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Berlin Police Raid 'Deutsche Jugend voran' Cells Across Three States After Ostkreuz Attack

Prosecutors accuse eight youths of joint dangerous bodily harm over an August assault on two journalists.

Overview

  • LKA Berlin searched eight locations in Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern targeting suspected members of the right‑wing youth network.
  • An 18-year-old was arrested on an existing warrant and faces additional allegations of violent offenses from 2024.
  • Eight suspects aged 17 to 22 are accused in connection with the August 10 incident at Berlin’s Ostkreuz station.
  • Investigators report that some attackers were masked, encircled the victims, and repeatedly pushed, hit and kicked them, knocking a camera to the ground.
  • Police say the group had returned from a demonstration against a Christopher Street Day event in Bautzen, and further suspects remain under investigation.