Raid in opposition to alleged Eritrea terror group | tagesschau.de | EUROtoday

Due to suspicion of terrorism, searches in Germany and Denmark have been operating for the reason that morning. The raids are directed in opposition to folks from Eritrea, who’re mentioned to be liable for assaults on compatriots at Eritrea festivals.

German safety authorities took motion in opposition to Eritreig authorities opponents within the morning with a serious raid. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Karlsruhe mentioned that it’s about suspicion of the institution of a home terrorist affiliation.

Searches in opposition to alleged members of the so-called Brigade N’hamedu had been subsequently in 19 objects in a complete of six federal states-Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Rhineland-Palatinate-and within the neighboring nation of Denmark.

Tapping plans in Eritrea

The brigade N’hamedu was “an internationally networked group, the declared goal of which is to overthrow the government in Eritrea,” mentioned the federal prosecutor. The German department of the brigade has been lively since 2022 on the newest. He pursues this objective by way of acts of violence in opposition to occasions supported by the Eritreig authorities.

There is suspicion that members had been concerned in violent riots at Eritrea Festival in Gießen 2022 and in Stuttgart 2023. Numerous law enforcement officials had been generally considerably injured. Some members of the affiliation have thought-about violence in opposition to German state establishments and representatives of state energy – for instance police forces – as a official means.

17 suspects, no arrests

According to the federal prosecutor, the searches serve to “objectify the existing suspicion”. Inclusive arrests weren’t made. According to the knowledge, the suspicion is directed in opposition to 17 identified accused, which, in response to the present investigation, ought to have main capabilities inside the German department of the brigade.

Another suspect who is alleged to have held a management place inside the N’hamedu in each the Netherlands and in Germany was just lately sentenced by a Dutch court docket for his participation in riots on February 17, 2024 within the HAAG.