2023-11-30 12:31:16
Düsseldorf. In Germany, two children, one 15 and the other 16 years old, were arrested on suspicion of “preparing a terrorist attack”. It was reported that 15-year-old Edris D was captured in operations carried out in the city of Leverkusen and 16-year-old Rasul M in the city of Wittstock.
In the statement made by the Constitution Protection Organization, which is responsible for domestic intelligence in Germany, on the subject, it was stated that in a search made on social media, a Telegram user wrote that he was a member of the ISIS terrorist organization and in a video circulated on the same channel, it was revealed that he would carry out a terrorist attack in Cologne, Germany, on Friday, December 1. It was determined that he had announced. Thereupon, it was reported that intelligence units took action in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg and first detained Edris D and then Rasul M. The investigation also revealed that the two young people planned an attack on the Christmas Market or a synagogue in Cologne with incendiary devices or a small truck, and that they decided to meet in Cologne on December 1 to carry out the attack.
Düsseldorf Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant for a 15-year-old Afghan boy and his 16-year-old friend of Chechen origin on the grounds that they were “planning and preparing a radical Islamist terrorist attack.” While the prosecutor’s office did not provide further details due to the suspect’s young age, WDR, one of the German public broadcasters, announced that the young man living in the Rheinisch-Bergisch region was in contact with another young man determined to live in the state of Brandenburg and was suspected of making an action plan together. The 16-year-old suspect arrested in Brandenburg was also It was stated that he had previously been in contact with jihadist groups and that he had a criminal record in this regard.
Warning from Netanyahu to Europe: “Do you understand that you are next?”
Meanwhile, Thomas Haldenwang, head of the German domestic intelligence Organization for the Protection of the Constitution, warned that the risk of a terrorist attack on Germany was “realistic” following the developments in the Middle East. Haldenwang said in its statement: “We are seeing calls from jihadist groups such as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) to attack the West and thus become involved in conflicts in the Middle East.” said.
“We have concerns about potential plans to attack the security of Jews, Israeli institutions, as well as important public events in the country,” the official said, explaining that security units were on alert. Chief of intelligence service, “German far-right extremists are taking advantage of the current situation to incite against Muslims and immigrants.” also stated.
Answering the questions of the German newspaper Bild yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that there may be terrorist attacks in Germany and “Do you understand that you are next? Germany, Europe. Hamas is part of Iran’s terrorist axis, along with Hezbollah, the Houthis and others. Their aim is to bring first the Middle East and then the whole world to the age of barbarism, the dark period of the Middle Ages.” he said. (yenivatan.at)
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