US EditionFive arrested over plot to attack German Christmas market
Five men, including an imam, were arrested in Bavaria for plotting a vehicle attack on a Christmas market, authorities said the Islamist-motivated plot was stopped early.
- Five men have been arrested in Germany for allegedly plotting a vehicle attack at a Christmas market.
- Prosecutors say a 56-year-old Egyptian man allegedly called for a vehicle attack with the intention of harming many people.
- Authorities suspect an Islamist motive for the failed attack, given Germany's previous Christmas market attacks.
- Bavaria's state interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, reported that the cooperation of security services helped prevent a potentially Islamist-motivated attack.
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Literal War on Christmas: 5 Africans, Middle Easterners Arrested Over Plot to Murder 'as Many People as Possible' at Christmas Market
One year after a deadly attack on a German Christmas market, police in the country have detained five men linked to a plot to replicate the crime. The plot called […] The post Literal War on Christmas: 5 Africans, Middle Easterners Arrested Over Plot to Murder 'as Many People as Possible' at Christmas Market appeared first on The Western Journal.
5 Arrested in Germany for Allegedly Plotting Christmas Market Attack, Authorities Suspect "Islamist Motive"
German Christmas Market/Image Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license/ Geograph project collection/Author: Colin Smith The attack on Christians and Jews continues to expand during the holy holiday season. The BBC reports that five men have been arrested in Germany and are suspected of plotting to drive a vehicle into people at a Christmas market, with authorities citing an “Islamist motive” behind the plot. Police note that …
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