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- During the searches, investigators in Austria secured a huge arsenal of weapons for right-wing extremists.
- Several suspects were arrested in Bavaria and Austria.
- It is possible that the formation of a radical right-wing militia in Germany was anticipated.
In Vienna, security authorities reported on Saturday the results of investigations into the radical right-wing scene. Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and representatives of the security authorities said Saturday that it was a “massive coup” against right-wing extremists.
With guns, “a radical right-wing militia” should be built in Germany, Nehammer explained. Consequently, investigators arrested five people in Austria and two people in Bavaria. More research should also be carried out in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Seehofer “deeply shocked”
The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office confirmed an arrest in eastern Bavaria last Wednesday. A second suspect was arrested in North Rhine-Westphalia.
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had been briefed on the investigation and was “deeply shocked” in an interview with Nehammer, it was said from Austria. “The authorities are in close contact,” an Interior Ministry spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday. “We take the situation very seriously. The crime and the crime history must now be fully clarified. “
One of the largest weapon finds in decades.
According to the Austrian authorities, more than 70 automatic and semi-automatic firearms, hand grenades, Wehrmacht items such as sabers and helmets, and ammunition on the order of six figures were seized. According to the chairman of the Austrian state police, Gerhard Pürstl, the weapons are one of the “greatest finds of recent decades”.
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Weapons found
Automatic firearms and hand grenades were found at various storage sites, it is said in Vienna.
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During a home search Wednesday, investigators said they had submachine guns, assault rifles and ammunition. During another search on Thursday, a container with weapons, ammunition and explosives was found. In a warehouse in Lower Austria, investigators discovered around 100,000 rounds of ammunition and numerous long guns on Friday. These are “heavy equipment that can cause great damage,” continued Pürstl.
Drug delivery puts researchers on track
A drug delivery from Germany in October led police into the network, Austrian investigators said. The weapons found were later bought with the proceeds of the drug trade.
The main suspect is a 53-year-old convicted Austrian who is said to have started the trade with several accomplices.
According to an Austrian media investigation, the Swiss right-wing extremist Bernhard Schaub is said to have helped found this movement 10 years ago. The Holocaust denier is known in Switzerland, among other things, for the distribution of leaflets.
