Overview
- Federal police detained Lebanese-born Borhan El‑K after he entered Germany via the A17 near the Czech border on Tuesday, and he was due to appear before an investigating judge in Karlsruhe.
- Prosecutors allege he obtained an automatic rifle, eight Glock pistols and more than 600 rounds in August, then passed the cache to Wael F in Berlin.
- Wael F was arrested on 1 October alongside Adeb Al G and Ahmad I, and the men were charged with preparing a serious act of violence and with membership in a foreign terrorist organization.
- Danish police searched addresses in Copenhagen and nearby areas linked to Borhan El‑K and another suspect following the latest arrest.
- The probe also includes a weapons cache uncovered in Vienna and a 3 November London arrest of Mohammed A, who is accused of moving five handguns and ammunition to Austria, while Hamas denies any connection.