BERLIN: Authorities in Germany detained three alleged supporters of the Daesh group Tuesday on suspicion of preparing a deadly attack against non-Muslims.
Frankfurt prosecutors said some 170 police officers searched three apartments in the nearby city of Offenbach and detained the men, who were already known to authorities.
“The intervention occurred in time to prevent a concrete threat,” chief prosecutor Nadja Niesen told reporters in Frankfurt. She said that the suspects appeared to have planned an attack in the Rhine-Main region with the intention of killing “as many people, so-called unbelievers, as possible,” but it wasn’t yet known whether they had chosen a specific target.
Niesen said the main suspect, a 24-year-old German citizen with Macedonian roots, had already acquired materials needed to make explosives and searched for firearms online. Police seized various substances and electronic devices at the man’s apartment.
The other two suspects are Turkish citizens aged 21 and 22.
All three suspects are alleged to have spoken of their support for the Daesh group in the presence of witnesses, who informed authorities, Niesen said.
Germany: 3 extremists detained over suspected attack plot
Germany: 3 extremists detained over suspected attack plot
Saudi aid agency expands humanitarian assistance across conflict-hit regions
- Efforts aim to ease suffering caused by harsh living conditions
RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief continues to make an impact by delivering critical assistance to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
A KSrelief humanitarian convoy has crossed the Rafah border and moved toward the Kerem Abu Salem crossing in southeastern Gaza, carrying essential food baskets for Palestinians.
The Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage, KSrelief’s implementing partner in Gaza, has established new camps in the Al-Qarara area of southern Gaza and the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
These efforts aim to ease suffering by ensuring that food and means of shelter reach the most vulnerable, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
Meanwhile, KSrelief has signed an executive program with a civil society organization to help restore the Al-Manara Water Treatment Plant and supply electricity to the Saudi Maternity and Children’s Hospital, and Al-Buluk Children’s Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan.
The program will provide safe drinking water, helping reduce waterborne diseases, and ensure a reliable power supply for the two hospitals, the SPA added.
KSrelief has also distributed 900 food baskets to displaced families and returnees in Sudan’s Sennar State, benefiting 5,538 people, and 1,400 food baskets in River Nile State, helping 11,700 beneficiaries.
Saudi Arabia, through KSrelief, has provided aid to support crisis-hit Sudan via 13 aircraft and 60 ships, the SPA reported.
KSrelief has also signed a cooperation agreement with the International Association for the Care of Victims of War and Disasters to implement the eighth phase of operations at the Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center in Yemen’s Taiz governorate.
The project will benefit 8,050 people by helping with physical rehabilitation, monitoring patients’ progress, and supporting the integration of people with disabilities into society.
It includes individual treatment plans, prosthetic fittings, functional rehabilitation, and specialized training to strengthen the capabilities of medical staff, the SPA added.
In addition, KSrelief has distributed food baskets to 810 vulnerable families in Chad. In Afghanistan, the agency has provided food assistance to 510 families in Badakhshan Province, benefiting 3,060 individuals, including returnees, orphans, and others in need.
KSrelief has implemented 4,006 projects in 109 countries since 2015, spending over $8.27 billion on food security, health, education, water and sanitation, shelter, and early recovery.
