German authorities arrested 25 suspected members of an extremist organization—allegedly inspired by a mix of “conspiracy myths” including those found in QAnon—and said it planned to overthrow the government.
ideology—is accused of drawing up plans for its own form of government. The QAnon conspiracy posits that the world is run by a shadowy cabal of powerful pedophiles.
The German group had planned to achieve its goal, prosecutors allege, through “violence against state representatives” and “committing homicides.” The cell was also said to have been linked with the radical right-wing “Reichsbürger” movement, which rejects the authority of the German federal republic. “They are completely convinced that Germany is governed by members of the so-called deep state,” the statement added.
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