Terrorism
Apparently stop planned: Islamists arrested
In raids in three States, the police have two alleged members of an Islamist terrorist cell focus. According to the public Prosecutor’s office planned to have a stop in Berlin.
As a police spokesman in Berlin announced, was the main suspect, a 35-year-old Algerian, in North Rhine-Westphalia Attendorn arrested.Against him was an arrest warrant out of his North African home country. A second Algerian, at the age of 49 years was in Berlin in the article) focus. Two other Suspects were not arrested, said the police spokesman. The Berlin state police had the lead in the simultaneous raids. Also in Hanover and was a Refugee scans.
The suspected Islamists were planning, according to the Berlin public Prosecutor’s office a stop in the capital. To a report in the “Bild”newspaper, apparently was a stop at Alexanderplatz have been planned, wanted to be a spokesman not comment.
As a refugee who entered
Suspect held after details of the dpa in a Erstaufnahmeauflager for refugees in Attendorn in the circle Olpe. The man was after Algeria’s findings in Syria by the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IS) military-trained. According to information from the German press Agency, dpa, is the man in the fall of 2015 as a refugee who travelled to Germany. He then came across the so-called “Balkan route” and has been in Bavaria as a refugee is registered. After the first Indications of attack plans of the man was then in North Rhine-Westphalia have been located.
Against the four men, as dpa continues for several weeks determined. The findings would have to be the turn of the year, around compressed. Therefore, the group wanted to be in Berlin to come together, to assassinations, to prepare. How far the plans are already advanced goods, is still unclear. Whether the Suspect is a concrete Anschlagsort in the visor had, is also not yet known.
Documents secured
According to the Berlin police during the simultaneous raids in the three States computers, mobile phones and records to ensure. Their evaluation takes. The raids were closely coordinated with the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution and the Federal criminal police office.
wl/gri (dpa, rtr, epd)