Gunmen Wearing Military Fatigues Opened Fire Outside A Synagogue In Germany Killing Two

Daily Mail: Gunmen kill two people near German synagogue on Yom Kippur and wound several others before throwing a grenade at Jewish cemetery - as one is arrested and hunt for other continues

* Gunmen wearing military fatigues opened fire outside synagogue in the German city of Halle on Wednesday
* At least two people, including one woman, were killed in the attack and several more were injured
* Police say they have arrested one man and urged people to 'stay alert' while the manhunt continues
* Attack happened on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, which is traditionally spent fasting and praying

At least two people have been killed after gunmen opened fire outside a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in Judaism.

One woman died after two attackers, believed to be wearing a military-style uniforms, opened fire with a submachine gun in the city of Halle, eastern Germany, on Wednesday morning.

A grenade was also thrown into the Jewish cemetery before the attackers fled, Bild reported. Several others were wounded and rushed to hospital.

Police have since arrested one suspect, and told people to 'stay alert' while the manhunt continues.

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More News On Today's Terror Attack In Germany

Germany: Deadly shooting near synagogue in Halle -- DW
2 killed in shooting in eastern Germany, 1 arrested -- AP
Two killed in shooting in eastern German city of Halle: police -- Reuters
Two killed in shooting in eastern German city of Halle -- France 24
Germany gun attack: Two killed in Halle -- BBC
Germany synagogue shooting: Gunman kills multiple people in Halle attack -- The Independent
Two people killed, one suspect arrested in shooting near synagogue in Germany -- CNN
Attackers wore combat-style clothing, had several weapons – eyewitnesses to shooting outside German synagogue -- RT

Islamist Terror Plot Foiled At Last Second By German Police

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BBC: German police arrest 10 people on suspicion of planning Islamist attack

Police in Germany have arrested 10 people on suspicion of planning an Islamist attack.

The arrests were made after some 200 police officers carried out raids in the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.

The men had plotted to "kill as many 'non-believers' as possible" using a vehicle and guns, prosecutors said.

A 21-year-old man from Offenbach, near Frankfurt, and two 31-year-old brothers from Wiesbaden are the main suspects.

"They had already made contact with different arms dealers, rented a large vehicle and collected financial assets to use for the purchase of guns and the execution of the planned murders," a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said.

The suspects are aged between 20 and 42 and several are German nationals, the spokeswoman added.

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WNU Editor: Another close call.

More News On German Police Foiling Another Islamist Terror Plot

German prosecutors arrest 10 suspects over Islamist attack plan -- DW
Police arrest 11 over terror attack plan -- The Local Germany
Police arrest ten 'jihadists' in Germany who were 'plotting to use a car and guns to kill as many people as possible and had already hired a vehicle' as knives are seized in raid -- Daily Mail
'Kill as many infidels as possible': Suspected terror plot in Germany leads to raids; 11 arrested -- Stars and Stripes/AP
German police arrest 10 people on suspicion of terror plot -- The Guardian/Reuters

Terror Attack Foiled At Today's Berlin Marathon

Daily Mail: German police foil 'planned knife attack' on Berlin half-marathon as they arrest six men - including one 'with links to Christmas market attacker'

* Special police forces detained six men in connection with the sporting event
* The main suspect was reportedly planning to kill people there with knives
* That suspect knew Anis Amri, the Tunisian attacker who killed 12 people
* Amri he drove a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin in December 2016

Police have foiled an ISIS-inspired knife attack on Sunday's half-marathon in Berlin.

Special police forces detained six men in connection with the sporting event that was attended by 36,000.

German daily Die Welt said the main suspect was planning to kill participants and spectators with knives.

According to Die Welt, the main suspect knew Anis Amri, the Tunisian attacker who targeted a Christmas market in 2016.

Amri killed 12 people when he hijacked a lorry and drove it into the crowded market in Berlin on December 19, 2016.

