A German military officer with far-right beliefs created a fake identity as a Syrian refugee — successfully gaining political asylum and claiming monthly benefits — with the intention of carrying out a terror attack in his home country and framing it on his fictitious alter ego. The 28-year-old lieutenant, named in German media as Franco A, was arrested in the southern city of Hammelburg last Wednesday before he could carry out the attack.
The bizarre case has sparked a political firestorm in Germany, highlighting glaring inadequacies in the country’s refugee system and sparking a sweeping probe into far-right extremism …read more
Source: VICE News
