BERLIN — German authorities remand into custody three alleged members of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on suspicion of plotting attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany.
The suspects appeared before an investigating judge in the Western city of Karlsruhe, where formal arrest warrants have been issued, says Ines Peterson, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors’ office.
They are set to be transferred to a prison for detention ahead of a trial, which is likely to take months as an investigation continues.
Germany’s federal prosecutor announced Wednesday that the suspects were arrested on suspicion of being involved in procuring firearms since earlier this summer. Various weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, and ammunition were found during a raid.
Two of the suspects are German citizens. The federal prosecutor’s office describes the third as being born in Lebanon. They have only been named as Abed Al G., Wael F. M., and Ahmad I., in line with German privacy rules.
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