German Anti-Terror Police Swoop on Far-Right Cell

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An elite German anti-terror unit carried out dawn raids Tuesday to capture five right-wing extremist suspects accused of attacking refugee shelters and political opponents, federal prosecutors said.

The suspects, four men and a woman, are accused of belonging to a far-right terrorist organization called Freital Group, named after an eastern town that has seen a rash of racist protests that shocked the country.

"According to preliminary investigations, the aim of the group was to carry out explosives attacks on homes for asylum seekers as well as the homes of political enemies," the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

It said the suspects stockpiled hundreds of fireworks from the Czech Republic to use in attacks.

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