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Germany disbands elite army unit over extremism concerns

by Associated Press
| July 1, 2020 8:27 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister disbanded a company of special forces on Wednesday saying a culture of right-wing extremism had been allowed to develop behind a “wall of secrecy.”

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