"It must be assumed that terrorist attacks of different scale and intensity are possible in the Federal Republic," the document said as quoted by the tabloid. The organizers can be individual terrorists and "individual groups acting autonomously."
Germany's participation in the anti-IS struggle serves potential terrorists as a "justification for [their] terrorism," according to the document.
Germany is part of a US-led anti-IS coalition formed by US President Barack Obama to reverse IS advances in Iraq and Syria.
About 550 German Muslims are currently involved in the armed conflict in the Middle East, and over 150 have since returned home.
Last week the local media reported that Reda Seyam, a senior IS official killed in battle in Iraq, was a citizen of Germany. According to the country's authorities, Seyam was the education minister of the insurgent group and has been fighting with them for 10 years.
Islamic State is a Sunni jihadist group that emerged during the Syrian civil war. Having launched an offensive in Iraq in June, the insurgents announced the establishment of an Islamic caliphate on areas under their control. Infamous for their extreme human rights violations, the jihadists are responsible for thousands of civilian deaths.[sputniknews.com]
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French security forces stepped up security at public places for the Christmas holiday season on Tuesday after three separate acts of violence in three days left about 30 wounded and reignited fears of attacks by Islamist radicals....
ReplyDeleteLate on Monday, a man rammed a van into a crowded Christmas market in the western city of Nantes, wounding 10 shoppers including two seriously, before stabbing himself with a knife. He survived and is being questioned by police.
That came a day after a man shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) injured 13 in a similar attack in the eastern city of Dijon. On Saturday, an attacker, also yelling “Allahu Akbar,” was shot after stabbing three police officers in central France.............http://www.voanews.com/content/france-steps-up-patrols-after-spate-of-lone-wolf-attacks/2570576.html
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French government officials have announced that security will be boosted across the country over the Christmas....
ReplyDeleteAdditional police and military troops will be deployed in public areas all over France, said the French prime minister on Tuesday, following two instances of cars rammed into pedestrians in two cities and a separate knife attack on police officers in another .
"The best response is to continue to live peacefully with the necessary vigilance of course," French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to the radio channel Europe1. The attacks by rampaging drivers were "not linked," he added.
Valls said public places including railway stations and malls were the highest point of concern.
President Francois Hollande asked Valls to convene an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday to "take measures if necessary."
Last Sunday, a driver reported to be suffering from mental illness, shouting "God is great" in Arabic, injured 11 people after driving into pedestrians in the eastern city of Dijon..............http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/439952--france-to-increase-security-after-attacks
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