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UK Arrests Briton Sought by Germany Over Alleged Hamas-Linked Plot Against Jewish Targets

The 39-year-old was remanded after a court hearing pending a German extradition request.

Overview

  • The National Crime Agency detained the suspect on November 3 after receiving an extradition request from German prosecutors.
  • He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court the same day, was remanded in custody, and is due to appear again by video link on November 10.
  • German investigators say they identified the Briton in June and accuse him of overseeing the transport of firearms into Germany and meeting a monitored cell member.
  • German federal prosecutors charged three Berlin suspects on September 30 after seizing an AK-47, several pistols, and substantial ammunition in related raids in Leipzig and Oberhausen.
  • The Berlin defendants, identified as Abed Al G, Wael F M, and Ahmad I, face counts of preparing a serious act of violence and membership of a foreign terrorist organisation, while Hamas denies any connection.