Posted on 01/08/2023 1:55:19 AM PST by Conservat1
Anti-terrorist investigators arrested an Iranian national in the Ruhr area who is said to have prepared an Islamist attack. The investigators searched the 32-year-old 's apartment in Castrop-Rauxel on Sunday night. The man is suspected of having obtained the toxins cyanide and ricin for the crime, said the Düsseldorf public prosecutor , the Recklinghausen police and the Münster police early on Sunday morning.
The 32-year-old was reportedly taken into custody along with another man. It was initially unclear how far the attack plans had progressed and whether there was already a concrete target. The investigation was still ongoing in the morning.
Even the smallest amounts are fatal to humans
According to a report by “Bild”, employees from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) were also on site as consultants because of the biological and chemical dangers for the emergency services. Several employees of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and a defuse commando were also deployed. The BKA did not want to comment on the operation and referred to the Attorney General's Office...
A 32-year-old Iranian citizen had procured cyanide and ricin in an effort “to commit an Islamist-motivated attack,” the authorities said.
By Matt Stevens, The New York Times, Jan. 7, 2023
The authorities in Germany said early Sunday that they had taken into custody a 32-year-old Iranian citizen suspected of procuring cyanide and ricin in an effort “to commit an Islamist-motivated attack.”
In a brief statement released by the police in Münster, Germany, the authorities said that investigators had searched the suspect’s home in the city of Castrop-Rauxel for toxins and other evidence.
“The accused is suspected of having prepared a serious act of violence that endangers the state,” the statement said, adding that such a crime is punishable with a prison sentence of between six months and 10 years.
The police did not offer any additional information about the suspect. They said that they took one other person into custody in connection with the investigation, but provided no details about that person.
Prosecutors said that the investigation was continuing.
This is a developing story.
Matt Stevens is an arts and culture reporter for The Times based in New York. He previously covered national politics and breaking news. @ByMattStevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/world/europe/german-ricin-cyanide-arrest.html
Why not just arrange a small “spill” for this terrorist?
Ping
Not the typical look of a Sunni, more like an operative from Iran
Two things to notice....2 x guys arrested. So far, only nationality of one has been identified (Iranian). 2nd guy isn’t discussed much.
Second thing...German cops admit that the warning came from a non-German intelligence service. They aren’t saying NSA or Brits....just that the finger-pointing was beyond the BND.
Item has quickly moved to number one news item for the weekend, and will get a lot of talk for upcoming political chat forums from German public TV.
"Germany's Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish, not German"
Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17486/germany-extremists-grey-wolves
Green is both German politics and their envy that others would disagree with "green," and yet the real "domestic terrorists" come in some interesting flavors. A la......
DRW
Democratic Republic of Wakanda?
Define your acronyms.
Two brothers and the info came from FBI according to
SEK? South East Kansas? Zombie Senator Edward Kennedy?
NRW = Nordrhein-Westfalen / North Rhine-Westphalia
SEK = Spezialeinsatzkommando / Special Task Force
I like Wakanda better. But thanks. :)
SEK = Spezialeinsatzkommando / Special Task Force
EINSATZ GRUOOEN ??
Per your tagline, I think your one thymine is off…
Great site, GateStoneInst...
SEK = Spezialeinsatzkommando / Special Task Force is the German version of SWAT
Now I’m going to try to decipher your tagline…
“Spezialeinsatzkommando”
I can almost translate that without using at translator! The rest of Germen forget about it! “Specialcommando”
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