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More News On German Police Foiling A Terror Attack During Today's Berlin Marathon

German police thwart 'crime' during Berlin Half Marathon -- DW
Berlin police arrest six over 'city-endangering' plot -- BBC
6 Men Were Plotting Attack on Berlin Half-Marathon, Police Say -- New York Times
Police arrest 6 accused of planning stabbing rampage during Berlin Half Marathon -- Washington Post
German police foil plotted knife attack at Berlin Half Marathon -- UPI

Terror Attack In The German City Of Muenster? 4 Dead, Scores Injured

Muenster is approximately 300 miles west of Berlin in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany

Daily Mail: Three dead after minibus ploughs into diners outside restaurant leaving dozens injured before driver 'shoots himself' in front of shocked onlookers in German market town

* Minibus crashes into crowd in Germany reportedly leaving three dead
* German media reports that a vehicle ploughed into a crowded restaurant
* More than 30 are said to be injured, it is not known if the incident is terror related
* It has now emerged that following the crash the driver shot himself

A man has shot himself after ploughing a minibus into a crowd in Germany, reportedly leaving three dead and more than 30 injured.

Pictures have emerged appearing to show the aftermath of the crash in Muenster, a town 300 miles west of Berlin.

It is understood a vehicle ploughed into a crowded restaurant following the crash the driver shot himself.

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More News On Today's "Incident" In The German City Of Muenster

The Latest: Police find suspicious object in Muenster van -- AP
Several dead after man drives van into restaurant in Germany: police -- Reuters
Vehicle crashes into German crowd, leaves 3 dead, 20 injured -- AP
Three dead in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster -- BBC
Four dead after vehicle drives into crowd in Münster, Germany -- The Guardian
Car drives into crowd in German city of Münster causing deaths and injuries -- DW
3 dead after delivery vehicle hits crowd in Germany city of Muenster, police say -- CNN
Several dead, around 30 estimated injured after vehicle plows into crowd in Germany (PHOTO, VIDEO) -- RT

Gift-Wrapped Roadblocks Now Protect German Christmas Markets

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DW: German Christmas markets: City protects pedestrians with gift-wrapped car barricades

Cities across Germany are boosting security for Christmas market season, following the deadly truck rampage in Berlin last year. The city of Bochum put out massive car barricades – and then giftwrapped them.

Bochum authorities placed a string of 1.2 ton pellet bags in the downtown area to avert potential terror attacks ahead of the seasonal opening of the local Christmas market.

On Thursday morning, however, the bags took on a holiday look, with the city's official marketing service turning them into novelty Christmas presents.

"For us it was very important to fit in those ugly barriers into the beautiful overall atmosphere," said the head of Bochum Marketing Mario Schiefelbein.

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Update: Gift-wrapped roadblocks protect German Christmas markets after last year’s truck attack (VIDEO) (RT).

WNU Editor:  Welcome to the new normal.

Terror Attack Against A German Soccer Team?

New York Times: Explosions Hit Borussia Dortmund’s Bus in Germany, Wounding a Player

BERLIN — As many as three explosions damaged the bus of one of Germany’s most storied soccer teams as it headed to its stadium in Dortmund on Tuesday, wounding one player and forcing postponement of the match, an important playoff in a major European championship.

The Dortmund police chief, Gregor Lange, said at a late-night news conference that “we assume it was a targeted attack” on the Borussia Dortmund team. The wounded player, Marc Bartra of Spain, was undergoing surgery on his right wrist, a spokesman for the team said.

Hans-Joachim Watzke, Borussia Dortmund’s chief executive, said that “three explosive devices” had detonated near a hotel outside Dortmund where the players were staying.

The state prosecutor told reporters that a letter claiming responsibility had been discovered near the site of the blasts, but that it was too soon to say if it was genuine. The prosecutor, Sandra Lücke, declined to answer further questions about the letter’s contents, including what language it was written in.

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More News On Today's Borussia Dortmund Football Team Bomb Attack

Police believe explosions near Dortmund bus were 'targeted attack' -- The Local.de
Three roadside bombs that struck Borussia Dortmund team bus were detonated by MOBILE PHONE as police say they found a letter near the scene taking responsibility – but won't reveal other details -- Daily Mail
Germany: Pregame blasts rock soccer team bus; player injured -- AP
Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions -- BBC
Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra injured when three explosive devices go off near team bus -- Washington Post
Borussia Dortmund's team bus hit by three explosives, injuring player -- The Guardian
Three Blasts Go Off Near German Soccer Team Bus, Injuring Player -- NPR

Massive Manhunt For Suspect In Berlin Terror Attack

Anis Amri is wanted by German police in connection with the Berlin Christmas market attack. Credit German Federal Police

New York Times: Germany Seeks Tunisian in Connection With Berlin Christmas Market Attack

BERLIN — A young Tunisian who was denied asylum in Germany and was considered a potential security risk was being sought across Europe on Wednesday, as the authorities pursued the attacker who plowed into a Berlin Christmas market on Monday.

