Overview

• An 18-year-old man was arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a 'serious act of violence endangering the state'.
• The suspect had posted right-wing extremist and antisemitic content online, and threatened to kill people for political reasons.
• During a search of the suspect's apartment, police seized computers, arms and ammunition.
• The arrest comes as Germany increases its vigilance for antisemitic violence following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants.
• Germany's Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, has repeatedly stated that far-right extremism is the biggest threat to the country's society.