Terrorist attack averted at Berlin half-marathon Sunday
Police arrest six in connection with ISIS plot to attack runners and spectators
Berlin police arrested six men in connection with a possible terrorist plot at the Berlin half marathon on Sunday, according to the German daily Die Welt. The six were believed to be planning knife attacks on runners and spectators at the event, which drew a record 32,000 participants.
Six men suspected of plotting a possible attack on the Berlin half-marathon on Sunday were detained by the police https://t.co/kYJl4HlJs6
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CBSNewYork.com posted video of the suspects’ arrest Sunday.
The suspects’ names have not been released and few details are available, but authorities believe their leader is connected to Anis Amri, the Tunisian who drove a truck into a crowded Berlin Christmas market in 2016, killing 11. Amri was killed by police in Italy four days after the attack.
Several hundred police officers were on high alert at the race, one day after a van rammed into a crowd in Münster, killing two and injuring at least 20, though that attack is not believed to be linked to terrorism.
Details of the foiled attack will be updated as they become available.
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