It has all the trapping of an airport thriller: An elite soldier in Germany’s special forces gains a reputation as a selfless philanthropist for setting up an organisation that helps veterans of Germany’s secretive special forces adjust to civilian life.
But underneath this veneer he is covertly prepping a crack team of ex-soldiers and stockpiling weapons ready to execute a list of politicians when the right time arrives.
This is no pulp fiction though. The accusations made against the soldier Andre S – known by his codename ‘Hannibal’ – by a string of German publications is bringing a dark tale to life and revealing how little Germany knows about its most elite troops.
According to reports,…
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