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Kamel M. was detained for transporting 300 rounds of ammunition linked to planned Hamas attacks on Israeli or Jewish sites in Europe, prosecutors said.
- On March 10, prosecutors said Cypriot authorities detained a suspected member of Palestinian militant group Hamas wanted in Germany for procuring weapons for attacks on Israeli or Jewish facilities.
- The Lebanese-born suspect, identified as Kamel M. under German privacy rules, was detained at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, on March 6 after arriving from Lebanon.
- Prosecutors say he is wanted over the transport of 300 rounds of live ammunition, which they said served as preparation for deadly Hamas attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany and Europe.
- German police searched the suspect's apartment in Berlin, and once extradited to Germany a judge will decide on pre-trial detention.
- Investigators flagged that the statement did not specify where the ammunition originated or was headed amid a global rise in attacks on Jewish targets since 2023.
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German Prosecutors: Man Arrested Over Alleged Hamas Weapons Plot
BERLIN — German prosecutors said Tuesday that a Lebanese-born man was arrested in Larnaca, Cyprus, in connection with an alleged effort to procure weapons for the militant group Hamas. According to the Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany, the suspect, identified as Kamel M., was detained Friday upon arrival from Lebanon under a European arrest […]
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