Islamism
Terror threat – but not concrete
After the arrests of several Terrorverdächtigen turns out that their plans of attack don’t seem to have progressed very far. The threat situation in Germany, but remained high.
The Alexanderplatz has been in the media as Anschlagsziel called. A confirmation of this, there are not.
“Confused beats”, “Postverteilerkasten destroyed”, “arrest after attempted robbery” – the Berlin Polizeiticker reads Friday morning like any other day. Quite different from the Newspapers at the kiosks of him. Germany’s largest tabloid “Bild” was the headline on Friday “the terrorist attack in Berlin planned,” the Berlin newspaper “Tagesspiegel” white “Anschlagsplänen at Checkpoint Charlie”, the previous Transition at the Berlin wall, the no-sight-seeing tours. Also, the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” says in its headline of terrorists, the attacks in Berlin planned to have.
“No hint as to the specific Offence”
On Thursday had police, several persons were arrested, homes and an asylum accommodation scans. The Suspects want the so called “Islamic state” close to it, and by telephone terrorist attacks have been planned. However, Berlin’s governing mayor Michael Müller is already in the evening on the radio clearly, “there is obviously no evidence of specific dangers in our city”. On Friday morning, also says Verfassungsschutzpräsident Hans-Georg Maaßen in Breakfast television: “There was no indication of a specific imminent terrorist Offense.”
The message to the headlines led, found in the Polizeiticker some wrecked cars and stolen handbags below. On Thursday at 7:48 am, reported the Berlin police, “searches in the Islamistenszene”. Four men and a woman were in raids in Berlin, lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia arrested. You find because of “preparation of a staatsgefährdenden Offence”, to share the authorities. According to media information had on the Suspect over attack targets in Berlin to entertain. They were considered the authorities as potential terrorists and were watched for some time. Why the police chose this time to intervene remains unclear.
The Berlin police released this photo from Syria, the main suspects in the Sauerland region, has been arrested
Suspicious should contact IS-cadres are
For a pre-trial detention extends to the suspicion, apparently, is not. Also, the chief Federal Prosecutor for terrorism, will not turn in the investigation. Two men and the woman to stay still because of the “warrant of arrest in any other thing” continue in detention, it is called officially. One of the suspects involved should documents have faked and under a false identity, have lived in Germany.
The other, who together with his wife in a Refugee in the Sauerland, was arrested by international warrant of arrest sought. The Algerians should deal with the “Islamic state” is connected and in Syria for the Terrormiliz have fought. Later, he is on the Balkan route, after Germany entered the country. The “Tagesspiegel” reports that the man in contact with high IS-functionaries of state. The “mirror” sees a track to the backers of the Paris assassinations of the 13. November.
There may have been two Suspects targeted by the IS Terrormiliz sent to Germany, to assassinations to carry out. According to information from the German press Agency from security sources go to the investigator, appropriate evidence. The Pair remains also on Friday, in pre-trial detention.
Of a heightened threat situation want the authorities still do not speak. The danger was unchanged, says Verfassungschutzpräsident Hans-Georg Maaßen. “We have a high risk of a terrorist attack.”