Germany: 5 arrested over suspected Christmas market attack

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Three Moroccans, an Egyptian and a Syrian, who were detained, were suspected of planning an Islamist attack on a baby car in a Bavarian market.

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In Lower Bavaria, several men with a vehicle are said to have planned an attack on a Christmas market. Now four of them are in custody.

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In Lower Bavaria, several men with a vehicle are said to have planned an attack on a Christmas market. Four of them have been issued an arrest warrant. The authorities assume an Islamist motive.

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Five men have been arrested in Lower Bavaria because of alleged plots of attack on a Christmas market in the Dingolfing area.

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German police arrested five men yesterday for planning an attack on a Christmas market near the town of Dingolfing in the Bavarian state of Bavaria. The German newspaper Bild reports that the men involved are from Morocco, Syria, and Egypt. Prosecutors reportedly tracked down the suspects after a tip from a foreign intelligence agency. The German prosecutor's office did not disclose when the attack would take place or how concrete the plans were…