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German lawmakers demand answers on far-right coup plot
The Reichstag building with the German Parliament Bundestag is illuminated in Berlin, Germany, Monday, December 12, 2022

GERMAN MPs said on Monday that they want more answers about the far-right coup plot apparently uncovered last week.

Police have detained dozens of people allegedly linked to the extremist Reich Citizens movement.

Prosecutors said that 24 Germans and one Russian taken into custody last Wednesday were suspected of supporting a “terrorist organisation” that planned to topple the government.

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