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    Germany’s ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup suspects go on trial

    A defendant in handcuffs arrives in a courtroom were nine men go on trial charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent coup d'etat aimed at installing an aristocrat as national leader and imposing martial law, in Stuttgart, Germany, April 29, 2024. The hearing marks the start of three marathon trials of 27 people in total, including Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, accused of conspiring in a plot foiled by authorities at the end of 2022. Monday's trial focuses on nine suspects, members of the Reichsbuerger (Citizens of the Reich) group, who allegedly aimed to impose harsh military law on Germany after carrying out a coup. Bernd Weißbrod/Pool via REUTERS
    Shooting in Reutlingen in the so-called Reichsbuerger scene in Reutlingen
    Germany’s ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup suspects go on trial

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