15-year-old is claimed to have deliberate an assault on a church | EUROtoday

The police took a 15-year-old into custody in Brandenburg on Christmas Day. The safety authorities assume that he was planning an assault – in line with the authorities’ findings, on a church in Berlin.

The Brandenburg police have taken a teen from Teltow-Fläming into custody due to attainable assault plans. A police spokeswoman informed rbb this on Friday.

Allegedly involved with the Islamic State

Accordingly, safety authorities had indications of a suspected politically motivated assault planning through the Christmas season. It was mentioned that the knowledge had elevated on Christmas Eve.

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According to preliminary findings, the goal of the assault was a church in Berlin. The suspect is claimed to be a 15-year-old from Zossen, whose dad and mom come from Iraq.

According to ARD terrorism professional Michael Götschenberg, the younger individual was involved by way of Telegram with folks suspected of being a part of the Islamic State (IS).

A overseas intelligence service offered the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution with essential info, mentioned Götschenberg. The Federal Office, along with the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution, was then in a position to find and determine the individual. The 15-year-old was not recognized to the German safety authorities as an extremist till then.

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Search on the primary Christmas Day

On Christmas Day, a particular operations workforce searched the suspect’s house, police mentioned. Neither firearms nor explosives had been discovered.

The younger individual was then taken into custody. The Potsdam district courtroom later confirmed the detention. A choice on an arrest warrant might be made within the coming days.

No additional particulars in regards to the assault plans had been initially offered – as a result of the suspect shouldn’t be but of authorized age. According to a police spokeswoman, it’s at present unclear whether or not he acted alone. According to terrorism professional Götschenberg, it’s also unclear whether or not the 15-year-old would have carried out the assault if he had not been taken into custody.

Brandenburg’s Interior Minister Katrin Lange (SPD) thanked the officers concerned for his or her efforts. “It is necessary to fully investigate all indications of a possible threat to public safety. This has been done,” she mentioned.

Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, December 27, 2024, 4:20 p.m