Arrests in Gera: Men are said to have planned an attack in Stockholm

According to ARD information, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office had two Afghans arrested on suspicion of terrorism in Gera, Thuringia. They are said to have agreed to carry out an attack on the Swedish parliament.

According to information from the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, ARD capital studiosof MDR and des SWR In the morning, two men from Afghanistan were arrested on suspicion of terrorism in Gera, Thuringia. They are accused of conspiring to carry out an Islamist-motivated attack on the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.

The motive for the attack plan is said to have been the public desecration of the Koran last year. In revenge, the two men are said to have considered attacking the Swedish parliament with firearms. However, concrete preparations for the crime have apparently not yet taken place.

Men will do that Investigating judge demonstrated

The Federal Prosecutor General accuses one of the two men of being a member of the Islamist terrorist organization ISPK. The second man is said to have supported the ISPK. The “Islamic State of Khorasan Province” is an offshoot of the terrorist organization IS in the Central Asian region and is currently considered particularly active and dangerous. Both men are also accused of conspiring to commit a crime.

During the course of the day, the two men will be taken to the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, who will decide on pre-trial detention.

In Sweden, the government has been warning for months about the high risk of attacks by Islamist terrorists.