Germany charges 7 suspected Hamas members over attack plot
Prosecutors say the suspects obtained weapons and planned a 2025 attack with 700 rounds of ammunition, targeting Israeli or Jewish sites.
- On Friday, the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe charged seven suspected Hamas members with plotting a deadly attack on Israeli or Jewish targets in Germany or Austria.
- Prosecutors allege the suspects planned the attack for early October 2025 to mark the second anniversary of Hamas-led attacks on Israel, acting on orders from senior Hamas figures.
- Authorities seized a fully automatic rifle, 13 pistols, and more than 700 rounds of ammunition, with German domestic intelligence reporting the cell sought to "establish clandestine logistical networks in Germany for procuring weapons and planning attacks."
- All seven suspects remain in custody following arrests conducted in Germany and abroad over recent months, with investigators confirming they were actively pursuing a concrete attack plan.
- German security forces have repeatedly warned of heightened threats to Jewish communities since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, with militant groups calling for violence against Jewish targets.
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According to the indictment, the men belong to or have connections to the terrorist organization Hamas.
Germany said that the Hamas group was planning coordinated terrorist attacks in Berlin and Vienna to "mark" the second anniversary of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023
Germany said that the Hamas group was planning coordinated terrorist attacks in Berlin and Vienna to "mark" the second anniversary of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.#Germany@new_militarycolumnist
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aftenbladet.noGerman prosecutors have indicted seven men suspected of planning a Hamas attack. One of the men is a Danish citizen.
The German Federal Prosecutors indicted seven men suspected of being Hamas and who would have prepared an attack on Israeli or Jewish targets in Germany or Austria. The Hamas article would have prepared an attack on Israeli or Jewish targets in Germany. Seven suspects were arrested first appeared on Romania TV.
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