Germany Arrests Four Teenagers for Allegedly Planning Islamic Extremist Attacks on Churches in Multiple Cities, Evidence Found in 16-Year-Old’s Chats
German authorities have arrested four teenagers on suspicion of plotting Islamic extremist attacks in multiple cities across the country.
The arrests, announced by prosecutors in Duesseldorf on Friday, highlight a concerning trend of youth radicalization within the country., Fox News reported.
The group, comprising two girls aged 15 and 16, a 15-year-old boy from various locales in North Rhine-Westphalia—Germany’s most populous state—and a 16-year-old boy from Baden-Wuerttemberg, was detained following the issuance of court warrants over the Easter weekend.
The suspects are believed to have expressed willingness to execute an “Islamist-motivated terror attack,” with plans in varying stages of formulation.
Due to the ongoing investigation and the juveniles’ ages, officials have been reticent about the specifics of these plans.
