Germany Arrests Three Over Alleged Hamas-Linked Plot to Attack Jewish Institutions

Overview

• Federal prosecutors say the men sought firearms and ammunition to carry out deadly attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany on behalf of Hamas.
• Officers seized an AK-47, several pistols and a large quantity of ammunition during the Berlin arrests.
• Prosecutors identified the detainees as Abed Al G. and Ahmad I., both German citizens, and Wael F. M., born in Lebanon.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the suspects had been under surveillance for months.
• Forensic technicians are examining the weapons as searches linked to the case took place in Leipzig and Oberhausen, and the men are due before an investigative judge to consider preventive detention.