German police foil far-right plot for coup d'etat

Germany has arrested a number of people including a prince for planning a U-S Capitol building style attack on Parliament and overthrowing the government in a coup. More than 3,000 police officers took part in the raids which netted a total of 25 suspects in Germany, Austria and Italy.

Police arrest Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, the leader of a far-right movement that was planning to overthrow Germany’s democratically elected government. Credit: dpa/picture alliance via Getty