According to Reuters, CNN, and BBC reports, on Thursday (December 14), local time, the authorities of Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced that they had smashed a large-scale terrorist attack plan against European Jewish institutions, arresting a total of 7 people. Three of them are in Germany and one in Denmark and one in the Netherlands.
German prosecutors said in a statement that the four people arrested in Germany and the Netherlands were suspected to be members of Hamas.
A total of seven people were arrested in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark for conspiracy to attack Jewish institutions. Among them, the German people are already preparing in Berlin.
German prosecutors said that Hamas is listed as a terrorist organization in Europe, including a 57-year-old Dutch national who was arrested in Rotterdam. The remaining three are in Berlin, the capital of Germany**, and two are alleged to have been born in Lebanon and one is an Egyptian national.
The Germans said the four were longtime members of Hamas and close to the leadership of the group's military wing. One of them was commissioned by the Hamas leadership in Lebanon to procure**. These ** were originally destined for Berlin and a terrorist attack on Jewish institutions was planned.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying that he was "acting on behalf of Hamas."
In an interview with Reuters, Sami Abu Zuhri of Hamas denied that the detainees had ties to the group.
The remaining three in Denmark, whose identities are not yet known and whose links to Hamas have not been confirmed, will be charged under terrorism charges and will be tried by a judge for the first time. It is unclear whether there is a link between the Danish arrests and the German and Dutch arrests.
Denmark** stated that the investigation had uncovered a transnational network that was preparing an attack and that it had strong links to criminal groups.
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said in a statement that following Hamas's horrific attacks on the Israeli population, attacks against German Jews have increased in recent weeks, and every effort must be made to ensure the safety of Jews.
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