A 75-year-old woman who led far-right extremists accused of an elaborate coup plot to topple the German government

• Five members of a German extremist group were charged with treason for a coup plot.
• Authorities say the plot included causing nationwide blackouts and kidnapping a government official.
• The group is associated with the far-right "Citizens of the Reich" movement.

Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office charged five suspected members of a terrorist group with plotting an elaborate coup against the German government, the office announced earlier this week.