German Police move in on armed extremist group

German authorities have moved in on members of a far-right extremist group who were using weapons to prevent migrants from crossing into the country from the Polish border

Officials say over 50 individuals were armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and batons on the border.

The group is believed to be in support of the Third Way, which is a far-right group with suspected links to neo-Nazi parties.

Third Way has been calling on its members and allies to stand up to immigration over recent months, with an increasing number of migrants arriving in Germany.

Meanwhile, following the group’s forced departure, a vigil was set up in honour of the migrants who are crossing the border.

Organisers say they “don’t want to leave the region to the neo-Nazis, and want to set an example that asylum is and will remain a human right”.