Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup

Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.

German reports say the group of far-right and ex-military figures planned to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power.

That report, plus broadcast reporting from the BBC's correspondent in Berlin, sounds like a direct replay of the events that led up to the formation of the Third Reich.

Somebody's been reading their history books: I hope they've reached the chapter which describes how it ended last time.

More arrests expected in German coup plot in coming days, say authorities.

German authorities expect further arrests and raids in the coming days in connection with a far-right group that prosecutors say were preparing a violent overthrow of the state to install a former member of a German royal family as national leader....

I guess that this is also connected.

Suspected Russian spy arrested in German intelligence agency.

An employee of the German intelligence agency the BND has been arrested after being suspected of sending classified information to Russia.Federal prosecutors on Wednesday arrested an employee of Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, on suspicion of treason after an internal BND investigation revealed that he had allegedly been leaking classified information to Russia....