The police searched several homes of suspected right-wing extremists in Hesse.
Nine men and three women are accused, among other things, of using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations, the State Criminal Police Office announced on Thursday in Wiesbaden.
Incitement to hatred and dissemination, acquisition and possession of child pornographic content are also among the allegations against the suspects between the ages of 14 and 54.
Wiesbaden - The searches took place on Wednesday morning in the districts of Marburg-Biedenkopf, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Kassel and in the Odenwald district, various storage media were secured.
There were no arrests.
A total of eight apartments were searched.
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