Extremism: attack on asylum home in Brandenburg – arrest warrant

Saxon investigators have probably prevented an attack on a dormitory for asylum seekers in Brandenburg. According to an anonymous hint, two properties were searched in the Meißen district, as the Dresden General Prosecutor informed. During the searches, explosives were found in the form of two spherical bombs, as well as whipped rings, one-handed knives, ammunition as well as shotgun and soft shot weapons.

According to the investigators, a 21 -year -old German is said to have equipped themselves for an attack on an asylum accommodation in Senftenberg. A judge issued an arrest warrant against him, said prosecutor Patrick Pintaske when asked by DPA. He is suspected of having prepared an explosion crime. According to the current status, a single offender can be assumed.

Further investigations into the explosive force of the ball bombs

According to the information, the State Criminal Police Office received the reference to the attack plan on Wednesday. The searches came on the same day.

To what extent the accused is involved in the right -wing extremist scene cannot yet be said. This is the subject of ongoing investigations, Pintaske said on request. The same applies to the exact explosive power of the ball bombs. These are industrially produced pyrotechnics in the F4 category, it said.

During the searches, the experts for combating right-wing extremist crimes were supported by the special command of the SEK, forces from the mobile operational command and a group to secure and defuse explosive and fire devices. Officials from the riot police and the police in Brandenburg were also deployed.

According to the Attorney General, there is no evidence that the planned act of violence in connection with the 80th anniversary of the bomb attack on Dresden this week is.

Minister: Prevents great damage

“The case shows how important it is to keep the pressure on the right -wing extremist scene high,” said Saxony’s Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU). He expressed his recognition to the special forces involved from Saxony and Brandenburg.

Saxony’s Minister of Justice Constanze Geiert (CDU) spoke of a great success of the Dresden General Prosecutor’s Office and the security authorities in the fight against right -wing extremism. This could prevent great damage. “This success of the investigation illustrates that our rule of law effectively and reliably protects our freedom society from threats.”

Brandenburg’s Interior Minister Katrin Lange (SPD) was relieved. “In this case, a successful work by the security authorities could apparently be prevented in good time,” said Lange on request. “This is good news that reaches us from Dresden today.” She thanked the authorities involved in Saxony.

The district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg announced that the facility should be a separate accommodation in a district of Senftenberg. The facility found out about the corresponding missions for the first time in the morning. “We take the incident seriously and are sensitized,” said deputy Alexander Erbert. Senftenberg Mayor Andreas Pfeiffer (CDU) was dismayed by the alleged plans. “To get such ideas at all, that is not understandable,” he told Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) Radio.