Prosecutors in Germany on Thursday announced attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and grievous bodily harm charges will be brought against eight suspects, at least five of them between 14 and 21 years old, after their plot to carry out arson and bomb attacks on foreign asylum-seekers’ homes and left-wing institutions was foiled by cops earlier this year, the AP reports.
The group, who call themselves the “Last Defense Wave” and regarding themselves as the “final authority” for defending the “German nation,” were not merely shitposting antisemitic and pro-Nazi memes (though they did that too, per German media), but have been implicated in a handful of largely failed attacks. An arson attack on a cultural center in Altdobern in the state of Brandenburg that resulted in no injuries was the most notable of which though the group have been connected to a series of beatings and robberies, according to prosecutors. It’s not clear if Marco Rubio will again push back at German “establishment” tyranny toward political outsiders.