German police have arrested three more people for allegedly preparing a terror attack on the Cathedral in Cologne. Four others were previously arrested for the terror plans. They are free again. The three new suspects were arrested in Duisburg, Herne and Nörvenich, a few dozen kilometers from the Dutch border. The Minister of the Interior … Read more
Dec 29, 2023 at 12:45 Update: 15 minutes ago France wants to mobilize a massive police force during New Year’s Eve. According to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, this is necessary due to a “very high risk” of terrorist attacks. Darmanin wants to deploy at least 90,000 police officers and gendarmes throughout France, including 6,000 in … Read more
Dec 27, 2023 at 4:51 PM Update: an hour ago The man who was arrested in Cologne on Sunday because of the terrorist threat is known to the police. The German security services are not disclosing his identity and will not confirm whether he was plotting an attack on the Cologne Cathedral. The German police … Read more
Authorities in Germany, Austria and Spain had received information about possible terrorist attacks by Islamist groups at the end of the year. Precautions were also taken in other countries. ADVERTISING Terror warnings in Europe have also led to increased security measures in the Vatican over the Christmas holidays. During the Pope’s Angelus prayer on Tuesday, … Read more
Security checks at the entrance, police vehicles in front of the cathedral: Shortly before the Christmas services, the police significantly increased security measures at Cologne Cathedral. The security authorities had received information about a possible attack plan by an Islamist group on the cathedral and a church in Vienna. Police officers checked visitors to the … Read more
FPÖ calls for action against Islamists – 2024 must be the year of mass deportations Vienna (OTS) – After the attack plans became known – including on St. Stephen’s Cathedral – and the arrest of the suspected perpetrators in a refugee accommodation in Vienna Ottakring, the regional party chairman of the Vienna FPÖ, city councilor … Read more
Dec 24, 2023 at 1:07 PM Update: 3 minutes ago Austrian intelligence has arrested four people during an investigation into an Islamist terror cell. The arrests follow indications of an attack on, among others, a church in Vienna and the Cathedral in Cologne, where security has been significantly increased. The German newspaper Bild wrote on … Read more
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Cologne and Vienna police announced on Saturday evening that they are stepping up security measures due to possible threats. The planners of the attack could be linked to the terrorist group Islamic State-Khorasan Province. The newspaper “Bild” reports that the special task forces of the police made arrests in Vienna and that a person was … Read more
German authorities said Saturday they had received a tip that a terrorist group was planning attack on Cologne Cathedral in the coming days, DPA reported. Specifically, the alert referred to New Year’s Eve, but already yesterday the services searched the cathedral with dogs and set up surveillance and security at the temple. The authorities did … Read more
Düsseldorf (dpa) – Eight months after the murderous knife attacks in Duisburg, a confessed Islamist received the maximum sentence. The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court sentenced the 27-year-old to life imprisonment on Tuesday for murder and four counts of attempted murder. The court also noted the particular gravity of his guilt, which practically rules out release … Read more