15-year-old arrested for allegedly plotting against Jews in Germany and the Netherlands

The 15-year-old was known to the security services and was placed in custody weeks before he committed the crime. Prosecutors did not provide further details.

The mirror knows that the minor targeted festivals or the Jewish community. He is said to have had contact via chat with an Islamist from abroad, who gave him tips. That would have incited him to commit a knife attack, at a festival or against the Jewish community. Bild writes that the teenager also wanted to commit an attack during a school trip to the Netherlands. The 15-year-old is said to have posted videos on TikTok showing the Islamic State flag.

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At the end of August, the services received a tip about the youngster from Wuppertal, writes The mirror yet. He was locked up for a short time, but when investigators discovered the chats, he was arrested again on September 20.

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