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Dec 07 22

Right-wing conspiracy: the prince, the judge and a burst coup d'état: With nationwide raids, investigators smash a conspiracy in the Reichsbüger milieu ...

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Dec 07 22

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25 arrests: coup d'état planned: large raid against Reich citizens: In eleven federal states, a raid took place in the scene of the Reich citizens in the morning ...

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Its newly adopted 150-page manifesto calls for a drastic overhaul of migration policies, including enforced deportations and ‘remigration.’

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