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Germany: 4 Hamas members arrested in Berlin, Netherlands
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https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-hamas-members-arrested-in-berlin-netherlands/a-67724305
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Four members of the militant Islamist group Hamas were arrested in Berlin and the Netherlands, German public prosecutors said on Thursday.
Prosecutors said they were detained on suspicion of planning for attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe, specifically by trying to find and store weapons in Berlin for that purpose.
The men were said to be known members of Hamas with close links to the organization’s military branch, one with Dutch nationality, two born in Lebanon and another with Egyptian citizenship.
Germany’s federal prosecutors’ office, based in Karslruhe, said in its statement that the men were in contact “via a close connection” to the “leadership of the military wing of Hamas.”
But investigators said their arrest was ultimately tied to a prior Hamas cache of weapons designated for potential future attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe.
The three Berlin-based suspects had reportedly since sought to locate the weapons several times, including with help from the man arrested in Rotterdam.
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