Hungarian counter-terrorism force raids yield illegal weapons, 12 arrests – VIDEO, PHOTOS

Budapest (MTI) – Police arrested 12 people in illegal weapons raids conducted across northern Hungary on Tuesday afternoon, the national police said on its website.

The raids, which were ordered by counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.

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All 12 suspects arrested are believed to be connected to the Hungarian National Frontline, a far-right organisation whose founder is suspected in last month’s killing of a police officer in north-western Hungary.

Eleven of the suspects were arrested on suspicion of violence against members of a community and possession of illegal firearms. Police have initiated the preliminary detention of two of the suspects.

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