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Arrested Islamists may have been targeting Berlin: police
TheLocal.de ^ | 04 Feb 2016 14:40 GMT+01:00 | (DPA/The Local)

Posted on 02/04/2016 10:01:17 AM PST by Olog-hai

Prosecutors have said that Islamists arrested in Berlin and western Germany on Thursday may have been planning an attack on the capital. [...]

There are conflicting reports in the media about what the exact target of the attack was, with tabloid Bild citing investigators who say it was Alexanderplatz, the iconic center of the former east of the capital. Berlin daily Tagesspiegel meanwhile, says popular tourist spot Checkpoint Charlie - once the most famous crossing in the Berlin Wall - was to be hit, citing security sources. [...]

Security sources told DPA the group's ringleader was a 35-year-old Algerian arrested in North Rhine-Westphalia. The man, who was staying in refugee accommodation in the town of Attendorn, was also being sought by Algerian authorities due to a suspected connection to Isis, with whom he is said to have undergone military training in Syria. ...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alexanderplatz; algeria; aliens; attendorn; berlin; checkpointcharlie; germany; isis; islamist; islamists; northrhinewestphalia; rop

1 posted on 02/04/2016 10:01:17 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Sorry to say it, but the Europeans might actually wake up if a few more islamist attacks succeed.

Of course, the socialist/fascist EU response will be to have ever tighter security measures and a bigger police state.


2 posted on 02/04/2016 10:10:13 AM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

That’s the plan. For more details, look up the Stockholm Program.


3 posted on 02/04/2016 10:12:44 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

A little compassion and some jobs could go a long way in stopping this type of activity. Right? Maybe give them jobs as food inspectors or something. Hog farms maybe?


4 posted on 02/04/2016 10:14:39 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Olog-hai

Stay calm folks... Obama is planning a beer summit at this minute to negotiate a release of these peaceful muslims and open up dialogue to address the obvious anti-muslim hate that fueled these arrests.


5 posted on 02/04/2016 11:40:45 AM PST by envisio (I ain't here long... I'm out of napalm and .22 bullets.)
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