Suspected Hamas members arrested in Berlin are remanded in custody
According to the federal prosecutor's office, Al A., who was born in Lebanon, is said to have been instructed by Hamas leaders to search for a secret underground weapons cache previously set up by the organization. The weapons were to be brought to Berlin and kept ready for possible attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe.
The attack plans were not yet concrete. Al A. and the Egyptian B. are said to have set off from Berlin several times in October in search of the weapons. They were reportedly accompanied by the Dutchman Nazih R., who was arrested in Rotterdam on Thursday. A European arrest warrant had been issued for him by the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice. Ibrahim El-R., who was born in Lebanon, is said to have supported the others.
As the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office explained on Thursday, all four suspects are said to have belonged to Hamas for years, participated in the organization's actions abroad and had close contacts with leaders of the military wing. All four of those arrested are therefore urgently suspected of membership of a foreign terrorist organization.
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- The federal prosecutor's office revealed that Mohamed B., a suspected Hamas member from Lebanon, was also involved in the Berlin case.
- The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe issued an arrest warrant for another Lebanese-born individual, Hamas member Ibrahim El-R., in connection with the case.
- The federal prosecutor's office stated that the arrested Hamas members, including Al A. from Lebanon, have been remanded in custody in Berlin.
- The Hamas members, including Nazih R., who was arrested in Rotterdam, were planned to bring weapons to Berlin for potential attacks on Jewish institutions across Europe.
- The suspected Hamas members, including Dutchman Nazih R., had been traveling to Berlin multiple times in October to search for the secret weapons cache.
- Hamas members, including German-born Mohamed B., are accused of belonging to Hamas for years, participating in its actions abroad, and having close contacts with Hamas leaders.
- The arrested Hamas members, including Lebanese-born Ibrahim El-R., are suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organization and their cases will be heard in the German Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe.
Source: www.stern.de
