Court in Germany convicts a man inspired by the Islamic State group of committing 2 knife attacks
1 year, 3 months ago

Court in Germany convicts a man inspired by the Islamic State group of committing 2 knife attacks

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A Syrian man described as radicalized was convicted of murder, attempted murder and bodily harm on Tuesday over two knife attacks in Germany this year, including an assault on visitors to a gym. The Duesseldorf state court determined that he bears particularly severe guilt, meaning that he won’t be eligible for release after 15 years as is usually the case in Germany. The court found that the man, who was arrested a few days after the gym attack and has been in custody since then, “is still determined to kill people who are ‘infidels’ from his point of view” and that he is a danger to the public. The defendant arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 and, starting in 2020, became radicalized online by the ideology of the Islamic State group, the court said.

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German court sentences 2 Islamic State terrorists who were plotting to attack Sweden's parliament
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1 month ago

German court sentences 2 Islamic State terrorists who were plotting to attack Sweden's parliament

Op India  

A German court has sentenced two Afghan terrorists linked to terror organisation Islamic State to several years in prison for planning an attack on the Swedish Parliament and plotting to kill policemen. The Jena Higher Regional Court found both of them guilty of being members of the terrorist organisation Islamic State and plotting to commit murder. BREAKING: A German court …

A German court sentences 2 Afghans to prison for plotting to attack the Swedish parliament
1 month ago

A German court sentences 2 Afghans to prison for plotting to attack the Swedish parliament

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German court sentenced two Afghan men to several years in prison on Thursday for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and killing lawmakers in response to the burning of copies of the Quran, German news agency dpa reported. The Jena Higher Regional Court found the men guilty of, among other things, membership or support of a …

‘We must take back our cities’: Protesters in Germany seek mass deportations after Christmas market attack by Saudi man
3 months ago

‘We must take back our cities’: Protesters in Germany seek mass deportations after Christmas market attack by Saudi man

Live Mint  

Far-right protesters in Germany called for mass deportations on Saturday night amid outrage over a recent attack. German tabloid Bild noted that the protesters had marched through Magdeburg shouting that “anyone who doesn't love Germany should leave” the country. Authorities said the suspected attacker used emergency exit points to drive onto the grounds of the Christmas market, where he picked …

Germany Christmas Market Attack: Who Is The Suspect — A Saudi Doctor And Psychiatry Expert Termed ‘Islamophobic’
3 months, 1 week ago

Germany Christmas Market Attack: Who Is The Suspect — A Saudi Doctor And Psychiatry Expert Termed ‘Islamophobic’

ABP News  

A doctor from Saudi Arabia was arrested by the German police on Friday for allegedly ramming at a Christmas market in the Magdeburg city, which claimed five lives and left over 200 others injured. Taha Al-Hajji, legal director of the Berlin-based European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights, told AFP that Taleb A. is a "psychologically disturbed person with an exaggerated …

Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule
3 months, 1 week ago

Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule

Hindustan Times  

A German court handed a 10-year jail term to a Syrian former militia leader on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. Assad was toppled last week by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and Berlin has since warned that his supporters will continue to face justice in Germany for crimes they committed. When …

Germany arrests Syrian national over ‘plot to kill soldiers with two machetes’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany arrests Syrian national over ‘plot to kill soldiers with two machetes’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unauthorised migration to European Union countries dropped significantly overall …

Islamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on German soldiers during their lunch break in Munich, killing as many of them as possible and causing a feeling of insecurity among the larger population, authorities said Friday. The 27-year-old Syrian is a suspected supporter of radical Islamic ideology, according to the Munich public …

ISIS releases video 'showing sword-wielding Solingen festival attacker pledging allegiance to terror group' as German Chancellor Scholz vows to speed up deportations after failed asylum seeker 'stabbe
7 months ago

ISIS releases video 'showing sword-wielding Solingen festival attacker pledging allegiance to terror group' as German Chancellor Scholz vows to speed up deportations after failed asylum seeker 'stabbe

Daily Mail  

Islamic State has released a video showing a masked man it claims is the sword-wielding attacker who killed three people in Germany last week pledging allegiance to the terror group. The savage attack at a street festival in Germany's western Solingen region on Friday in which three people died and eight were wounded was allegedly carried out by a 26-year-old …

What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?
7 months ago

What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?

