In Cologne, two teenagers, including a russian citizen, were detained for preparing a terrorist attack at a Christmas market.
Interior Minister Herbert Royle shared the details.
In Cologne, the police
detained two
teenagers on suspicion of preparing
a terrorist attack. One of
the detainees is a russian citizen. According
to German law enforcement officers, they planned to commit a terrorist attack in Cologne during
the Christmas market on December 1. Referring to the words of the Minister of Internal
Affairs, writes BILD edition, transmits UNN.
The young
man wrote about the attack plans in a chat group. In the end, they
agreed on a very specific plan to attack the Christmas market. This
it had a very specific effect.
Details
Herbert Royle also reported that the Office for the Protection of the German Constitution received this information in Telegram. Where in
the Islamic State group, one of the teenagers posted a video in which he called for a holy
war against the West and announced an attack.
According to
BILD, law enforcement officers quickly identified
a radical teenager of Afghan origin. It turned out to be 15-year-old Edris D. from Burscheid. According to the investigation, Edris supported
contact with a 16-year–old russian
- Rasul M. from Wittstock (Brandenburg). He
, in turn, is a supporter of the terrorist organization "Islamic
State" and is already known to the police for spreading terrorist
propaganda.
Young
the russian was allegedly involved in the planned attack. He was going to visit Edris in Burscheid on December 1.
According to investigators, the young people wanted to commit a terrorist attack at the Christmas market or in a synagogue in
Cologne with improvised explosive devices or a small
truck.
Both podkoski
were searched. Currently, the Dusseldorf Prosecutor's Office and the Neuruppin
Prosecutor's office are investigating on suspicion of planning to commit a terrorist
crime.