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German Police Arrest Five in Raids on Left-Wing Militant Cell
German authorities arrested five suspects and searched about 20 properties across Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg, and Bremen in a coordinated operation targeting Kollektiv Zwickau.
The investigation involves 12 people aged 18 to 36 who are accused of forming a criminal organization, committing serious assaults, robbery, and disrupting public order.
Prosecutors say Kollektiv Zwickau targeted political opponents, right-wing activists, and others through alleged violent street attacks.
All five arrested suspects were expected to appear before an examining judge in Dresden, while searches and examinations of electronic devices continued.
The police have searched the homes of suspected left-wing extremists in several federal states. It is about the suspicion of the formation of a criminal association. Five suspects have been arrested.
The state prosecutor's office in Dresden and the state criminal office in Saxony are investigating twelve accused persons who are said to have merged into a group under the name "collective Zwickau".