German Authorities Arrest Teenagers Suspected of Planning Attack

Published on November 30, 2023

DUESSELDORF/MUNICH—German authorities said on Wednesday they have arrested two teenagers, one in North Rhine-Westphalia and one in Brandenburg, on suspicion of planning and preparing an attack on a Christmas market. North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul said the two teenagers, one 15 and the other 16 years old, were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a Christmas market, but declined to name the market in question. Brandenburg Interior Minister Michael Stuebgen said in a statement: “The Brandenburg police arrested a Russian youth who is suspected of having prepared an attack.” A source close to the matter, who declined to be named, said the 16-year-old was a Russian citizen from Chechnya....

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