Not the Reichstag Fire, But...

German authorities have arrested a German officer accused of plotting a "false flag" terrorist attack to stir up anti-migrant unrest.

The officer, a lieutenant-colonel, is said to have passed himself off as a Syrian refugee and claimed asylum in Bavaria. German police also arrested an accomplice in whose apartment were found weapons and explosives.

No one is quite sure how this officer's refugee claim was even accepted given he had no Arabic language skills.