The attack killed 12 people and wounded 48, 12 of whom remain in serious condition. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the assault, one of Germany’s deadliest acts of terrorism in decades.

A European arrest warrant identified the Tunisian as Anis Amri, 23, and said he had a history of providing false names and nationalities and should be considered armed and dangerous. German news agencies reported that the man had ties to Abu Walaa, a 32-year-old Iraqi Salafist who was arrested in Germany last month and accused of recruiting would-be jihadists to fight for the Islamic State. A reward of 100,000 euros, or about $104,000, was offered for information leading to his arrest.

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WNU Editor: This is going to make a lot of people angry .... Official: Tunisian suspect in Berlin attack already under investigation for terror plot (DW). More here .... Report: German police knew Berlin attack suspect would strike (FOX News).

More News On The Massive Manhunt For The Suspect In The Berlin Terror Attack

Berlin attack: Germany issues European arrest warrant for new suspect – live updates -- The Guardian
Germany hunts 'violent and armed' Tunisian in truck attack -- AP
Germany police hunt Tunisian asylum-seeker over Christmas market attack -- Reuters
Berlin truck attack: Police hunt for Tunisian suspect -- BBC
Tunisian suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack faced past German terror probe, official says -- Washington Post
Berlin Truck Attack: Police ID Tunisian Man Hunted as Suspect in Deadly Rampage -- NBC
German police step up manhunt after Berlin truck attack -- Al Jazeera
Berlin suspect: Police offer €100k reward -- RT
Where Is The Berlin Truck Driver? ISIS Claims Responsibility For German Christmas Market Terror Attack, Assailant Still At Large -- IBTimes
Berlin truck attack: 12 still in hospital as details of victims emerge -- The Guardian

Suspect In Berlin Terror Attack Released. German Capital On High Alert

Washington Post: Berlin on high alert as suspect search resumes in Christmas market attack

BERLIN — The German capital was on high alert Tuesday with one or more suspects still at large in the deadly truck assault on a Christmas market, an act Chancellor Angela Merkel decried as a presumed “terror attack.”

The only suspect, a Pakistani asylum seeker taken into custody shortly after Monday’s bloodshed, was released by police late Tuesday because of insufficient evidence. It left police scrambling for fresh leads in the assault that left 12 dead and 52 injured after a truck carrying a payload of steel careened into festive stalls and fairgoers in Berlin.

German police accelerated efforts to study forensic evidence, including analysis of blood stains within the cabin of the truck — turned into a weapon in a tactic used just five months earlier in a similar holiday rampage on the French coast.

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WNU Editor: The passenger of this truck was dead when this terror attack occurred .... shot and stabbed by someone that the police are now looking for .... Report: Polish trucker fought for his life (DW). But the debate on whether this was deliberate (or not) is making the rounds .... Berlin truck crash: 'early indications point to attack' - German Interior Minister (Euronews) .... yes .... the authorities still do not get it .... they still cannot reconcile with their views and what has actually happened .... and it is clear that they cannot accept any idea that maybe their policies have led to this "open season" on Christians.

Update: Others are raising alarm bells .... German state minister says: 'We are in a state of war' (Reuters).

Update #2: The backlash is growing .... Blood on Angela's hands? Far-right blames German leader's immigration policy for Christmas attack as 'shocked and shaken' Merkel lays flowers where 12 died (Daily Mail).

Update #3: Others are spinning a different story .... Berlin and Merkel Will Survive This Attack, Too (Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg).

Update #4: More on the truck driver who was found dead in the truck that was used in this attack PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Polish lorry driver who fought for his life as fanatic shot him dead then hijacked truck in Berlin massacre was returning to his wife to prepare Christmas presents (Daily Mail).

