Four Hamas Members Arrested In Germany For Plotting Terror Attacks On European Soil Against Jews

Berlin, December 15 (TNA) Four persons, allegedly members of the terrorist organisation have been arrested by German and Dutch authorities, Germany’s federal prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday. They are suspected of plotting terror attacks on European soil.

While three people were arrested in Germany, one was apprehended in the Netherlands on suspicion of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe, the prosecutor further said. Hamas is classified by the United States, the European Union and other nations as a terrorist organization.

Of the three arrested in Germany, two were Lebanese nationals and one was an Egyptian national. The person arrested in the Netherlands was described as a Dutch national.