German Police Foil Planned Islamist Terror Attack on Augsburg Christmas Market
The suspect, an asylum seeker, was arrested after surveillance revealed suspicious online activity
The suspect, an asylum seeker, was arrested after surveillance revealed suspicious online activity
The two men had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State; three more suspects still being sought.
Suspects were targeting churches, synagogues, and police stations.
The “dangerous terrorists” were planning a suicide car bomb attack on an Israeli settlement, reports say.
Group has ties to Islamic State as well as organized crime
The quartet was inspired by Islamic State to plot an attack on a Brussels concert hall.
While French authorities assure the public that the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral was accidental, many right-wing pundits continue to speculate that it was, in fact, an Islamic attack.
Cognisant of the fact that Europe has once again become a high-priority target for the Islamist terror group, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) said German authorities had succeeded in striking “a significant blow against Islamist terrorism,” yet warned that the threat remains “acute.”
German judge said they had enough castor beans to produce ricin capable of killing as many as 13,500 people. It is the second such case in Germany in recent years.
During the searches of the brothers’ residences, German authorities discovered bomb-making chemicals, including a package of urea fertilizer and hydrogen peroxide.