More News On Yesterday's Berlin Terror Attack

German prosecutors release suspected Christmas market attacker -- Reuters
Berlin market attack: The main suspect is still at large -- CBS/AP
Berlin market lorry attack: Only suspect held released -- BBC
German police release Pakistani suspect in Berlin truck attack investigation -- DW
Germany Releases Man in Deadly Berlin Market Attack -- NYT
Suspect in Berlin Attack Released as Police Hunt for Killer -- ABC News
Berlin truck attacker may still be at large after police release suspect -- RT
Berlin Christmas market truck attack: Here's how the incident unfolded -- ABC News Online

Multiple Deaths Reported In Berlin After Truck Ploughs Into Christmas Shoppers. Police Are Reporting That It Was A Deliberate Attack

Police work at the site of an accident at a Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz square in Berlin Monday. Photo: fabrizio bensch/Reuters

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Berlin terror attack: Lorry ploughs into crowd of shoppers killing nine, trapping others and leaving 50 injured at Christmas market - with killer driver now on the run

* A lorry has ploughed through a busy Christmas market, killing several shoppers and injuring dozens more
* At least 50 injured after the truck sped through a crowd of shoppers at the market on Breitscheidplatz Square
* German police at the scene indicated the incident is likely to be a terror attack - and are hunting the driver
* Terrified market-goers have tweeted horrifying images from the scene showing the devastating aftermath

At least nine people have been killed and more than 50 injured after a lorry ploughed through a crowd of shoppers at a busy Christmas market in Berlin.

German police at the scene have indicated the incident is likely to be a terror attack.

The vehicle sped through a crowd of shoppers at the Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz Square near the Kurfuerstendamm Avenue in west Berlin.

According to local reports the driver has not yet been apprehended, and police have now launched a manhunt.

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WNU Editor: Reuters is reporting that the driver has been arrested.

More News On Today's Suspected Terror Attack In Berlin

Truck plows through crowd at Christmas Market in Berlin, killing at least nine -- CBS/AP
The Latest: 9 killed, many injured at Berlin market -- AP
Nine dead as truck hits Berlin Christmas market in suspected attack -- AFP/The Local
Berlin police say nine dead, many injured by truck at Christmas market -- Reuters
Truck Plows Into Christmas Market in Berlin, Injuring and Killing Multiple People -- NBC
Truck smashes into Berlin Christmas market; nine deaths, many injured -- Washington Times
Nine Dead as Truck Drives Onto Sidewalk in Berlin -- WSJ
Deaths in lorry attack at Berlin market -- BBC
9 dead, many injured as truck plows into Christmas market in Berlin in likely terrorist attack -- RT

Suspected Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up In Southern Germany

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Suspected attacker dies in 'deliberate' explosion at a restaurant near Nuremberg, leaving at least eleven injured and causing evacuation of music festival

* Explosion at restaurant has killed at least one person and injured more
* Town's mayor said blast was caused by explosive device, not gas leak
* Nearby music festival been cancelled as Germany remains on high alert
* Reports claim man with a backpack denied entry to festival before blast
* Police say the suspected attacked is thought to have died in the explosion

A suspected suicide attacker has died and at least 12 people have been injured - three seriously - in an explosion near a music festival in southern Germany.

The explosive device is believed to have detonated at around 10pm local time on Sunday as the man carried it through a busy area in Ansbach, Bavaria, where the open air event, full of some 2,500 revellers, was taking place.

He is thought to have been turned away from the festival.

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WNU Editor: This attack falls on the heels of an earlier attack by a Syrian refugee that killed one and wounded two others .... Syrian refugee, 21, hacks PREGNANT woman to death with a machete and injures two others before hero BMW driver runs him over, in latest attack to shock Germany (Daily Mail).

More News On Today's Failed Suicide Bombing Attack In Southern Germany

Ansbach explosion: one dead and 12 injured in German town after 'deliberate' blast - latest -- The Guardian
Bavaria bomb blast LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Police: Man, likely attacker, dies in explosion in Germany -- AP
One dead, 10 injured in blast near Nuremberg, Germany: police -- Reuters
Germany blast: Ansbach explosion 'kills suspected bomber' -- BBC
Explosion outside German music festival kills one and injures 12 -- The Guardian
One Killed, 10 Injured in Explosion in German City of Ansbach -- NBC
‘Deliberate attack’: Bomb blast kills 1, injures 12 in Germany’s Ansbach -- RT

UPDATE: 27-yo Syrian refugee behind Ansbach blast previously attempted suicide – Bavarian authorities (RT)

German Police Claim Munich Shooting Was Not Inspired From Islamist Militancy

Reuters: Munich gunman fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties

A German-Iranian teenager who shot dead nine people in Munich was a deranged lone gunman obsessed with mass killings who drew no inspiration from Islamist militancy, police said on Saturday.