Hindustan Times  

By Michael Georgy What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing? DUBAI, - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group. Its then leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, killed in 2019 by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, rose …

Suspect in Germany attack motivated by Islamic State ideology, prosecutors say
7 months ago

Suspect in Germany attack motivated by Islamic State ideology, prosecutors say

LA Times  

Flowers and candles are placed Sunday in Solingen, Germany, near the site of Friday’s deadly attack. A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. A judge at the …

German police arrest knife rampage suspect as Islamic State claims attack
7 months ago

German police arrest knife rampage suspect as Islamic State claims attack

The Hindu  

German police on Saturday arrested the suspect behind a knife rampage that left three people dead at a local festival in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. “We have just arrested the true suspect,” North Rhine-Westphalia region Interior Minister Herbert Reul said on public television late Saturday evening. In a statement on Telegram, IS’s Amaq propaganda arm said …

At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria
8 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014, authorities in the two countries said Wednesday. In a coordinated effort that also involved the European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, the EU police agency Europol, and several other unnamed European countries, …

German chancellor vows to deport criminals following brutal attack by Afghan migrant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

German chancellor vows to deport criminals following brutal attack by Afghan migrant

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Thursday that Germany will start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant last week left one police officer dead and four more people injured. “In such cases, Germany’s security interests outweigh the interests of the perpetrator.” Migration has been one of the major topics during the …

German court orders man born in Afghanistan held after knife attack at an anti-political Islam event
9 months, 3 weeks ago

German court orders man born in Afghanistan held after knife attack at an anti-political Islam event

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — A German court on Saturday ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack at an event organized by a group opposing “political Islam” that left six people injured. The victims included a police officer who remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed while trying …

German court convicts a Palestinian man of murder over a fatal stabbing on a train last year
10 months, 1 week ago

German court convicts a Palestinian man of murder over a fatal stabbing on a train last year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A court in Germany convicted …

Alleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity
1 year, 7 months ago

Alleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An alleged former member of a Syrian pro-government militia has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity related to the abuse and torture of civilians in the early years of his country’s civil war, prosecutors said Thursday. Between 2012 and 2015, the suspect was a local leader of a militia loyal to the government of …

Germany, Netherlands arrest 9 over an alleged plan for attacks in line with Islamic State group
1 year, 8 months ago

Germany, Netherlands arrest 9 over an alleged plan for attacks in line with Islamic State group

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Nine people from Central Asia were arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday over alleged plans to carry out attacks in Germany and for collecting money for the Islamic State group, authorities said. Seven men arrested in Germany were accused of founding a “domestic terrorist group” and of supporting IS, federal prosecutors said. In the Netherlands, the …

German court convicts man over deadly 2014 attack in Syria
2 years, 1 month ago

German court convicts man over deadly 2014 attack in Syria

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German court on Thursday convicted a Palestinian man from Syria of a war crime and murder for launching a grenade into a crowd of civilians waiting for food in Damascus in 2014. The German capital’s district court found that the defendant on March 23, 2014, fired a grenade from an anti-tank weapon into the crowd in the …

German woman jailed for taking son to Syria to join Islamic State
2 years, 8 months ago

German woman jailed for taking son to Syria to join Islamic State

The Hindu  

A German woman was convicted on July 26 of membership in the Islamic State group and other offenses for travelling to Syria to join the organisation with her young son. The Duesseldorf state court said Verena M., whose full name wasn't released in line with German privacy rules, was convicted of membership in a foreign terrorist organisation and abduction of …

German soldier who posed as refugee convicted of attack plot
2 years, 8 months ago

German soldier who posed as refugee convicted of attack plot

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German court on Friday convicted a military officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker of plotting to attack prominent politicians, sentencing him to 5½ years in prison. The Frankfurt state court convicted the defendant of preparing a serious crime meant to endanger the state, violations of weapons laws and fraud, German news agency dpa reported. The court …

German court convicts IS returnee who took daughter to Syria
2 years, 9 months ago

German court convicts IS returnee who took daughter to Syria

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German woman who took her young daughter to Syria, joined the Islamic State group there and allegedly took advantage of an enslaved Yazidi woman was convicted Wednesday of membership in a terrorist organization and other offenses. The state court in Celle said the 34-year-old, who has been identified only as Romiena S. in line with German privacy …

Islamic extremists convicted of membership in German IS cell
2 years, 9 months ago

Islamic extremists convicted of membership in German IS cell

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A court in Germany on Tuesday convicted five men for membership in a local cell of the Islamic State group that received orders from a leading IS figure in Afghanistan. The longest sentence of nine years and six months was handed to Sunatullokh K., whose surname wasn’t released due to German privacy rules. The other men, identified as …

