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Prosecutors in Germany investigating the arrest of two men for possession of 155kg of explosives have said the pair used contacts within the right-wing scene. The two men, aged 18 and 24, were detained in October last year for possession of explosives and were being questioned over possible links to the Neo-Nazi terrorist group Oldschool Society (OSS).

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According to the report the teenager had confessed to a meeting with the OSS in the summer last year in a hut in Rhineland-Palatinate. The report, seen by Die Spiegel, quoted the 18-year-old as saying a participant at the meeting had said: “One has to do something in Germany” and asked if anyone could produce 250kg of explosives for him.

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Both arrested men deny that they planned any attack but had the explosives, mostly comprising illegal fireworks, for their own private use. According to the "Spiegel", however, a self-constructed explosive set with a Hakenkreuz and SS-Runen was also found during the search of the 18-year-old parental home at the beginning of January. The 24-year-old presumed accomplice from North Rhine-Westphalia had come to the police’s attention, according to "Spiegel" years ago.

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In 2012, investigators also found right-wing literature in his possession. In the ongoing investigation, however, no evidence of a right-wing leanings were found, according to the newspaper, referring to investigative circles. The authorities are still investigating whether he and the 24-year-old had planned an attack in Kaiserslautern.

The investigation is ongoing. The men were held after a special forces raid on an apartment in the German town in the south-west of the country in October. Police seized 155kg of explosives and an improvised explosive device which were reportedly marked with a swastika and SS signs. Saxony Police spokesman Tom Bernhardt said at the time that the explosives were “relatively well hidden”.