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German Security Services Warn of Jihadist Attacks on Christmas Markets
[LI] German security services fear Islamic terror attacks at this year’s Christmas markets across the country. On Thursday, Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser urged "great vigilance" during the Christmas celebrations in public.Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) warned that Islamic terrorist groups could target Christmas markets because they represent "Christian values" and are seen as an "embodiment of Western culture and way of life," Germany’s public broadcaster DW TV reports. In recent years, Christmas season in Germany has been marred by Jihadist terror threats. Last year, German police arrested two Islamic State-linked suspects for plotting to bomb a Christmas market in the city of Leverkusen. In 2016, an illegal Muslim migrant drove a truck into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 48. Posted by: Besoeker 2024-11-30 |
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