German police arrest 3 Iraqi refugees suspected of planning terror attack
31 January 2019 |
10:50 am
Two of the three suspects reportedly tried to build a homemade bomb and considered carrying out an armed or vehicle attack. Prosecutors accused the suspects of planning an "Islamist motivated attack."
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