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| Alleged Islamist arrested as police seize large arms stock in Berlin raids | |
| 2017-10-26 | |
[TheLocal.de] Berlin police said on Wednesday they had tossed in the clinkDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! an alleged Islamist holy warrior during overnight raids and seized a cache of weapons but found no evidence of an imminent attack. The suspect, an unnamed 40-year-old German citizen, will come before a judge later in the day, the police and the public prosecutor said in a joint statement. The raids at four sites in the German capital - including on properties in Charlottenburg and Reinickendorf - allowed police to "seize weapons, weapon parts and large quantities of ammunition," according to the statement, which did not give details about the type of arms found. "Due to concerns they could be used for attacks, Berlin prosecutors took over the investigation," the authorities said. "After it was determined that (the suspect) displayed an increased willingness to use violence, it was decided to arrest him. The suspicion of weapon possession was confirmed, without any evidence so far of a concrete attack plan." The suspect came to their attention in the course of another criminal probe, they added.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 "officers found handguns, rifles and 20 to 30 cases of ammunition" That's like . . . less than a weekend's usage at the local range. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2017-10-26 13:01 |