Suspect in killing of German politician was jailed for attempted bombing

Man held over Walter Lübcke shooting linked to far-right extremists, say security sources

A man with links to rightwing extremist groups who once planted a pipe bomb outside a home for asylum seekers is a suspect in the murder of the German politician Walter Lübcke earlier this month, security sources have said.

The man who was arrested at the weekend in connection with the shooting of Lübcke, who was found outside his house with a fatal bullet wound to the head on 2 June, is believed to have an association with the militant neo-Nazi group Combat 18 among others.

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