German prosecutors: train attacker had extremist motive
3 years ago

German prosecutors: train attacker had extremist motive

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German prosecutors said Monday they now believe that the suspect in a knife attack on a train in November that left four people wounded had an Islamic extremist motive. Authorities said that the man attacked his victims apparently at random and showed signs of mental illness, but initially said there was no immediate indication of a terror motive. …

ISIS Terrorist Convicted by German Court for Killing Yazidi Girl and War Crimes
3 years, 3 months ago

ISIS Terrorist Convicted by German Court for Killing Yazidi Girl and War Crimes

The Quint  

A German court in Frankfurt on Tuesday, 30 November, sentenced an Islamic State terrorist to life for killing a five-year-old Yazidi girl who he and his wife had enslaved along with the girl's mother in Fallujah, Iraq, the New York Times reported. In harrowing details that emerged from the testimony of the girl's 29-year-old mother, Taha Al-Jumailly was accused of …

German court sentences IS woman to 10 years in prison
3 years, 5 months ago

German court sentences IS woman to 10 years in prison

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German convert to Islam was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday on charges that, as a member of the extremist Islamic State group in Iraq, she allowed a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave to die of thirst in the hot sun. The Higher Regional Court in Munich convicted the 30-year-old, …

Germany: Afghan refugee yells 'Allahu Akbar', kills one, injures another person
3 years, 8 months ago

Germany: Afghan refugee yells 'Allahu Akbar', kills one, injures another person

Op India  

On Sunday, a 25-year-old Afghan refugee killed a man and injured another in a knife attack in Greven in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The motive behind the crime couldn’t be ascertained but witnesses heard the accused shout ‘Allahu Akbar’ before attacking the victims. On June 25, a Somali immigrant went on a stabbing spree, killing 3 people and injuring 5 …

Syrian man jailed for life for murdering gay man and stabbing his partner in Germany
3 years, 10 months ago

Syrian man jailed for life for murdering gay man and stabbing his partner in Germany

Daily Mail  

A Syrian man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a gay man and stabbing his partner in the eastern German city of Dresden last year. The 55-year-old died later in hospital On Friday, Abdullah was found guilty of murder, attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, a spokeswoman for the Higher Regional Court in the state of Saxony …

German woman convicted of IS membership over stay in Syria
3 years, 11 months ago

German woman convicted of IS membership over stay in Syria

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A Berlin court on Friday convicted a German woman of membership in the Islamic State group over her time spent in territory controlled by the extremist group in Syria. The court gave the 34-year-old, identified only as Zeynep G. in line with German privacy rules, a sentence of two years and 10 months in prison. In 2015, the …

Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician
4 years, 2 months ago

Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A far-right extremist in Germany was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees — a brazen killing that shocked the country. During his trial, Ernst admitted to the June 1, 2019 shooting of Walter Luebcke, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party who led the …

Syrian man brutally beaten in street 'hate crime' amid violent anti-migrant protests in Germany
6 years, 6 months ago

Syrian man brutally beaten in street 'hate crime' amid violent anti-migrant protests in Germany

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the Handelsblatt Global, police reported “a series …

Terrorism not ruled out in The Hague stabbing investigation
6 years, 8 months ago

Terrorism not ruled out in The Hague stabbing investigation

Dutch News  

The Syrian man arrested in The Hague for stabbing three people on May 5 has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and a terrorist motive has not been ruled out, the public prosecution department said on Monday. The investigation has turned up a Facebook message in which the 31-year-old stated that ‘unbelievers will suffer’ and the prosecution department …

Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany
6 years, 8 months ago

Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany

Associated Press  

MUNICH — A German court found the main defendant guilty on Wednesday in a string of neo-Nazi killings more than a decade ago — a high-profile trial that raised fresh questions about the treatment of migrants at a time when Germany is grappling with an unprecedented influx of refugees and surging support for a far-right party bent on keeping the …

Germany: Far-right ‘terrorists’ jailed for attacks on refugees
7 years ago

Germany: Far-right ‘terrorists’ jailed for attacks on refugees

Al Jazeera  

Dresden’s high court sentences seven members of the Freital Group to between five and 10 years for attempted murder. A German court sentenced seven men and one woman to four to 10 years in jail on Wednesday for founding a far-right “terrorist” group responsible for attempted murder and bomb attacks on refugee shelters and politicians. After a year-long trial, Dresden’s …

Hamburg attacker who killed one and injured six is 'known Islamist' with psychological problems
7 years, 7 months ago

Hamburg attacker who killed one and injured six is 'known Islamist' with psychological problems

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The attacker who killed one …

Four German women, including 16-year-old girl, detained in Iraq for joining Islamic State
7 years, 8 months ago

