German legislators seek answers on alleged far-right plot

The Reichstag building with the German Parliament Bundestag is illuminated in Berlin, Germany (Markus Schreiber/AP)

German legislators have said they are digging deeper into an alleged coup plot uncovered last week, when police detained dozens of people linked to the far-right Reich Citizens movement.

Prosecutors said the 24 Germans and one Russian detained last Wednesday are suspected of being members of, or of supporting, a “terrorist organisation” that planned to topple the government.