Twenty-Five Arrested On Suspicion Of German Armed Coup

BERLIN (AP) – Officials say thousands of police have carried out a series of raids across much of Germany against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup. Federal prosecutors said some 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in 11 of Germany’s 16 states. They said 22 German citizens were detained on suspicion of “membership in a terrorist organization.” Three other people, including a Russian citizen, are suspected of supporting the organization, they said. The suspects were aware that their aim could only be achieved by military means and with force, prosecutors said. One person was also detained in the Austrian town of Kitzbuehel and another in the Italian city of Perugia.