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Europe on high alert as Christmas terror plots foiled in France, Germany, Austria
Christian Post ^ | 12/24/2023 | Anugrah Kumar

Posted on 12/24/2023 9:23:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Several Muslim suspects have been arrested in France, Germany and Austria for allegedly planning Christmas terror attacks, according to reports, which say there’s a “very high level of terrorist threat” from Islamic terrorists in France. Spain is also on alert.

In France, five men, aged 20 to 23, were apprehended in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Le Parisien reported, saying French intelligence services had been surveilling the men for links to criminal terrorist associations and they were found scouting Strasbourg Christmas market.

A video filmed at the market featuring one suspect saying, “And there, we shoot,” was found during a raid. These men are believed to be part of the Salafist movement, a sect of Sunni Islam linked to various Islamic terrorist groups.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin emphasized the need for “extreme vigilance” during the Christmas season, citing a “very high level of terrorist threat” from Islamic terrorists. France has the largest Muslim population in Europe.

In Germany and Austria, law enforcement apprehended multiple suspects allegedly linked to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K.

Arrests in Vienna’s Ottakring district and Saarland, Germany, were part of efforts to thwart potential attacks on Christmas or New Year’s Eve, the German publication Bild said in a separate report, adding that Vienna police have raised the terror alert level, especially around this weekend, due to calls for attacks on Christian events by Islamic terrorists across Europe.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and Cologne Cathedral in Germany were identified as high-risk targets, prompting increased security measures, including sweeps for explosives.

Cologne Police Chief Michael Esser stated that “special protective measures” were being implemented to safeguard cathedral visitors on Christmas Eve. These measures include searching the cathedral with sniffer dogs and screening visitors before entry.

European authorities have identified Madrid’s Christmas Masses also as targets, according to Germany’s Bild newspaper, i24News said, pointing to planned coordinated terror attacks on Christmas crowds in Europe.

Separately, seven individuals were arrested in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands for allegedly planning attacks against Jews.

German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann revealed that four members of Hamas, arrested in Germany and the Netherlands, were planning assaults on Jewish institutions in Europe. These suspects, identified as Abdelhamid Al A., Mohamed B., Ibrahim El-R., and Nazih R., are reportedly long-standing members of Hamas and have connections to its military branch.

Abdelhamid Al A. was tasked with locating a hidden weapons cache in Europe intended for potential attacks in Berlin, according to the report. “He received his orders from HAMAS leaders in Lebanon. The weapons were due to be taken to Berlin and kept in a state of readiness in view of potential terrorist attacks against Jewish institutions in Europe. In October, Abdelhamid Al A., Mohamed B. and Nazih R. traveled repeatedly from Berlin to look for the weapons, with Ibrahim El-R. providing assistance,” prosecutors were quoted as saying.

Additionally, three suspects were detained in Denmark on terrorism-related charges, although their connection to the other four is unclear.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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1 posted on 12/24/2023 9:23:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

And what is our FBI doing???

Nada zilch nothing


2 posted on 12/24/2023 9:44:24 PM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: Nifster

That’s because the demonrat party is allied with the muzzies, which is odd given what the muzzies would do to the alphabet folks and women if they had the chance.


3 posted on 12/24/2023 9:52:20 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: SeekAndFind

I expect Islamic terrorists to try to strike on Christmas and New Year’s events

It’s right in line with what they do


4 posted on 12/24/2023 10:04:17 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SeekAndFind

They take in Muslim refugees and this is how they are repaid.


5 posted on 12/24/2023 10:56:49 PM PST by KingofZion
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To: SeekAndFind

Why we let ANY Muslim into ANY modern western civilization is beyond me


6 posted on 12/24/2023 11:12:53 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: SeekAndFind

The countries which welcomed in these elements recruited knives pointed at their citizen’s hearts.


7 posted on 12/25/2023 12:40:19 AM PST by JayGalt
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To: SeekAndFind

The new EU master minds and puppets invited in the invaders to make it easier to do this


8 posted on 12/25/2023 2:47:08 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: SeekAndFind
A glimpse of the current islamified Europe:

Officials Urge Europeans To Go To Church Despite Islamic Terror Threats – This is Christmas. This is Christmas under the shadow of Islam

German Foreign Minister Baerbock exploits Breitscheidplatz memorial for a warning against “anti-Muslim racism”

Life-size nativity figures beheaded in the migrant stronghold of Rüsselsheim, Germany

They even get more than Germans! Basic income also applies to second wives in Germany

9 posted on 12/25/2023 6:59:31 AM PST by Oorang (Politicians:-a feeble band of lowly reptiles who shun the light and who lurk in their own dens. )
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