Melech 9,900 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 "The suspects, aged 20 to 28, were detained in dawn raids that saw some 500 police officers swoop on residences in the cities of Kassel, Essen, Hanover and Leipzig. The men are accused of belonging to "the foreign terrorist group that calls itself the Islamic State", Christian Hartwig, a spokesman for the Frankfurt prosecutor's office, said in a statement. "The accused are also suspected of preparing an attack on a public target in Germany using weapons or explosives," Hartwig said. The investigators believe the men had not yet finalized their attack plan, he added. But the local Hessischer Rundfunk radio station, citing sources close to the probe, said the accused "had planned an attack on the Christmas market in Essen", a city in western Germany. Such an attack would have revived painful memories of last December's truck rampage in Berlin when a failed Tunisian asylum seeker smashed into a crowded Christmas market, killing 12 people. Police and prosecutors declined to comment on reports citing Essen's Christmas market as the target, which also appeared in Germany's best-selling Bild newspaper. The six detained Syrians all arrived in Germany as asylum seekers between December 2014 and September 2015, at the height of Europe's migrant crisis. Prosecutors gave no further details about the case, saying the inquiry was still ongoing. German daily Die Welt said it was fellow refugees who tipped off the police about the suspects. German security forces have been on high alert following a spate of Islamist attacks, of which the Berlin rampage was the deadliest." https://www.thelocal.de/20171121/six-syrians-arrested-for-planning-terror-attack-in-germany Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,886 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 "it was fellow refugees who tipped off the police about the suspects." Brave of them to come forward. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benKo 3,362 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Im so thankful for the good police forces we have here in Germany! I hope this year (and following years ofc) will be safe on christmas and other events... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not The Real Gaga 7,582 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 That's why we need border control in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, FATCAT said: "it was fellow refugees who tipped off the police about the suspects." Brave of them to come forward. Yes! It's not the first time this happened! There was a case this or last year where refugees caught a guy who planned a terror attack! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benKo 3,362 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, FATCAT said: "it was fellow refugees who tipped off the police about the suspects." Brave of them to come forward. I don't wanna know what would have happened if they said nothing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, benKo said: I don't wanna know what would have happened if they said nothing... Be grateful you have people who speak the language and who are honest and report on time. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,886 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, benKo said: I don't wanna know what would have happened if they said nothing... I mean, Germany is a five-eyes intelligence agency, so I'm sure they'd have uncovered something before it escalated further. These plots are foiled because the perpetrators are dumb. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Bardot 3,990 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Unites said: That's why we need border control in Europe. Why would that be a good idea? pooiota Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, benKo said: I don't wanna know what would have happened if they said nothing... Thank god you don't need to imagine that, because they did speak up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not The Real Gaga 7,582 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, Henri Bardot said: Why would that be a good idea? Because the alternative is this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,886 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Unites said: That's why we need border control in Europe. Imagine if these people had immigrated without the real refugees, that let the police know. I understand the reaction to this kind of news can be defensive, but the refugees saved your people. Take that into account. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benKo 3,362 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, lego said: Be grateful you have people who speak the language and who are honest and report on time. That is what I just passively said... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, Unites said: That's why we need border control in Europe. most terror attacks that happened in Europe weren't in the hands of refugees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, Unites said: Because the alternative is this. The alternative is the police working? Closing borders does not prevent terrorism, homegrown terror attacks are a lot more common than people coming into a country to do something. What prevents terrorism is education and reaching out to migrants in order to both tear down prejudice and glass ceilings that keep non-white non-christian people less successful than they deserve to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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