject of ongoing investigations, said prosecutor Patrick Pintaske upon request. The same applies to the exact explosive power of the spherical bombs. These are industrially manufactured pyrotechnics of category F4, it was stated.

During the searches, experts in combating right-wing extremist crimes were supported by the Special Operations Command SEK, forces from the mobile task force, and a group for securing and defusing explosive and incendiary devices. Officers from the riot police and the police in Brandenburg were also deployed. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, there are currently no indications that the planned act of violence is related to the 80th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden's old town in World War II this week.

Justice Minister: Major Success in the Fight Against Right-Wing Extremism

"The case shows how important it is to maintain the pressure on the right-wing extremist scene," stated Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU). He expressed his appreciation to the special forces involved from Saxony and Brandenburg.

Saxony's Justice Minister Constanze Geiert (CDU) spoke of a major success by the Dresden Public Prosecutor's Office and the security authorities in the fight against right-wing extremism. This has prevented significant harm. "This investigative success demonstrates that our constitutional state effectively and reliably protects our free society from threats."

Brandenburg's Interior Minister Katrin Lange (SPD) expressed relief. "In this case, the successful work of the security authorities apparently managed to prevent worse in time," Lange stated upon request. "This is good news that reaches us from Dresden today." She thanked the involved authorities in Saxony.

(APA/red)

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