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Berlin Police Raid Four Properties in Renewed Search for Ex-RAF Fugitives

Authorities seize digital devices and investigate a suspected accomplice as Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg remain at large.

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Overview

  • Berlin police conducted coordinated raids on four properties in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Schöneberg, Reinickendorf, and Westend on May 14, 2025.
  • The raids targeted a 38-year-old woman under investigation for aiding in armed robberies, though no arrest warrant has been issued for her.
  • Multiple digital devices, including mobile phones and laptops, were confiscated and are undergoing forensic analysis.
  • Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg, former members of the disbanded Red Army Faction, remain untraceable despite intensified manhunt efforts.
  • The two fugitives are wanted for terrorism, a series of violent robberies, and attempted murders committed between 1999 and 2016.