Germany has accused teenagers from an alleged right-wing extremist group of attempted murder

GermanyFederal prosecutors on Thursday filed charges against eight suspects for their alleged membership in a “right-wing extremist terrorist” group that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country’s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents.

Prosecutors also charged seven alleged members of the group and one supporter, some of whom were teenagers, with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and grievous bodily harm.

Most of the youth were arrested in May, when they were accused of involvement in a group calling itself the “Last Defense Wave”.

According to the federal prosecutor’s office, the group sees itself as the “final authority” to defend the “German nation”. It said the group was founded in May 2024 and had planned or carried out arson and bomb attacks on the homes of asylum seekers and leftist institutions.

At the time, five suspects aged between 14 and 21 were arrested in the states of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, brandenburgAnd HessePolice searched 13 properties including there saxony And ThuringiaThree other suspects were already in custody at the time,

Due to the age of the suspects, some of them had to appear before the investigating judge at the federal court in Karlsruhe accompanied by their parents. All but one suspect, who was released in July, remain in pre-trial detention.

Federal prosecutors have accused the group of three attacks and planned attacks, including an arson attack on a cultural center in Altdöbern in the state of Brandenburg, an attempted but unsuccessful attack on an asylum seeker’s home in Schmollen, Thuringia, and a plan to attack an asylum seeker’s home in Senftenberg, also in Brandenburg.

No one was injured during the incidents. Several members of the group were also accused of robbing and beating individuals, causing significant injuries, the prosecutor’s statement said.

According to documents released in July, members of the group planned to “start a race war in which a cycle of violence and counter-violence would be initiated to preserve the ‘white race’ and ultimately eliminate liberal democracy,” German news agency dpa reported.

According to dpa, he is said to have posted racist and anti-Semitic messages on social media and glorified the “Third Reich” and National Socialism.