The 18-year-old, born and raised locally, opened fire near a busy shopping mall on Friday evening, triggering a lockdown in the Bavarian state capital.

Seven of his victims were themselves teenagers, who police said he may have lured to their deaths via a hacked Facebook account on what was the fifth anniversary of twin attacks by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik that killed 77 people.

The Munich shooting, in which a further 27 people were wounded, some seriously, was the third act of violence against civilians in Western Europe - and the second in southern Germany - in eight days.

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WNU Editor: How could the German police .... less than 24 hours after this mass shooting .... make the claim that "he was a deranged lone gunman obsessed with mass killings who drew no inspiration from Islamist militancy"? The investigation is just starting .... and even though he was screaming "allah hu akbar" during the shooting, it looks like the judgement on why this shooting occurred was made even before the bodies were brought to the morgue. It makes you wonder on why the rush to judgement. Is it because of her? .... Merkel Vows to Protect Germans as Terrorism Ruled Out in Munich (Bloomberg).

More News On German Police Claims That The Munich Shooting Was Not Inspired From Islamist Militancy

Munich Killer Was Troubled, but Had No Terrorist Ties, Germany Says -- New York Times
Munich gunman obsessed with mass shootings, sent out invitations to mall before rampage, cops say -- FOX News
Munich shooting: Attacker researched rampage killings, police say -- CNN
Police: Munich shooter fascinated by mass killings -- USA Today
Munich shooting: Gunman was a shy teen with depression and an obsession with mass shootings, police say -- The Independent

Munich Mall Massacre -- News Updates

Daily Mail: 'Boom boom boom - he's killing the kids': Gunman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' executed children in Munich McDonald's before rampaging through shopping mall leaving NINE dead then fleeing

* A number of people have been killed and another 10 people are injured after gunmen went on a shooting rampage
* Police operation is ongoing in Munich, with the force warning people to stay in their homes and avoid public spaces
* Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from the Olympia Shopping Centre after hearing gunshots
* Witnesses said that the shopping centre gunman screamed 'I'm German' and 'Allahu Akbar' before shooting
* Gunman reportedly fled after his shooting spree on the city underground network, which has now been shut down

A gunman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' opened fire at children in McDonald's before rampaging through a shopping mall, killing at least eight people.

Munich is in lockdown tonight, as a major police operation is ongoing around the city's Olympic Park, with the force warning people to stay in their homes and avoid public spaces.

A ninth body has been found tonight and investigators are looking into the possibility of it being the attacker.

Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre, in the district of Moosach, after hearing gunshots.

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WNU Editor: Oh oh .... Second shooting in Munich as gunman reported to open fire at Marienplatz Metro station (Daily Star).

Live Updates

Munich manhunt: Live -- BBC
Munich Massacre: Live -- AP
Munich shooting: police hunt continues as death toll rises to nine - live -- The Guardian
Live: Several Killed in Munich ‘Shooting Rampage’ -- NYT
Munich shooting: at least eight dead as police treat attack as terrorism and hunt for three gunmen: Live -- The Telegraph
Munich Shooting Live Updates: 'Several' Reported Dead After Mall Incident In Germany -- IBTimes

