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BERLIN, Germany – At a time when the country is struggling with intense backlash from far-right groups, with anger directed over the government’s decision to approve huge inflow of migrants in to the country – Germany has now announced that a plot to attack immigrants has been foiled by the country’s law enforcement bodies. 

Germany’s federal prosecutor announced on Monday that German police had arrested six men suspected of planning an attack on immigrants and politicians.

The prosecutor said that all the six men arrested were aged between 20 and 30 years.

Further revealing that the six men, belonging to the “hooligan, skinhead and neo-Nazi scenes” in eastern Germany, were suspected of acting under the leadership of a man that was already in police custody.

Peter Frank, the prosecutor added in his statement, that the group’s suspected leader has been in police custody since September 14, when federal authorities opened their investigation.

The statement further added that the seven men were arrested on suspicion of building a far-right terrorist organization called Revolution Chemnitz.

The group had been named after the city that witnessed violent street clashes in August sparked by the fatal stabbing of a local man, allegedly by two immigrants.

The incident led to violent demonstrations during which, far-right extremists clashed with the police for days.

A Syrian man, who was arrested, remains in detention on suspicion of the killing.

The prosecutor added that the group was at first seen only as a criminal organization, but noted that further evidence, including the intent to procure semiautomatic weapons, led investigators to suspect terrorism.

It was also revealed that the group had been plotting to attack immigrants and politicians on Wednesday, the Day of German Unity, which commemorates the anniversary of German reunification.

Meanwhile, the police have revealed that five of the suspects took part in an attack on foreigners in Chemnitz on September 14 – which, authorities believe was a rehearsal for the attack planned for October 3.