Overview

• Undercover journalists from stern and RTL infiltrated far-right youth chat groups, exposing plans for arson attacks on refugee accommodations and cultural centers.
• Authorities arrested a 21-year-old suspect in February, seizing two powerful homemade explosives from his apartment in Meißen, Saxony.
• Prosecutors confirmed investigations were initiated based on journalist-provided evidence, including videos and chat logs showing attack planning and execution.
• The extremist group, 'Letzte Verteidigungswelle,' includes underage members, with a 15-year-old linked to an October 2024 fire attack on a cultural center in Altdöbern.
• Newly surfaced evidence has prompted expanded inquiries into additional group members and previously unexamined attacks in Brandenburg and Thuringia.