Four German women, including 16-year-old girl, detained in Iraq for joining Islamic State

Firstpost  

Four German women, including a 16-year-old girl, who joined Islamic State in recent years are being held in an Iraqi prison and receiving consular assistance, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday Berlin: Four German women, including a 16-year-old girl, who joined Islamic State in recent years are being held in an Iraqi prison and receiving consular assistance, Der Spiegel magazine …

The 2015 murder of a four-year-old refugee in Berlin
7 years, 9 months ago

The 2015 murder of a four-year-old refugee in Berlin

Al Jazeera  

At the start of the refugee crisis, dysfunction and danger awaited those registering for asylum in Germany. Though her party, the centre-right-leaning Christian Democratic Union, was by no means Germany’s foremost political ally of immigrants, the next month Merkel uttered the phrase that established Germany’s reputation as a haven for the world’s displaced masses: “We’ll manage it.” In retrospect, Merkel’s …

German police 'foil suicide bombing plot' by teenage asylum seeker in Berlin
7 years, 9 months ago

German police 'foil suicide bombing plot' by teenage asylum seeker in Berlin

The Independent  

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Syrian man, 20, convicted in Berlin of passing info to IS
7 years, 10 months ago

Syrian man, 20, convicted in Berlin of passing info to IS

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German court convicted a Syrian refugee Friday of membership in the Islamic State group in his homeland and later providing information for a possible attack against “soft targets” in Berlin. Berlin’s criminal court sentenced Shaas al-Mohammad, 20, to five years in prison on 150 counts of membership in a foreign terrorist organization and 149 counts of violating …

German soldier posing as a Syrian refugee arrested for planning 'false flag' terror attack
7 years, 11 months ago

German soldier posing as a Syrian refugee arrested for planning 'false flag' terror attack

The Independent  

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Germany to deport Isis supporters that were born in country in unprecedented move
8 years ago

Germany to deport Isis supporters that were born in country in unprecedented move

The Independent  

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Mass terror raids thwart 'planned Isis attack' in Germany as more than 50 mosques and buildings searched
8 years, 1 month ago

Mass terror raids thwart 'planned Isis attack' in Germany as more than 50 mosques and buildings searched

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new terror attack plot …

Berlin attacker 'still at large' after police 'arrest wrong man', according to reports
8 years, 3 months ago

Berlin attacker 'still at large' after police 'arrest wrong man', according to reports

The Independent  

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Asylum seeker convicted of attempted murder in Greece was released before raping and killing German student
8 years, 3 months ago

Asylum seeker convicted of attempted murder in Greece was released before raping and killing German student

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Afghan asylum seeker arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering a …

Isis suspect 'scouted out Brandenburg Gate and German parliament' for possible terror attack on Berlin
8 years, 4 months ago

Isis suspect 'scouted out Brandenburg Gate and German parliament' for possible terror attack on Berlin

The Independent  

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Terror network radicalising Isis fighters to send to Syria arrested in Germany
8 years, 4 months ago

Terror network radicalising Isis fighters to send to Syria arrested in Germany

The Independent  

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Germany: Authorities investigating 60 refugees for terror links
8 years, 8 months ago

Germany: Authorities investigating 60 refugees for terror links

Firstpost  

German authorities are investigating 60 asylum seekers in Germany on suspicion of belonging to or supporting terrorist organizations including Islamic State. Berlin: German authorities are investigating 60 asylum seekers in the country on suspicion of belonging to or supporting terrorist organizations including Islamic State, the Federal Criminal Police Office BKA said Monday. “Considering the ongoing migration movement into Germany, we …

More than 180 terror suspects under investigation in Germany after Isis plot to attack Düsseldorf
8 years, 9 months ago

More than 180 terror suspects under investigation in Germany after Isis plot to attack Düsseldorf

The Independent  

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Isis terror plot in Germany: Four Syrian men arrested for allegedly planning suicide bombings in Düsseldorf
8 years, 9 months ago

Isis terror plot in Germany: Four Syrian men arrested for allegedly planning suicide bombings in Düsseldorf

The Independent  

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Dutch Muslim convert released from jail pending terror case verdict
9 years, 6 months ago

Dutch Muslim convert released from jail pending terror case verdict

Dutch News  

One of 10 defendants in a major terrorism trial in Amsterdam has been released from custody. Rudolph H, a Muslim convert, has been held at a very high security prison for over a year but will now wait for the verdict a free man. Freeing H from jail, judges said his role in the alleged terrorist group was ‘less prominent’ …

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