Munich Mall Massacre -- News Updates

8 dead in Munich mall shooting; police hunt up to 3 suspects -- AP
Gunmen kill at least eight in Munich shopping mall, shooters on the run -- Reuters
Munich shooting: Police say nine dead as manhunt continues -- BBC
Munich in lockdown after shooting leaves at least nine dead -- The Guardian
At least 8 confirmed dead in Munich mall shooting -- Washington Post
Munich shooting: At least 8 victims; police operation underway -- CNN
Shooting rampage in Munich: 9 dead in shopping center, gunmen at large & dangerous -- RT
One of the Munich Gunmen Commits Suicide - German Media Reports -- Sputnik
Munich shooting: Eight killed in shopping centre attack -- Al Jazeera
German Police Search for Shooters After Eight Killed in Munich -- Bloomberg
State of Emergency in Munich as Police Begin Citywide Hunt for Terrorists -- Sputnik
Terrified shoppers cowering INSIDE the Munich mall film the moment armed police arrive to tackle gunmen who rampaged through the centre -- Daily Mail
Shocking footage shows the aftermath of Munich gun rampage as paramedics desperately battle to save victims as they lie on stretchers -- Daily Mail
Munich shooting prompts urgent transport service shutdown in German city -- RT
‘Me and my family - we were saved': American college student who filmed Munich shopping centre shooting rampage says she is 'lucky' to be alive -- Daily Mail
#PrayforMunich: World reacts to Germany mall shooting -- RT
Shooting in Munich: What We Know, and What We Don’t -- NYT
Munich shooting: First videos show people fleeing mall area amid gunfire (VIDEOS) -- RT

Poll: Fears Rise In Germany That They Will Soon Be A Target For Terrorism

German emergency services workers work in the area where a man with an axe attacked passengers on a train near the city of Wuerzburg, Germany early July 19, 2016. REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH

Reuters: Most Germans fear terrorist attack after train ax assault: poll

More than three-quarters of Germans believe their country will soon be the target of terrorism, a survey showed on Friday, after a 17-year-old asylum-seeker wounded passengers on a train in an ax attack claimed by Islamic State.

Seventy-seven percent expect an attack to happen soon, up from 69 percent two weeks ago, according to the survey compiled by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for broadcaster ZDF.

Bavarian police shot dead the teenager after he wounded four people from Hong Kong on the train and injured a local resident while fleeing.

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WNU editor: The Germans are not stupid. They see what is happening in France, and they know that while many of these new migrants want a new life in Germany, many others have a different agenda.

Islamic State Is Claiming Its First Terror Attack In Germany

Daily Mail: Revealed: Afghan refugee, 17, had been with his German foster family for TWO WEEKS before he went on axe rampage on a train after being 'self-radicalised' and making a hand-made ISIS flag

* Attacker went on the rampage on a train near Wurzburg targeting 15 people
* Two critically injured after an attack with 'cutting and stabbing weapons'
* A 17-year-old Afghan refugee has since been shot dead by armed police
* ISIS have claimed the teenage attacker was an 'Islamic State fighter'
* Attack will put pressure on Angela Merkel and her open door policy to refugees

An Afghan refugee who went on an axe rampage on a German train had only been living with his foster family for two weeks and may have been self radicalised after he was found to have made an ISIS flag.

The 17-year-old attacker was gunned down by armed police after fleeing the scene near the city of Wurzburg, 70 miles north of Nuremberg last night.

He shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the incident and the terror group have claimed that he was an 'Islamic State fighter', making it the first ISIS attack in Germany.

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More News On The Islamic State Claiming Its First Terror Attack In Germany

Several injured in attack on train near Würzburg, southern Germany -- DW
IS group claims responsibility for train attack in Germany -- AP
Islamic State flag found in room of German train attacker -- Reuters
Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wurzburg injures HK family -- BBC
Islamic State claims Afghan teen implicated in German train attack as its own -- Washington Post
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Ax Attack on German Train -- NYT
Afghan Train Attacker in Germany Had Adopted Radical Islamist Ideology -- WSJ
Germany train axe attack: Recap as 18 injured after teenage refugee shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and hacked passengers -- Mirror
ISIL flag found in room of German train attacker -- Al Jazeera
Hand-painted ISIS flag found in room of Bavaria train attacker, terror group claims responsibility -- RT

German Domestic Intel Chief: Islamic State Eyeing German Cities As Next Targets

Hans-Georg Maassen from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) looks on during an interview in Berlin, Germany Aug. 4, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/FABRIZIO BENSCH

IBTimes: ISIS Threat To Germany: Spy Chief Says Security Situation Is ‘Very Serious’ Amid Islamic State’s Attack Plans

Germany's security situation is "very serious" amid the Islamic State group's threat to attack the country, the head of the domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sunday newspaper, according to Reuters. Hans-Georg Maassen reportedly said that despite concerns, authorities are still unaware of the militant group's plot to strike.

