German 'mole' is arrested over Islamist plot
- 8 years ago
An employee of Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) has been arrested over a suspected Islamist plot to bomb the agency’s Cologne Headquarters.
Media reports claim the “mole” has already made a “partial confession”.
The 51-year-old suspect is accused of making Islamist statements on the Internet using a false name and of revealing internal agency material in Internet chatrooms that could lead to a threat to the office. He was reportedly caught by an agency informant, with the pair having online conversations about a possible attack.
Jihadis infiltrate Germany’s intelligence apparatus. Is there any reason to think this isn’t happening everywhere? https://t.co/QOFTYqPRt0— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) November 29, 2016
The German authorities have ramped up their surveillance of potential militant Islamist groups and individuals after two attacks claimed by ISIL in July.
The BfV – the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution – is Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. Its counterpart, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), deals with foreign intelligence.
It’s estimated there are around 40,000 Islamists currently in Germany.
Media reports claim the “mole” has already made a “partial confession”.
The 51-year-old suspect is accused of making Islamist statements on the Internet using a false name and of revealing internal agency material in Internet chatrooms that could lead to a threat to the office. He was reportedly caught by an agency informant, with the pair having online conversations about a possible attack.
Jihadis infiltrate Germany’s intelligence apparatus. Is there any reason to think this isn’t happening everywhere? https://t.co/QOFTYqPRt0— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) November 29, 2016
The German authorities have ramped up their surveillance of potential militant Islamist groups and individuals after two attacks claimed by ISIL in July.
The BfV – the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution – is Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. Its counterpart, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), deals with foreign intelligence.
It’s estimated there are around 40,000 Islamists currently in Germany.