Three Iraqis arrested : police foiled Islamist plot

With great effort, it managed the security authorities apparently to prevent an Islamist attack. Three Iraqi terrorist suspects have been under surveillance for weeks, up to 200 police officers, on Wednesday, the special forces of the Federal criminal police office and the Federal police to be used on Wednesday in the district of Dithmarschen. Fixed the 23-year-old Shahin F., his same age Cousin Hersh F. and the 36-year-old Up p. The police searched also the apartments of the accused and further, so far, but don't suspect people in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Baden-Württemberg were taken.

So it had succeeded for the seventh Time since the attack in December 2016 at the Christmas market on Berlin's breitscheidplatz, "Islamist-motivated attack plans," said BKA President Holger Münch in Berlin. The three accused had "the idea", "to kill as many people as possible".

According to the findings of the office of the attorney General should have planned for the Iraqis to carry out attacks with explosives, a firearm and a vehicle to a stop. A specific objective would not have taken the accused into the eye. It is unclear, moreover, whether the accused with the terror militia IS or other militant Islamist organization had Connections.

note on the protection of the Constitution

the starting point of the investigation was, according to Münch a note of the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution. The police looked at exactly what drove the three refugees. You can enjoy in Germany, subsidiary protection, can be due to a threat of torture or death penalty in Iraq is not deported. The two Cousins are said to have in December 2018, is determined to commit an attack. The Federal government explained the legal profession, Shahin F. have ordered a contact person in the UK, an ignition device. Their delivery would have thwarted the British authorities, however. However, Shahin and Hersh F. at the end of December to try first Blasting with black powder from new year's firecrackers have taken. They have also decided to use a shot gun. Up S. to have of a Person, a Makarov 9 mm offered to get, which was Shahin and Hersh F. but too expensive. The gun would have to cost 1200 Euro. When you stop a vehicle, to Shahin F. at the beginning of 2019 began to take driving lessons.

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Meanwhile, began on Wednesday in the Berlin chamber court, the process against the terrorist suspects, Bosnian Hamdija J. (41). He should have campaigned, among other things, on Facebook to members or supporters for the IS. The defendant wool, said his lawyer, "to Express the appropriate time" to the allegations.