An Islamist terrorist attack may have been prevented in Duisburg.
Duisburg – A terrorist attack on a pro-Israel rally may have been prevented in North Rhine-Westphalia. As the Picture Reportedly, a special operations team stormed an apartment building in downtown Duisburg on Tuesday and overpowered a convicted Islamist. Compared to the Mirror A spokesman for the NRW Interior Ministry confirmed the arrest.
The 29-year-old Tarik S. wanted to die as a martyr and was already known to investigators as a high-risk threat, it said. The crucial tip apparently came from a foreign intelligence service. According to Spiegel information, investigators feared that the suspect could use a truck to carry out an attack.
S. is said to have specifically searched for pro-Israel events and jihadist content online. However, it is unclear whether he had a specific rally in mind. The Essen police headquarters has entrusted a special commission with the investigation.
Suspect was the focus of investigators: plans are reminiscent of an earlier terrorist attack
The 29-year-old is said to have been in the sights of the security authorities for a long time because of previous warnings from foreign secret services. S. is also said to have considered attacks against police facilities Mirror reported.
The war that broke out between Israel and Hamas at the beginning of October could have motivated the Islamists to plan further, investigators said. The suspicion is reminiscent of the terrorist attack in December 2016, when Tunisian Anis Amri drove a truck into a crowd of people at a Berlin Christmas market. In addition to dozens of injuries, the attack also claimed 13 lives. (nak)
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