{
  "id": 2145493,
  "title": "„COM-Szene“: Im Chat zu Mord angestiftet – Bundesanwaltschaft ermittelt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/com-szene-im-chat-zu-mord-angestiftet-bundesanwaltschaft-ermittelt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:30:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/com-szene-im-chat-zu-mord-angestiftet-bundesanwaltschaft-ermittelt/100248635.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "One 19-year-old man from Trier is under investigation by the German Federal Prosecution Service for allegedly inciting a minor in Russia to commit murder and for encouraging youths in the US and Sweden to set vehicles on fire. This is not the only case: The Federal Prosecution Service is also investigating a young man who is believed to have been a leader in a terrorist and criminal organization, as a probable ringleader, he allegedly led others to commit criminal acts. He was arrested on March 17th and is currently held in custody. The investigation is being handled by the Federal Criminal Court in Koblenz. The man is accused of founding a far-right extremist organization in late 2024, committing or encouraging serious crimes such as murder or manslaughter, public calls for violence, and the distribution of child pornography. The Federal Prosecution Service lists examples from Russia, the US, and Switzerland. The suspect is also accused of allegedly inciting a US citizen to murder, and of contacting a child on the internet to perform sexual acts with a knife, resulting in serious injuries. The suspect is part of two groups known as the COM-Scene or linked to it, which target very young people, mostly girls, on social media and gaming platforms, manipulating them into carrying out harmful and potentially lethal actions.",
  "summary": "Die Bundesanwaltschaft ermittelt gegen einen jungen Mann, der Jugendliche in mehreren Ländern zu schweren Straftaten über Chats angestiftet haben soll. Die Vorwürfe erinnern an den Fall „White Tiger“.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}