Posted on 08/19/2006 7:20:56 PM PDT by blam
Germany warns of terrorist threat
German police released security camera footage on Friday
The authorities in Germany have warned the country is facing the threat of terror attack after an arrest over an alleged plot to blow up two trains. The head of the federal crime office, Joerg Ziercke, said the hunt was on for a second suspect and the danger was "still out there".
Prosecutors said details of the plot suggested the two had not acted alone.
They appeared to be part of a terrorist group intent on carrying out serious acts of violence in Germany, they said.
The man arrested at Kiel, in the north, early on Saturday is a 21-year-old Lebanese student.
Two bombs were discovered on trains in the cities of Dortmund and Koblenz three weeks ago.
Security has since been stepped up at German airports and the rail authorities have announced they are installing more closed circuit TV cameras at stations.
'Video lead'
The arrest of the student follows the release of closed circuit TV footage of two male suspects by police on Friday.
Faulty construction may be why the devices failed to go off
The devices in abandoned suitcases on two trains failed to go off. Police said the bombers had intended to kill large numbers of people.
The student has been in Germany since 2004.
Chief prosecutor Monika Harms said he had apparently been planning to flee the country.
Reports say police searched his home in the city on Saturday afternoon.
He is believed to be "one of the two suspects that have been sought since yesterday with the help of video footage that was made public", the public prosecutors' office said.
In the video, the two suspects - dark-haired young men - are seen wheeling suitcases at Cologne station.
Mr Ziercke told reporters he was confident that "the right suspected bomb-planter" had been caught.
"The second suspect is still at large," he added, speaking in Kiel.
"The danger is still out there."
Timers
Investigators first thought the bombs were part of a blackmail attempt but they now believe the incident was the work of a terrorist group based in Germany.
A note written in Arabic, a telephone number in Lebanon, and packets of starch with labels in Arabic and English were found alongside the devices.
The authorities say they are investigating a possible link to Lebanon, but they also have not ruled out a link to Pakistan.
The identical suitcase bombs were fitted with timers set to go off 10 minutes before the trains arrived in Dortmund and Koblenz.
Police think they failed to detonate because of a construction flaw.
Really? How many Muslims are in Germany?
Dont want to stir the Germans to start WW3 but can you imagine after all theyve been through to wake up and see you're losing your country to koranimals?
I have some German-American friends that recently returned to their hometown of Cologne in Germany and were stunned by the thousands of Muslims in the city. They couldn't wait to get back to the states.
Talk about Rip Van Winkle! No kidding...it's everywhere.
Solution for Western nations....round up ALL young male muslims and kick them out. If terrorism still occurs then kick ALL the muslims out for good. How much death and carnage is it going to take to be rid of these death cult vermin muslims.
Refuse to fly with the SOB's.
Germany, Britain, Spain, France.....you cant appease terrorists...they will strike you anyway as you are finding out. So get tough on the WOT and help fight these cretins.
While I agree with you, there isn't a country in the world (including the U.S.) that has the guts to do this.
To many.
They seem to be the Majority now rather then the minority.
A veritable @ssload. They instituted an infamous "guestworker" (Gastarbeiter) program. Many Turks, Iraqis, Moroccans, and African muzzies. This is not the first time that muzzies have blown up "gas cylinders"; we call them propane bottles. In 2000-2001 they detonated several around Cologne. Of course there were tacks, nails, and ball bearings coated with rat-killer to maximize trauma. These never made US media. The state of NRW is quite different. Now they can not get rid of their muzzies. WWII "guilt" dontcha know. On the quiet day of Sunday the muzzies still scream out their crap from daybreak to sundown. Something will give.
What do you suppose the packets of starch were for?
Ugly stuff!
Maybe they thought if the bombs were discovered before they detonated, everyone would delay any further action for fear of what was in the packets, anthrax, etc.? Then the bombs would go off?
Sorry, Stärke is literally "strength". An accelerant, or strengthening agent. Something that makes another thing stronger.
Muslims want to turn Germany's Oktoberfests into Sharia quests. Goodbye to brats and beer if Muzzies take over.
One thing about the Deutsche Bahn, is that the schedule is on time. This only failed because the devices were defective. Or disabled via a means that will not be disclosed.
Thanks for the input. I'd read about this (rat poison) on other threads but it had slipped my mind.
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