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How German police foiled a coup by far-right extremists

German police arrest dozens of far-right extremists attempting a coup

Aired 12/07/2022

PBS News Hour

How German police foiled a coup by far-right extremists

Clip: 12/7/2022 | 7m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

German police arrest dozens of far-right extremists attempting a coup

More than two dozen people suspected of plotting an armed coup have been arrested in raids carried out across Germany. The suspects are linked to a far-right extremist group and had allegedly begun preparations to carry out a plot that included storming the capitol and executing the chancellor. Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Aired 12/07/2022

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