German defense minister cancels US trip over far-right officer scandal

Germany's defense minister has cancelled her trip to the United States to address the fallout from a scandal involving an army lieutenant who has been arrested over a plot targeting refugees.

The situation has raised larger questions about right-wing viewpoints within the German military.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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