Germany to make reforms to army after far right plot - minister


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  • Wednesday, 10 May 2017

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (R) talks to State Secretary Gerd Hoofe (C) and General Inspector of the German Armed Forces, Volker Wieker, as she faces the defence commission of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's defence minister on Wednesday promised to reform the military after the arrest of soldiers accused of plotting to carry out an attack motivated by right-wing extremism, but her pledge failed to quell growing criticism of her leadership.

German police on Tuesday detained a second soldier suspected of involvement in what prosecutors believe was a plan by a military officer and a student, both in custody, to carry out an attack and blame it on migrants.

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