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09-07-2025
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Germany: Police detain man in anti-terror raids – DW – 07/09/2025
Police carried out raids across North Rhine-Westphalia state in connection with a suspected Islamist terror plot. A man has been detained on suspicion of fraud with the intention of financing an Islamist terror attack. Police in Germany detained a man and searched a number of properties on Wednesday, across the western state of North Rhine-Wesphalia in connection with plans to carry out an Islamist terror attack. Police said they swooped on six properties in the cities of Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest with the raids being conducted as part of a "comprehensive investigation into suspected organized commercial fraud." According to a joint statement from the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor's Office and Essen police, the investigation had turned up evidence that money gained through commercial fraud was intended to go toward financing an Islamist terrorist attack. Wednesday's raids aimed to hinder any further planning of the suspected attack and its execution, as well as clarifying the circumstances surrounding it, the statement said. The detainee, a 27-year-old man with Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship, was due to come before an investigating judge on Wednesday, officials said. The DPA news agency cited a senior prosecutor as saying it was believed the suspect resold expensive electronic devices that he had ordered but not paid for to generate funds. North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's most-populous state, with a population of some 18 million people. North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister, Herbert Reul, said the raids prevented potential terrorist activity. "There are people out there who want to disregard and destroy our values and our way of life," Reul said. "Anyone who pursues terror plans here must expect the SEK [special forces] to be at their door in the morning," he said.
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09-07-2025
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Germany updates: Police arrest suspect in anti-terror raids – DW – 07/09/2025
A man suspected of financing a planned Islamist terror attack has been arrested during police raids in western Germany. Anti-terror operations are being conducted in four cities. DW has this story and more. Special German police units have been searching a number of properties in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of a probe into suspected plans for an Islamist terror attack, arresting one man, officials said on Wednesday. A 27-year-old man with Bosnian-Herzogovinian citizenship has been detained on suspicion of financing the planned attack through fraudulent commercial activities and will appear before a judge. The raids were being conducted in the cities of Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest, Düsseldorf prosecutors and Essen police said in a joint statement. Meanwhile, the biggest German police union has said tighter border controls put in place two months ago are putting undue stress on officers and are likely to cause long traffic jams as summer holidays man has been detained on suspicion of trying to finance a planned Islamist terror attack with fraudulent commercial activities as police carried out searches of six properties in the state of North Rhine-Wesphalia on Wednesday, officials said. They said the raids in the cities of Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest were being conducted as part of a "comprehensive investigation into suspected organized commercial fraud." According to a joint statement from the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor's Office and Essen police, the investigation had turned up evidence that money gained through commercial fraud was intended to go toward financing an Islamist terrorist attack. Wednesday's raids aimed to hinder any further planning of the suspected attack and its execution, as well as clarifying the circumstances surrounding it, the statement said. The detainee, a 27-year-old man with Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship, was due to come before an investigating judge on Wednesday, officials said. North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's most-populous state, with a population of some 18 million people. from DW's newsroom on the Rhine in Bonn! The continuing threat of Islamist terrorism in Germany is on focus on Wednesday as police carry out raids in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia aimed at preventing a suspected planned attack. The situation at Germany's borders amid tighter controls is also under scrutiny as summer holidays approach, with officials warning of possible long queues of vehicles waiting to cross frontiers. This DW blog will also bring you up-to-date news, analysis and explainers on these and other stories. We wish you enjoyable and informative reading!
