German authorities raid 15 properties in probe into climate activist group

Police officers carry a cardboard box to a vehicle after a raid in Berlin (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German authorities have raided 15 properties and seized assets in an investigation into the financing of protests by the Last Generation climate activist group.

Munich prosecutors said they were investigating seven people, ranging in age from 22 to 38, on suspicion of forming or supporting a criminal organisation.