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Berlin Prosecutors Charge 23-Year-Old Syrian With Plotting Ideology-Driven Attack

The case follows a January decision to revoke his subsidiary protection status.

Overview

  • Berlin’s General Prosecutor filed charges for preparing a terrorist act, terrorism financing, and four counts of distributing terrorist propaganda.
  • According to the indictment, he had resolved by March 2025 to stab as many Jewish people and other “non-believers” as possible and then detonate a suicide belt.
  • Prosecutors say he researched martyrdom, jihad, and bomb-making on platforms such as TikTok and discussed the plan with an unknown contact.
  • He posted videos in March and October 2025 set to Islamic State nasheeds, chants used online to recruit and rally supporters.
  • Police arrested him on November 1, 2025, seized evidence during searches, and he has remained in pretrial detention since.