Terrorism

Germany and France to build joint Terrorforschung from

After the terrorist attacks in Paris concepts are sought, such as public places, shopping malls or schools can be better protected. Paris and Berlin want to therefore the common Terrorforschung deepen.

“We see a new level of targeted violence in towns and cities to terrorist attacks,” complains Federal research Minister Johanna Wanka in the newspaper “Bild am Sonntag”. Would be needed the means and measures to make cities safer, police and fire service the population better able to protect. Among other things, should also be explored, such as the failure of the so-called critical infrastructure can be prevented, for example, the power supply belongs.

Terrorist threats following the Paris attacks

In Paris had Islamist assassin in mid-November, among other things, a concert hall and several restaurants attacked. 130 people were killed and more than 350 injured. In the following weeks and months, it was also in Germany several warnings of imminent attacks. So it was a few days after the attacks of Paris, a football match in Hannover cancelled on short notice. In Munich on new year’s eve, the main railway station and the railway station in the district of Pasing, because of a Terrordrohung locked.

President Hollande (r.) during a Rugby Match in Stade de France: “life must go on”

Hollande at a Rugby game at the Stade de France

In the Paris stadium Stade de France, where on 13. November first three assassins in the air blew up and a passer-by with death cracks, attended by President François Hollande on Saturday in a Rugby game. The Match France against Italy was the first sporting event since the Terrorserie, to the Dschihadistenmiliz “Islamic state” known. “I wanted to be the first sporting event since these horrific attacks to return,” said Hollande. Life must go on.

Meeting with Chancellor Merkel

At this time, the refugee crisis in Europe and the Referendum the British about a possible exit from the European Union high on the agenda. Hollande wants to do this in the afternoon with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Strasbourg meeting. After the informal exchange of views is a joint dinner with EU Parliament President Martin Schulz planned – in an Alsatian Restaurant.

uh/se (dpa,afp)