German police raids target ‘anti-vaxxer murder plot’ against state leader
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from on (#5T2BG)
Searches carried out in Dresden after plans for the killing discussed on Telegram messaging group
German police have carried out armed raids on several locations in the eastern state of Saxony in connection with a plot by anti-vaccination activists to murder the state's prime minister, Michael Kretschmer.
The searches at five addresses in the city of Dresden and one in the nearby town of Heidenau targeted members of a group on the messaging service Telegram where plans for the killing were discussed in connection with the state government's coronavirus curbs, police said. According to reports, the members included a 34-year-old woman and four men aged between 32 and 64.
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