MOSCOW, March 3 German special forces carried out an operation in Berlin in the case of terrorists of the Red Army Faction (RAF), reported Bild.
“Special forces are conducting an operation in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain early on Sunday morning. Shots are also heard,” the material states.
According to the publication, the operation was carried out as part of the case of searching for RAF terrorists.
At least two people were detained. No casualties were reported.
The Lower Saxony police, which is handling the Red Army Faction case, later confirmed that the operation was taking place in Berlin together with local police and the Federal Criminal Police Office.
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"The searches are carried out on the street Markgrafendamm in Berlin in connection with the search for Burkhard G. and Ernst-Volker S.,” is written on the department’s page on the social network X.
This week, RAF terrorist Daniela Klette was arrested in Berlin, who allegedly , participated in the Weiterstadt prison bombing in 1993 and the attack on the US embassy in Bonn in 1991. She had been wanted for more than 30 years.
The «Red Army Faction» is a German left-wing terrorist organization that has operated in Germany and West Berlin since 1968. Its members were involved in murders, kidnappings, hostage-takings and explosions.
It is believed that from 1970 to the early 1990s, at least 34 people became victims of terrorists, including police officers and senior business and political representatives.
The self-dissolution of the Red Army Faction was announced in 1998 year.