German police have thwarted a suspected Islamist terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral planned for New Year's Eve. Five suspects linked to Islamic State - Khorasan Province were arrested in connection with the plot. The attack reportedly involved a car filled with explosives. The city's leaders removed a memorial to the Armenian Genocide to appease Islamic political groups. Heightened security was implemented at the cathedral following the threat.
🚨 COLOGNE CATHEDRAL TERROR PLOT THWARTED German police foiled plot to bomb Cologne Cathedral: The attack was planned for New Year’s Day during mass. North Rhine-Westphalia Police in Germany arrested five suspects linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province in December 2023.… https://t.co/rssIQfyt5q
BREAKING: More info released about the planned terror attack against the Cologne Cathedral @BILD writes that the Islamist terror cell was about to send a suicide bomber in a car packed with explosives into the Cathedral during mass on New Year’s Day https://t.co/TYl9HeNtH3
Terrorists wanted to ram Cologne Cathedral with a car loaded with explosives - Bild Shortly before Christmas, a 30-year-old ISIS terrorist from Tajikistan was detained in Germany, reportedly planning a series of holiday attacks across Europe, including at Cologne Cathedral.… https://t.co/yZyFADA0LY
Terrorists planned to ram the Cologne Cathedral with a car bomb https://t.co/YRswKdWomn https://t.co/zwNxt1Zee7
🇺🇦🇩🇪🇹🇯‼️🚨 “ISIS terrorists are increasingly arriving in Germany through the combat zone in Ukraine” — German Bild The publication reports that we are talking about citizens of Tajikistan who are posing as Ukrainian refugees. They use false documents and tell the Germans fake… https://t.co/dQTwEk0BpI
German authorities have extended the detention of two suspects over an alleged New Year’s plot to attack the cathedral in #Cologne, which prompted heightened security at the site. #Germany https://t.co/qJBlVIbrTB
German authorities detained another suspect in connection with an alleged threat of an attack on the world-famous Cologne Cathedral over the holidays, bringing the overall number of people detained in connection with the alleged plot to five. https://t.co/JuHfkxx1Ct
Three arrested for suspected Islamist attack on Cologne Cathedral The attack on the 800-year-old church was reportedly planned to take place on New Year’s Eve. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/nk2EgNYsCO
New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral foiled by German police https://t.co/YYppaYL5XA
German police have arrested three people suspected of planning a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral, which was reportedly to be carried out in a car loaded with explosives. #Germany https://t.co/KBhzmlcthS
German officials detain a fifth suspect in connection with a threat to attack Cologne Cathedral https://t.co/sXsBLyxuMW
German police foiled a New Year’s Eve Islamist terror attack on Cologne Cathedral which was reportedly set to involve a car filled with explosives. https://t.co/7wD4DIUHGc
Four people were arrested in connection with an alleged New Year’s Eve terrorist plot targeting Germany’s Cologne Cathedral using an explosives-packed vehicle. Cops learned about the plan after busting a man linked with the Islamic State on Christmas Eve. https://t.co/xwloghMKfW
COLOGNE Three Islamic terrorists were arrested today over plans to slaughter Catholics by destroying Cologne Cathedral with a carbomb attack on New Year's Eve The city's cowardly leaders removed a memorial to the Armenian Genocide in order to appease Islamic political groups https://t.co/9HmCAPCCHO
German police thwart suspected Islamist attack on Cologne Cathedral on New Year’s Eve https://t.co/mwSr7Z59OS . Click to read ⬇️