Wolfgang P., left, member of an anti-government extremist group arrives for the start of the trial at the district court in Nuremberg, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The adherent of an anti-government extremist group has gone on trial in Germany over the fatal shooting of a police officer as authorities tried to confiscate the suspectâs hoard of firearms. Prosecutors accuse the defendant, identified only as Wolfgang P., of murder and attempted murder over the shooting in October in the Bavarian town of Georgensgmuend. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP)
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BERLIN (AP) - An alleged adherent of an anti-government extremist group has gone on trial in Germany over the fatal shooting of a police officer as authorities tried to confiscate the suspect's hoard of firearms.
Prosecutors accuse the defendant, identified only as Wolfgang P., of murder and attempted murder over the shooting in October in Georgensgmuend in Bavaria. One officer died and two were wounded after he allegedly fired at an armed response unit sent to his home to confiscate his weapons.
News agency dpa reported that he refused to give his personal details as the trial opened Tuesday at the state court in Nuremberg.
The defendant is believed to be an adherent of the Reich Citizens Movement, a loose grouping that refuses to acknowledge the authority of Germany's post-war federal republic.
Visitors enter the court building for the trial of a member of an anti-government extremist group at the district court in Nuremberg, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The adherent of an anti-government extremist group has gone on trial in Germany over the fatal shooting of a police officer as authorities tried to confiscate the suspectâs hoard of firearms. Prosecutors accuse the defendant, identified only as Wolfgang P., of murder and attempted murder over the shooting in October in the Bavarian town of Georgensgmuend.( Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP)
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FILE - This Oct. 20, 2016 file photo shows the house in which a 49-year-old member of an anti-government extremist group fired at four policemen during a raid in Georgensgmuend, Germany. An adherent of an anti-government extremist group has gone on trial in Nuremberg, Germany over the fatal shooting of a police officer as authorities tried to confiscate the suspectâs hoard of firearms. Prosecutors accuse the defendant, identified only as Wolfgang P., of murder and attempted murder over the shooting in October in the Bavarian town of Georgensgmuend. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP)
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