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Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag in Berlin were among possible ISIS targets – court data Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag in Berlin were among possible ISIS targets – court data
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A Syrian man, 19, arrested in March on suspicion of being a member of Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group, plotted to carry out terrorist acts near Berlin’s major tourist attractions, a report released by a German court says.A Syrian man, 19, arrested in March on suspicion of being a member of Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group, plotted to carry out terrorist acts near Berlin’s major tourist attractions, a report released by a German court says.
The suspect chose Berlin’s central Alexanderplatz square, which is a major sightseeing area and a transport hub, as well as the Brandenburg Gate and the area near Reichstag – Germany’s federal parliament building – as targets, the report by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) says, as quoted by the German media. The suspect chose Berlin’s central Alexanderplatz square, which is a major sightseeing area and a transport hub, as well as the Brandenburg Gate and the area near Reichstag – Germany’s federal parliament building – as targets, the report released by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on Thursday says.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The Syrian identified as Shaas al-M. scouted these sights out for the terrorist group in February and then gave the information, which particularly concerned the number of people and tourist buses at these sites at various times, to a contact in Syria.
He was also allegedly a recruiter and contact person for potential attackers in Germany. According to the German Federal Prosecutor’s office, he allegedly recruited at least one person, who then left Germany and joined Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) in Syria.
The man also planned to carry out a terrorist attack himself, as he announced his willingness “to commit an attack in the name of Islamic State together with two unknown people,” the document explaining the BGH’s decision to extend the probe against the man says.
According to the German prosecutors, the suspect joined Islamic State in his Syrian home village in 2013, underwent military training, and performed guard duties for the terrorist group. He then traveled to Germany, claiming to be an asylum seeker in summer 2015.
He was detained on suspicion of having ties to Islamic State in March, but not until October was he charged with being a member of the terrorist organization and breaking arms control laws.