The police arrested four right-wing extremists in Cologne. The investigative authorities provide the first details.
Cologne – In a raid against right-wing extremists, the police arrested four men in Cologne.
Since the early morning, the state security searched the homes of the 36 to 53 year old suspects, some of whom are attributed to the right-wing extremist scene, the police announced on Thursday. They are suspected of buying substances to build an "explosive device".
Cologne: substances for bomb construction discovered during arrests
During the searches in the districts of Nippes, Holweide and Mülheim, the investigators also confiscated firecrackers in addition to the basic materials for explosives. In addition, the investigators found drugs "in no small amount". The four men arrested were to be brought before a judge because of the drug discovery. (AFP)
