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The protection of the Constitution: No reference to short-term Anschlagsplan

After the RAID against alleged Islamists in Germany includes Verfassungsschutzpräsident Maaßen, that with the refugees, terrorists may be introduced. The IS is not to be underestimated.

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“The terrorist attacks in Paris have shown that the Terrormiliz “Islamic state” (IS) “aware of terrorists among the refugees smuggled” have said the Verfassungsschutzpräsident Hans-Georg Maaßen in the ZDF morning magazine in relation to the recent RAID in Germany. “We are in a Situation that is serious and we have a high risk of a terrorist attack. However, the security agencies, the intelligence services and the police authorities were very much alarmed. The investigators want more Details about the RAID, as well as photos of the Suspicious publish. A photo documents the military training of the man in Syria. According to information of the news magazine “Der Spiegel” posing the Suspect in one of the pictures in “Kampfmontur” next to corpses.

Hans-Georg Maaßen, Verfassungsschutzpräsident

On Thursday, had hundreds of police Raids a suspected Islamist terrorist cell in Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia and lower Saxony smash. There were three arrests. The Suspects, all of whom are Algerians aged between 26 and 49 years of age, could the officials, according to “heavy staatsgefährdende acts of violence” will be prepared and contact with the jihadist organization Islamic state (IS) have had. There is however no evidence to suggest that the group in the short-term stop have planned, said Maaßen in the ZDF. But there have been concrete clues are given, “that there are people in Germany, the plans to pursue attacks to commit”.

Berlin in the sights of terror?

According to information of the news Agency dpa from security sources had suspected Islamists in listening on calls about possible attack targets in Berlin to entertain. According to that, the men also advised that if the “Checkpoint Charlie” in the city centre is a worthwhile target might be. The former border checkpoint between East and West is a major tourist attraction. After dpa information the project was in the early stage is crossed, a concrete attack targets were still not scouted.

As Hauptverdächtiger is a 34-Year-old, on Thursday morning together with his wife in a refugee camp in Attendorn in the Sauerland region, has been arrested. Both of the Algerian authorities IS membership of the accused. You were with international arrest warrants has been sought, the now from the German side been executed, as a spokesman for the Berlin police said. A Haftrichter of the higher regional court of Hamm is to decide whether the man may be detained.

In the past few weeks had the Bundesverfassungsschutz the Suspects intensively monitored.

nem/cr (dpa, afp)