Germany interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said a terrorist threat was avoided on Wednesday.
Local police arrested three men suspected of preparing an attack on Jewish targets in Germany to o Prosecutors said a week before the second anniversary of the Islamic militant attack group to Israel.
During the arrests, the prosecutors say, police found “several weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and several pistols, as well as a considerable amount of ammunition.”
Authorities suspect that the three men will be foreign agents in the and are involved in the acquisition of firearms and ammunition for murders against Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany.
Speaking to journalists in Brussels, the interior minister said that, a few months ago, a known suspected of terrorism with connections to Hamas He had entered Germany and since then was under surveillance while trying to get weapons and ammunition to make an attack. “
Hamas has denied any connection with the suspects in a statement issued on Wednesday (1st), classifying the allegations that they are alleged members as “unfounded”.
The militant group also stated that and to the Palestinian territories.
In February, four members do Hamas Suspected of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe, they went to trial in Berlin, in which prosecutors described as the first lawsuit against Palestinian group militants in Germany.
Germany is one of Israel’s strongest allies due to holocaust legacy and security is rigorous in synagogues and other Jewish institutions.
Last month, the country did not join France, the United Kingdom and several other countries to challenge Israel’s desires and recognize the condition of Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly.
