Exchanged information about terrorist attack: teenagers arrested
Police in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg have arrested two teenagers in a bid to thwart a possible Islamist terrorist attack. According to reports from security circles on Wednesday, the 15-year-old main suspect and a 16-year-old are said to have discussed the intention to carry out an attack on alleged "infidels". The 15-year-old from North Rhine-Westphalia named a synagogue and a Christmas market as possible targets. The suspicion was first reported by WDR.
The seriousness of the plans and the question of whether the 15-year-old was possibly just trying to make himself important in his communication with other suspected Islamists initially remained unanswered. However, as the main suspect recently named a specific date and a public place, the police took action on Tuesday to be on the safe side.
The arrest of the teenagers highlights the ongoing threat of extremist ideologies, such as Islamist terrorism, in modern society. The discussion of terroristic intentions and specific targets, like a synagogue and a Christmas market, underscores the seriousness of the crime.
Source: www.dpa.com
