Overview
- Messages circulating on Telegram and other messenger apps named roughly 20 Berlin schools and referenced a so‑called “warrior of the caliphate,” with images of weapons attached.
- Police said Sunday evening that state security found no concrete indications of a threat and characterized the posts as disinformation intended to stoke fear.
- Authorities confirmed they were alerted on Sunday afternoon and have opened a case for disturbing the public peace through threats of crimes.
- Officers said they will be present at schools on Monday as usual but remain alert to concerns raised by the viral posts.
- Accounts shared online describe an unknown user posting first in Russian and then in German, claiming to have seen a terrorist channel and linking to another channel where a school list appeared.