By Victoria Hudson.
Far-right group members arrested in Germany in the context of extensive counter-terrorism investigations were planning large-scale attacks against mosques similar to those in New Zealand last year. The German newspaper "Der Spiegel and Bild" reported that the group, whose 12 members were arrested on Friday, was planning attacks on mosques in times of prayer.
Reports revealed that detainees were planning attacks similar to those in Christchurch, New Zealand, where two mosques were targeted by shooting, killing 51 people. According to AFP, the alleged leader of the group, which was kept under surveillance by the authorities, informed his collaborators of his plan during a meeting last week.
An informant who entered the group was the one who informed the investigators of the plot. This information moved the authorities to launch raid operations to find out if the suspects were provided with weapons or other materials that could be used to carry out the attack.
Since the murder of the conservative politician Walter Lubeck in June last year and the attack on a synagogue in Halle in the east of the country, German authorities have tightened surveillance on far-right activities.
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