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Serbia Arrests 11 Over Hate Provocations in France and Germany, Searches for Suspected Foreign-Directed Trainer

Authorities say the network sought to inflame JewishMuslim tensions under direction from an unidentified intelligence service.

Overview

  • Serbian police detained 11 nationals in coordinated operations around Belgrade and Velika Plana, with prosecutors set to pursue charges including racial discrimination and espionage.
  • A twelfth suspect identified by initials M.G. is at large and is accused of training the group on the instructions of a foreign intelligence service, according to Serbia's Interior Ministry.
  • Investigators say the group’s actions between April and September included green paint attacks on a Holocaust memorial, several synagogues, and a Jewish restaurant in France, and pigs’ heads left near Paris-area mosques.
  • Related acts cited by authorities include “concrete skeletons” with messages placed at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, stickers with genocidal content, and posters on the Arc de Triomphe depicting a Russian soldier.
  • French and German probes continue into possible foreign interference, with French officials investigating potential Russian links while public attribution remains unconfirmed.