Four German Right Wing Extremists Arrested
German Authorities have been conducting raids across the country to prosecute criminals, seizing explosives. The authorities have arrested four people accused of founding right wing extremist group at attack mosques and housing for asylum seekers.
The newly found right wing extremist wing called, Oldschool society were planning to launch attacks on mosques and also well know high-ranking members of the Islamic extremist Salafist scene in Germany.
The Federal prosecutor said, "Police arrested three men and a women accused of leading the group during raids by 250 investigators on homes in Saxony and four other states".
The investigations have proved Andreas H and Markus W as the Oldschool Society group's president and vice president respectively.
The Oldschool group's aim was to conduct attacks in smaller groups inside Germany on well known Salafists, mosques and asylum seeker centres.
In 2013, the authorities said, the group foiled a Salafist plot to assassinate a high ranking member of a far-right party in the State.
Thomas de Maiziere, German interior minister said," The Oldschool Society appeared to be a newly formed group. We are glad that it hopefully has been nipped in the bud. Everything else will be shown in the investigation"..
Mr. Thomas de Maiziere also said, the statistics showed a 22.9% rise in violent crimes by right wing extremists in 2014.
