They try, oh do they try. We must be right 100% of the time, jihadists only need to be lucky once. German authorities stopped this jihad in progress, but in the wings there are many others just waiting for their chance. Germany knows this and takes appropriate steps (most of the time) as they did in this case. Lives were saved, but the jihad rolls on.
From Spiegel Online September 8
Two Terror Suspects Arrested in Berlin
The Muslim Cultural Center in Berlin, searched by Police after the arrest of two jihadists
Just ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist acts in the United States, security forces in Berlin may have prevented another possible attack. On Thursday morning, police in the German capital arrested two men suspected of gathering chemicals that could be used to build a bomb.
A 24-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent and a 28-year-old from the Gaza Strip were apprehended following an investigation by police and state prosecutors that has been underway for some time, a police spokesman said.
Officials with the Public Prosecutor's Office said the men are alleged to have been preparing a "serious act of violent subversion." They are believed to have amassed chemical substances that could have been used in the preparation of a bomb, he said. Authorities declined to reveal further details about the potential explosive.
While a police spokesman confirmed to SPIEGEL ONLINE that the two men had acquired chemicals, he said they had not begun building a bomb. They presented no immediate danger, he said. Investigators also believe the suspects are isolated individuals believed to be acting alone and with no known links to militant groups or extremists abroad, he added.
Ice Packs On Order
The announcement came as investigators were simultaneously conducting a search at a Muslim cultural center in the city's Wedding district, along with the suspects' apartments in the Neukölln and Kreuzberg districts.
"The Islamic culture center is not under suspicion in this investigation," police spokesman Thomas Neuendorf told broadcaster N24, explaining that the two suspects were simply known to have spent time there.
Were there otheres at the center sympathetic to the jihadists? What kind of literature is being passed out at the center? Did anyone preach or hold meetings where jihad or hatred of the West was discussed? How does any money collected at the center get used? Is there a leader at the center, and is he an imam? Do Friday night prayers happen at the center, and if so does anyone monitor what is said there? These and many other questions should shed light on whether the center should be under suspicion, we do not know if the authorities are pursuing these or other questions. Lets hope they are asking, and demanding answers to these queries.
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From Spiegel Online September 8
Two Terror Suspects Arrested in Berlin
The Muslim Cultural Center in Berlin, searched by Police after the arrest of two jihadists
Just ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist acts in the United States, security forces in Berlin may have prevented another possible attack. On Thursday morning, police in the German capital arrested two men suspected of gathering chemicals that could be used to build a bomb.
A 24-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent and a 28-year-old from the Gaza Strip were apprehended following an investigation by police and state prosecutors that has been underway for some time, a police spokesman said.
Officials with the Public Prosecutor's Office said the men are alleged to have been preparing a "serious act of violent subversion." They are believed to have amassed chemical substances that could have been used in the preparation of a bomb, he said. Authorities declined to reveal further details about the potential explosive.
While a police spokesman confirmed to SPIEGEL ONLINE that the two men had acquired chemicals, he said they had not begun building a bomb. They presented no immediate danger, he said. Investigators also believe the suspects are isolated individuals believed to be acting alone and with no known links to militant groups or extremists abroad, he added.
Ice Packs On Order
The announcement came as investigators were simultaneously conducting a search at a Muslim cultural center in the city's Wedding district, along with the suspects' apartments in the Neukölln and Kreuzberg districts.
"The Islamic culture center is not under suspicion in this investigation," police spokesman Thomas Neuendorf told broadcaster N24, explaining that the two suspects were simply known to have spent time there.
Were there otheres at the center sympathetic to the jihadists? What kind of literature is being passed out at the center? Did anyone preach or hold meetings where jihad or hatred of the West was discussed? How does any money collected at the center get used? Is there a leader at the center, and is he an imam? Do Friday night prayers happen at the center, and if so does anyone monitor what is said there? These and many other questions should shed light on whether the center should be under suspicion, we do not know if the authorities are pursuing these or other questions. Lets hope they are asking, and demanding answers to these queries.
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