Germany: Muslim ‘asylum seeker’ arrested for plotting
jihad massacre at Augsburg Christmas Market
German Police Foil Planned Islamist Terror Attack on Augsburg Christmas Market
by Nick Hallett, European Conservative, December 6, 2024:
A 37-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker has been arrested in Augsburg, Germany, for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on the city’s popular Christmas market, local police confirmed.
Authorities acted after discovering evidence that the suspect, named as Ali Al-G, had scouted the market and engaged with Islamic State (IS) operatives online. The arrest has highlighted ongoing security concerns surrounding Christmas markets across Germany, which have been targets for Islamist terrorism in recent years.
Die Welt reports that Ali Al-G was detained on Wednesday evening at an asylum seekers’ residence in Augsburg. Police cited a warrant issued by the Augsburg District Court to secure his deportation under Section 58a of Germany’s Residence Act, a rarely invoked measure for individuals deemed an imminent security threat. According to law enforcement, Al-G had taken photographs of Augsburg’s Christkindlesmarkt and discussed using a vehicle to ram into the crowd, a method reminiscent of previous IS-inspired attacks in Europe.
Investigators revealed that Al-G had a history of posting pro-IS content on social media, including videos glorifying suicide bombings and executions. These activities first came to the attention of German authorities through a foreign intelligence agency. The suspect reportedly maintained contact with IS members and openly supported jihadist ideology in online forums….
London police arrest six on suspicions
of being linked to PKK militant group
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- London police on Tuesday announced six people have been arrested on charges of being linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, a militant group banned as a terrorist organization in Britain.
The six suspects were set to make their initial appearance Tuesday at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London's Metropolitan Police said.
"The charges brought about in this case are very serious and come about following an extensive investigation by our detectives," Acting Commander Helen Flanagan of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command said in a statement.
"It is important that communities right across London know that where we suspect any kind of potential terrorist activity, then we will look to investigate and take action to disrupt that in order to keep everybody safe."
The suspects were initially arrested Nov. 27 and charged with membership of a terrorist organization on Monday.
Those charged were identified as Turkan Ozcan, 59, of Edmonton; Mazlum Sayak, 27, of South Woodford; Berfin Kerban, 31, of Haggerston; Ali Boyraz, 62, of Tottenham; Ercan Akbal, 56, of Leyton; and Agit Karatas, 23, of Hackney.
A seventh person identified as a 31-year-old man detained by police amid its investigation was released Sunday without charges.
Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, who heads local policing in the London borough of Haringey, said they will continue to communicate with the Kurdish community and keep them updated "to address any concerns."
"Additional patrols will remain ongoing in the affected areas over the coming days and I would ask that if you still have any concerns, then please get in touch with me or my local officers so that we can work with you to keep everyone safe," Haines said.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party, also known as the PKK, is a Marxist-Leninist militant group formed in the late 1970s that seeks an independent Kurdistan from Turkey. It has been in conflict with Turkey since launching an armed insurgency against Ankara in 1984.
According to the United States' Director of National Intelligence, the PKK has some 4,000 members and has conducted several terrorist attacks that have killed scores of people, including civilians.
In December 2016, 44 people were killed and another 155 wounded in a bomb attack outside a Istanbul soccer stadium.
Several nations have designated the PKK a terrorist organization. The United States designated the group in October 1997, Britain in March 2001, Canada in December 2002 and the European Union in 2004, among others.
While the PKK is rightly designated a terrorist group, I do not know of a single act of terrorism committed by them outside of Turkey. So, I don't think they are a danger to the UK.
Amsterdam pogrom suspects won’t be charged
with terrorism, acted in anger over Gaza,
but not ‘desire to cause fear’
This is silly. They were attacking Jews on the streets. What were they trying to do, if not “cause fear”?
Suspects behind Amsterdam attacks on Israeli soccer fans won’t be charged with terrorism
by Zev Stub, Times of Israel, December 8, 2024:
Prosecutors have ruled out terrorism charges in connection with last month’s violence during the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer match in Amsterdam, Dutch Chief Prosecutor René de Beukelaer tells television station AT5.
Seven suspects are set to appear in court this week in connection with the violence against the Israeli soccer fans. “While some will be charged with antisemitism, Beukelaer says that “from a legal standpoint, there was no terrorism involved,” as it requires an intention to instill fear in a specific group.
Jew-hunting does not instill fear in Jews? That's astonishing!
The suspects seem to have acted out of “anger, frustration, and sadness over the situation in Israel and Gaza,” but not a desire to cause fear, he says….
Sadness? Seriously? When does sadness provoke someone to violence? So, if, after Oct 7, Jews ran around Amsterdam beating up Muslims, they would have been justified? But they didn't because Jews are not inherently violent.
Amsterdam’s mayor Femkle [sic] Halsema initially described the attacks as a “pogrom,” but later retracted her use of the word, saying that it had been used “in order to discriminate against Moroccan, Muslim residents.”…
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