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A group of German rightwing extremists
compiled a "death list" of leftwing and pro-refugee targets by accessing police records, then stockpiled weapons and ordered body bags and quicklime to kill and dispose of their victims, German media have reported, citing intelligence sources.
Germany's general prosecutor had been investigating
Nordkreuz (Northern Cross) since August 2017 on the suspicion the group was preparing a terrorist attack.
The 30-odd members of the group reportedly had close links to the police and military, and
at least one member was still employed in the special commando unit of the state office of criminal investigations.
In the past, Nordkreuz was reported as being part of the "prepper" survivalist movement, whose followers prepare for doomsday scenarios such as the collapse of the prevailing social order.
However, a report by RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, a Hanover-based research agency with links to smaller regional newspapers, suggested the group was actively preparing the ground for a mass attack on political enemies.
Members communicated via the encrypted messenger service Telegram, and
accessed police computers to collect almost 25,000 names and addresses of local politicians who had played an active part in civic efforts during the refugee crisis in 2015, the report said.
Comment: It is to be expected that the number of deviants found to be working amongst the elites is unusually high, because many in the upper echelons are themselves deviants: