Update von einer englischsprachigen, französischen Seite: Kristian Vikernes, nicknamed „Wolf“ (or Varg in Norwegian) described as a „Breivik sympathiser“ was detained by anti-terrorist officers from France’s specialist DCRI unit on Tuesday morning at his farm in the rural Corrèze region in central France.
A judicial source later confirmed the arrest of the neo-Nazi to Reuters news agency.
Officers are currently carrying out a finger tip search of his home to try to find illegal weapons and explosives or any evidence that might back up their suspicions, RTL reports. Vikernes could be held in custody for the next 96 hours, as is allowed under French anti-terror laws.
According to reports in the media, French intelligence services acted out of fears he may have been about to carry out a massacre, like the one committed by Breivik in Norway two years ago, when he killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting.
According to news website Le Point, Vikernes settled in France after serving part of a 21-year prison sentence in Norway for stabbing a friend in the 90s.
His French wife, the mother of his three children, who is a member of a local shooting club, had recently purchased four guns legally, RTL claims.
Vikernes is also believed to have bought the 1,500-page „manifesto“ published online, entitled 2083: A European Declaration of Independence, that was attributed to Anders Breivik and contained details of the preparation for his attacks.
Breivik was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years in prison in August 2012 for the mass killings after court in Norway found him sane. His sentenced can be prolonged at a later date if he is still deemed a danger to society.