German officials detain 5 suspects in connection with threat to attack Cologne Cathedral
January 03, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: “All of the detained suspects allegedly belong to a larger Islamic extremist network that included people across Germany and in other European countries,” the Associated Press reported.
Herbert Reul, interior minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, said that “Islamic extremists have always been active, but they are currently more active than usual, and the Catholic cathedral was a prime target for them,” according to AP’s paraphrase of his remarks.
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