The incident in which a police offer was shot at "shows how dangerous the deployments are," Buschmann said. He added that weapons authorities "are obliged to disarm ‘Reich Citizens.'"
GERMAN INVESTIGATORS SEIZE GRENADES, A CROSSBOW FROM HOME OF SUSPECTED ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXTREMIST
A police officer was shot and sustained light injuries while raiding properties linked to extremists of the far-right Reich Citizens movement.
He didn't give further details on the purpose or result of the raids.
Federal prosecutors confirmed that a shot was fired during a search in the southwestern town of Reutlingen and that a person was arrested, German news agency dpa reported. The agency also said a member of police special forces was slightly wounded.
In December, German authorities said they had uncovered an alleged coup plot that resulted in the detention of more than 20 people linked to the Reich Citizens movement.