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Germany Arrests Two Suspected Islamists at Airports Over Alleged Syria Travel Plan

Officials say there was no immediate risk to the public.

Am Flughafen nahm die Polizei die beiden Männer am Donnerstag fest.
An den Flughäfen Hannover und Stuttgart sind zwei Männer festgenommen worden, die eine schwere staatsgefährdende Gewalttat vorbereitet haben sollen. Die beiden wollten mutmaßlich nach Syrien reisen, um sich dort ausbilden zu lassen.
Zwei Deutsche auf dem Weg zur IS-Ausbildung in Syrien an Flughäfen festgenommen.
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Overview

  • The German nationals, aged 27 and 18, were detained at Hannover and Stuttgart airports as they tried to leave the country.
  • Authorities allege the men intended to travel to Syria for training and to take part in fighting abroad.
  • Special police units halted the departures, and a Frankfurt judge ordered pretrial detention on suspicion of preparing a serious state-endangering violent act.
  • Searches of residences in Kassel and the surrounding district seized a crossbow without bolts, Islamic State-related flyers and brochures, cash, phones, and data carriers.
  • The Hessian State Criminal Police and Frankfurt prosecutors say the cross-state investigation continues, with seized electronics undergoing forensic analysis and the exact plans still unclear.