Posted on 09/08/2007 11:58:30 AM PDT by Michael81Dus
BERLIN — Three militant Islamic terror suspects had acquired vans that might have been intended for use in bomb attacks on U.S. and other targets in Germany, a spokeswoman for prosecutors said Saturday. Estimates of the size of the plot ranged as high as 50 people, and prosecutors were looking the possibility of a wider terrorist network. German authorities think the two German converts and a Turk arrested Tuesday were only the leading tip of the planning, said Petra Kneuer, spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor's Office. She said authorities were investigating seven more suspects inside and outside Germany as part of what could be a larger network. Reports that about 50 people are believed to be involved overall are "not unrealistic," she added. The purpose of the vans has yet to be nailed down, Kneuer said when she was asked about a report in the news weekly Focus that the three suspects had obtained the vehicles across the border in France. "So far it hasn't been shown that there really was a link to the planned attacks," she told The Associated Press.p>
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Thank you, Germany!
Off topic, but does anyone know of something similar to yahoo’s people search for someone in Germany? A German citizen.
In related news from “Der Spiegel” it´s said that the arrests were made possible because of excellent cooperation between the German authorities and the CIA. “Der Spiegel” also says, that President Bush and German Chancellor Merkel have talked about the case and the cooperation during the G8-meeting in June.
With close and crucial assistance from US agencies.
(http://kevxml2a.infospace.com/home/white-pages/world/regions.htm?cou=germany&cont=Europe)
No, but try “Name” on google and exclude all non “.de”-sites.
Or go to www.telefonbuch.de if you know the location (”Ort”) of this person.
Good luck!
The “converts” deserve more punishment than the others. In a just world, they would get it.
Thanks. Will check those out.
LOL... there could be 500,000 muslims in Berlin alone.
Use the lookup 50 KM option for a better search.
Worth looking at.
This may have been the other half of something timed to coincide with an attack closer to home.
It´s not over yet. As long as these 7 “suspects” aren´t in handcuffs, I fear the worst. And I won´t imagine how many more are waiting for their orders from Pakistan to fulfill their bloody mission.
Were harry reid or pelosi’s name on the list?
LLS
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