Police in eastern Germany carried out raids early on Wednesday as they investigated alleged threats to kill a state governor over coronavirus restrictions and vaccinations.
Several properties in Dresden were being searched in a probe into suspected plans for a serious act of violence, police said on Twitter.
The investigation was triggered by a report last week on ZDF television that a group on messenger service Telegram discussed plans to kill Saxony's state governor, Michael Kretschmer, and other members of the state government.
Dresden is the capital of Saxony, which has seen frequent protests against coronavirus restrictions and has Germany's lowest vaccination rate.
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