Terrorism
Comment: tension, Yes – but not alarmism
Berlin is in danger? Since respective arrests, the fear of an attack in Germany. And yet: On this Monday millions of happy celebrations – for Christoph Strack an expression of strength.
At The Alexanderplatz. At Checkpoint Charlie. Where else in Berlin?
The detention of several Algerian Terror Suspects had on Thursday, something Peculiar: A kind of media Wetträtseln to the favored Anschlagsort. There had, it seemed to the spectators and users, the German capital just had a lucky escape. In the Sunday papers, only four days after that, emerges to the very important success of the security forces, hardly more. Or even not at all.
Risk awareness is better than hysteria
This is not a bad sign. Many in Germany know that even your country from a terrorist attack is threatened. And that your country was lucky in Bonn and Cologne, for example, proposed in the recent years, end-of-stroke Attempts fail. But it dominated not just the hysteria. Even if the recent arrests show that The suspect came with his wife, probably with the false claim to Germany, he was a refugee from the Syrian Aleppo. He has alleged right to direct references to the “Islamic state”. And possibly even to one of the mass murderers of Paris. Yeah, all of that is of concern.
But: The arrests prove once again the attention of the authorities and of the Benefits of international cooperation. The activities of the Algerians were only in the “early stages” have been explained to investigators – and to set a sign against the alarmism. Yes, the security agencies of the Federal government and länder are required. But you also act. So, it is correct, if it is, since soon a year and a few weeks ago in the service, now a new Anti-Terror unit of the Federal police.
The peoples of the world, looks at Braunschweig!
Well, there is the carnival: This opinion was Christoph Strack from the DW-capital Studio already before the recent events – he is now, it’s only right
The other shows the social a mix between vigilance and normalcy. It’s just a voltage. According to surveys, a growing concern of the people. And many anticipate that it is at organized events, restrictions or Cancellations can occur – if different, safety is not guaranteed.
At the Karnevalssonntag of 2015, said the authorities because of a feared terrorist plot the carnival parade in Braunschweig at the last Moment. This Sunday rolls on the crazy train now again through the city, Motto: “Now only right”. Good.
Carnival is anything other than civic duty and may never be. Just as the visit of Play of the football Bundesliga (by hundreds of thousands of Fans every weekend). And yet, If on that Monday million in Cologne, Düsseldorf or Mainz, the highlight of the street carnival to commit, then speaks from comfortable normality and admirable strength.
Carnival in times of terror – must as necessarily be? Your opinion is important to us – right here under the Text.