Three men arrested in Karlsruhe: planned terrorist attack thwarted!

Three men arrested in Karlsruhe: planned terrorist attack thwarted!

In a large-scale anti-terrorist campaign, the police arrested three alleged supporters of the "Islamic State" (IS) last Sunday. The suspects, including two brothers aged 15 and 20 from Mannheim and a 22-year-old from the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse, are said to have specifically planned an attack. According to the investigators, they had obtained a assault rifle and ammunition to implement their plans. The men were taken into custody by the Karlsruhe public prosecutor after being brought before a judge on Monday. Details on the possible goal of the attack have so far been unknown, but the security authorities did not invalidate any immediate risk to the population at any time.

Investigations and arrests

According to information from the state criminal offices of Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, the authorities assume a "stuck religious ideology" and a deep sympathy of the brothers for the terrorist group is. The security authorities have demonstrated their vigilance through the arrests and several searches, as the Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) emphasized. The arrests are a clear sign of the persistent danger from extremist groups in Germany, which has increased significantly in recent months, according to terrorism expert Peter Neumann.

Overall, the current developments show that IS continues to try to win sympathizers and to plan attacks in Germany. In this context, leading politicians emphasized the need for vigilance and consequence of the security authorities. The arrests of the three suspects are a further step in the fight against the Islamist threat in Germany, as well as ka-news.de and ZDF Confirm.