3 Men Indicted In A Case Involving An Alleged Plan To Attack A Jewish Target In Germany

Three men have been charged in a case that involves an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in western Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The 25-year-old main suspect, a German citizen whose name wasn’t released in line with local privacy rules, flew to Istanbul in April with the intention of continuing to Syria to join with Islamic extremist fighters, prosecutors in Stuttgart said. That plan failed and he returned to Germany.

Along with an 18-year-old German-Turkish dual national, he then allegedly planned an attack on a Jewish facility in either Heidelberg or Mannheim. The pair also discussed getting fatally shot by police after such an attack and then having a video claim of responsibility released with recriminations against German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his policy toward Israel, prosecutors said.

The aim of the planned attack was an end to cooperation between Germany and Israel, they added. Germany is a staunch ally of Israel.

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