Overview

• Federal prosecutors and the BKA detained Abed Al G., Wael F. M., and Ahmad I. during an alleged weapons handover in Berlin.
• Investigators seized an AK‑47, multiple pistols, and a large quantity of ammunition.
• Authorities say the weapons were intended for murder attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany.
• Searches were conducted in Leipzig and Oberhausen, including at the residence of a fourth person who was not detained.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said a terrorist threat was averted and the suspects had been under observation for months, while Hamas denied any link to the men.