Police arrest Spanish neo-Nazi after alleged Paris shooting plan
Weapons and ammunition seized, including three pistols and ten rifles.
Police arrested a suspected neo-Nazi figure linked to the group Núcleo Nacional after a plan to carry out a shooting in Paris was uncovered.
The investigation reported by 20 Minutes and based on findings from El País says the group spokesperson was planning to travel to Paris in October to carry out a mass shooting.
Investigators say the suspect spoke about killing dozens, and discussed going to Paris with firearms rather than staying behind a bar counter. The same person also posted a video calling for violence against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and asked followers on Instagram whether they should create an armed movement.
A search at the suspect’s home in Pinto, near Madrid, led police to seize three pistols and ten rifles, including models described as close to the M16 and AR-15. Police also seized numerous ammunition boxes, as well as knives bearing swastika markings, machetes, and a knuckle duster with a Nazi symbol.
At the property, police found items glorifying the Nazi regime, including a figurine of Adolf Hitler and two handwritten pages described as pledges of loyalty to the dictator. The suspect had also been known for showing a Nazi salute in July at an embassy in relation to the crisis of Ceuta.
The latest status is an arrest, with the investigation still underway.
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20 Minutes