Defendant Franco A., a 32-year-old former soldier of Germany's army Bundeswehr goes on trial accused of posing under a false identity as an asylum seeker in 2017 and planning an attack that he seemingly hoped would be blamed on migrants at a regional court in Frankfurt, Germany, May 20, 2021. Boris Roessler/Pool via REUTERS
BERLIN (Reuters) - A young German army officer went on trial on Thursday accused of planning to attack one or more politicians while posing as an Syrian asylum seeker to try to whip up anger against migrants.
In a case that rattled the government in Berlin when it first came to light, the man, only identified as Franco A., is accused of posing under a false identity in 2017 and planning an attack he hoped would be blamed on refugees and migrants.
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