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The two men, dual citizens of both countries, were accused of being part of a plot to undermine aid to Ukraine by trying to blow up military infrastructure.

Many the police detained had military training and were believed to belong to a recently formed group that operated on the conviction that the country was ruled by a so-called deep state.

Among those detained were a German prince, a former far-right member of Parliament, an active soldier and former members of the police and elite special forces.

Sensitive naval data and a high-powered laser were obtained for China by three German citizens, according to prosecutors.

The suspect, a German citizen, is being charged with treason. He is accused of passing state secrets to Moscow.

The move came just hours after the authorities detained three other people suspected of passing secrets to Beijing.

Daniela Klette, who was wanted in connection with the bombing of a prison and violent robberies, was living in plain sight in Berlin, the police say.

The authorities also searched dozens of properties linked to the Islamic Center Hamburg, which has long faced accusations of being a front for the Iranian government.

Leaders are sounding alarms about growing threats, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz is wary of pushing the Kremlin, and his own ambivalent public, too far.

The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety.