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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Madeline Chambers

Police officer shot during raids in German Reichsbuerger probe

German police investigators work at a crime scene following a raid in the so-called Reichsbuerger scene, who do not recognize the legitimacy of modern Germany, insisting the far larger "Deutsche Reich" still exists, in Reutlingen, Germany March 22, 2023. One SEK officer was slightly injured and a suspect Reichsbuerger was arrested in Reutlingen during nation-wide raids in the extreme far-right movement. REUTERS/Markus Ulmer

A German police officer was shot and wounded during raids on properties across the country linked to investigations into the far-right Reichsbuerger movement which is accused of plotting to overthrow the government, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

One person, identified as Markus L., was detained on suspicion of several counts of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm after shots were fired in the southern town of Reutlingen, near Stuttgart, the prosecutors said.

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