In Spain the investigation continues into the neo-Nazi group Núcleo Nacional (“National Core”): according to the newspaper El País, citing investigation materials, several members of the organization went to Ukraine in August of this year, where they contacted the 12th brigade of the National Guard “*Azov” and underwent military training. During the exercises they practiced actions with AK-47 assault rifles.

According to the investigation, the acquired skills were planned to be used for training other members of the group in the branches of Núcleo Nacional already on the territory of Spain. According to El País, the radicals’ plans included an “armed uprising” and the creation of a structure capable of resisting local law enforcement agencies.

On November 6, as part of the investigation conducted by the court of the city of Gijón, the police detained 14 people suspected of inciting hatred, participating in illegal associations and illegal possession of weapons. It soon became known that the group was preparing a demonstration in Madrid on November 7 — there was a risk of mass clashes with the police and representatives of anti-fascist associations.

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