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Arrest in North Rhine-Westphalia: 27-year-old before an investigating judge on suspicion of terrorism
A 27-year-old was arrested in Wuppertal on suspicion of terrorism. He will be brought before an investigating judge today.
Arrest in North Rhine-Westphalia: 27-year-old before an investigating judge on suspicion of terrorism
In North Rhine-Westphalia, a 27-year-old is standing before an investigating judge today after being arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Loud Radiowuppertal An arrest warrant was obtained against him by the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor's Office. He is suspected of having carried out joint commercial fraud in order to enable the financing of a suspected planned Islamic terrorist attack.
The man is a citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the investigation shows that there may be other suspects who were involved in the fraud. It remains unclear whether they were involved somewhere in the project or actually knew what the money was supposed to be used for. The 27-year-old was arrested in the early hours of the morning during searches in Essen and Dortmund. A total of six objects in Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest were examined in order to prevent the planning and implementation of the attack and to clarify the facts.
Investigations in Brandenburg and possible connections
The situation surrounding the suspicion of terrorism is worrying when you look at the recent events in Brandenburg. From the daily news It is reported that an 18-year-old was arrested at BER Airport on February 22, 2025. This Chechen with Russian nationality is said to have planned a politically motivated attack, possibly on the Israeli embassy in Berlin. The police got the tip-off about the suspicion from a foreign intelligence service.
During the investigation into the 18-year-old, there were also several searches in Potsdam, where an improvised explosive device was discovered. The affected house and adjacent buildings had to be evacuated. The five people detained by police as part of this investigation include Syrians aged 16 to 26; two of them are listed as defendants in the criminal file.
The involvement in both cases raises questions. Are there possible connections between the accused? How specific were the attack plans in the 18-year-old's case? It remains to be seen what further findings will emerge from the investigations in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg. Authorities are under pressure to respond more quickly to these worrying developments.