BERLIN, June 8 — Police in Germany have detained a man on suspicion of planning to kill Muslims in an attack inspired by the 2019 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, prosecutors said today. The 21-year-old from the northern city of Hildesheim had announced his attack plans “in an...
A damaged car is seen after a shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, February 20, 2020. Police in Germany detained a man on suspicion of planning to kill Muslims in an attack inspired by the 2019 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. — Reuters pic
The 21-year-old from the northern city of Hildesheim had announced his attack plans “in an anonymous internet chat”, the state prosecutor’s office in the town of Celle said. The suspect referenced the attacker who killed 51 people in two mosques in Christchurch in March 2019, and said he wanted to carry out a similar attack.Police found weapons in the suspect’s home, as well as electronic files containing right-wing extremist content.
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