Federal prosecutors said German police arrested five teenage suspects on alleged asylum seekers and political enemies, and carried out early morning raids on alleged far-right "terrorist" cells.

Wednesday’s action against a neo-Nazi group called itself the “last wave of defense”, marking the latest high-profile action against German groups is working to undermine its democratic order.

Four of the arrested people (named only Benjamin H, Ben Maxim H, Lenny M and Jason R, comply with German privacy rules - suspected members. Fifth Jerome M is accused of supporting the organization.

Two of the suspects were charged with murder and aggravated arson. These five are German citizens between the ages of 14 and 18.

Prosecutors said in a statement that they have also investigated three other people aged 18 to 21 who have been detained in the case. The arrests were conducted in three states and searches of 13 properties were conducted in five districts.

Authorities believe that the last wave of defense began in April 2024. Attorney General Stefanie Hubig said, "What is particularly shocking is that everyone arrested today is said to be minors at the time of the terrorist organization being formed."

"This is a warning sign that right-wing extremist terrorism has no age," she said in a statement.

Prosecutors said members of the group "see themselves as the last defense of the "German state." Their purpose was to "collapse the democratic system of the Federal Republic of Germany through acts of violence, mainly targeting immigration and political opponents."

Prosecutors said two of the suspects allegedly caught fire at a cultural center in the eastern town of Alté Deborne in October.

Ben-Maxim H is believed to have delivered a speech in a video of Lenny M before the arson attack, encouraging other panelists to take similar actions. Public broadcaster ARD said online chats related to the group, including about 200 people, glorified the Nazi regime and spread large-scale politically motivated attacks.

Prosecutors said in January, two other suspects allegedly smashed a window at the home of an asylum seeker in Schmölln, eastern Germany, and tried to start the fire by lowering fireworks inside.

They are believed to have abbreviated the group's names on the walls, swastikas and slogans such as "foreigners", "German Germans" and "Nazi territory", while flashing straight arms with Hitler's tribute.

In the same month, three suspects allegedly planned to launch a fire attack on asylum seekers in the east of Fort Sevenfton and acquired explosive materials from the Czech Republic. But the alleged plot was allegedly foiled because of the arrest of two earlier members and reportedly using the findings of an undercover TV reporter.

News magazine Der Spiegel said the last defense wave used Instagram, Tiktok, Telegram and WhatsApp to actively recruit new members, which put the minimum age at 15. Investigators found more than 70 chat groups nationwide, and they were talking about links to the group.

Der Spiegel quoted experts as saying that youth interest in violent neo-Nazi groups has surged recalling the notorious "baseball defeat year" after national unification in 1990, when a wave of racist, homosexual and anti-left attacks rocked Germany.

In another case last week, authorities banned a cult-like far-right group called the German Kingdom to threaten the country's democratic order and arrested four of the so-called organizers, including Ringeader Peter Fitzek, who claimed to be Peter I.

The Federal Criminal Police said in an annual report released Tuesday that the number of right-wing-motivated violent crimes in Germany rose by more than 17% last year to 1,488. This is part of the overall increase in violence with politically motivated crime to 4,107.