The extremist group, also known as ISIS, reportedly released a video Tuesday, suggesting it was planning further attacks in the West after the March 22 bombings in Brussels that killed 32 people, and last year's Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people. In the video, the group mentioned possible targets, which included London, Berlin and Rome.

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More News On German Intelligence Warning of ISIS Attacks Against German Targets

German spy chief: ISIS wants to attack us and the situation is 'very serious' -- Reuters
German intelligence head admits 'misjudgment' on 'Islamic State' strategy -- DW
Germany increases security, warns of potential Daesh attack -- Al Bawaba
ISIS eyes German cities as next targets – spy chief -- RT

Head of Germany's Security Services: ISIS Fighters Are Entering Germany Disguised As Refugees

Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of the BfV Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

New York Times: Terrorism Suspects Are Posing as Refugees, Germany Says

BERLIN — An Algerian couple, suspected of planning a terrorist attack in Berlin and arrested on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State, entered Germany late last year and applied for asylum as Syrian refugees — part of a pattern of terrorism suspects entering Europe under the guise of fleeing war, the German authorities said Friday.

The police in Berlin published a photo they said was of the husband, showing a bearded man with his face blacked out, pointing a pistol at the camera, with two Kalashnikov rifles propped up beside him on a sofa strewn with other weapons. The photo was believed to have been taken in Syria, where German media reports said the man had received terrorist training with the Islamic State.

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WNU Editor: German authorities have a credibility problem when it comes to refugees and terror threats. Case in point .... on one hand the head of security services in Germany is saying the following .... German intel head: no evidence of imminent terrorist attack (DW). But on the other hand we are reading reports like this .... The ‘ISIS terrorist claiming to be a Syrian refugee’: Shocking image shows fanatic posing with cache of weapons and ammunition before being arrested at German shelter for asylum seekers (Daily Mail).

More News On The Head of Germany's Security Services Saying That ISIS Fighters Are Entering Germany Disguised As Refugees

German spy agency says ISIS sending fighters disguised as refugees -- Reuters
Germany: Suspect in attack plot registered as Syrian refugee -- CBS/AP
German head of security services: Isil fighters are 'disguising themselves as refugees' -- The Telegraph
Report: ISIS fighters entering Europe disguised as refugees -- The Hill
Germany's secret service have received more than 100 tip-offs that ISIS militants are among the migrants claiming asylum in the country, claims spy chief -- Daily Mail
German intel gets over 100 tip-offs on ISIS militants among refugees – report -- RT
Are ISIS Members Posing as Refugees? -- The Atlantic

The Cancellation Of Last Week’s Germany-Netherlands Football Match In Hanover Was Due To A French Intel Warning Of An Impeding Bomb Attack

The Guardian: Terrorists 'planned to detonate three bombs inside German stadium'

Security official says tip-off from French led to last-minute cancellation of last week’s Germany-Netherlands football friendly in Hanover.

Terrorists planned to detonate three bombs inside the stadium during a friendly international football match in Hanover last week, an attack that was thwarted by cancelling the match at the last minute, according to a security official.

The official told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung that German security agents were tipped off by French counterparts that a terror cell planned to detonate five bombs in Hanover, including three inside the football stadium, one at a bus stop and one at a railway station.

The match, due to be attended by the chancellor, Angela Merkel, and several government ministers, was called off and the stadium quickly evacuated 90 minutes before kick-off on Tuesday night. No specific details of the terrorist threat have emerged until now.

WNU Editor: The details on why this soccer match was cancelled have not been disclosed by German officials, but apparently they are looking for "suspects".

More News On Why Last Week’s Germany-Netherlands Football Match In Hanover Was Cancelled

German football match was cancelled after French spies warned of 'five bomb plot' by five jihadists including a woman to carry out Paris-style attack on stadium -- Daily Mail
Plot to 'explode three bombs in German football stadium' foiled after game cancelled at last minute -- The Independent
'Five bombings planned' in Germany according to French intelligence dossier -- The Telegraph
Terrorists wanted to hit Germany-Netherlands football match with 5-bomb attack - reports -- RT