German police arrest 2 suspects plotting terrorist attack

After the shocking truck attack on a Christmas market, German police arrested two more suspects who were preparing to carry out a terrorist attack at a shopping center.

German newspaper Der Spiegel said two men born in Kosovo, aged 28 and 31, were arrested early on the morning of December 23 (local time).

Police in western Germany. Photo: AFP.

According to the newspaper, police believe they were preparing a terrorist attack on a shopping centre in Oberhausen. Police are now investigating whether anyone else was involved in the plot.

All Christmas markets and shops were closed at the CentrO shopping centre on December 22 as police carried out a special operation there, according to Der Spiegel.

On December 19, a truck plowed into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz square, killing 12 people and injuring more than 40 others.

The German Interior Ministry considers this a terrorist attack.

A nationwide manhunt for suspect Anis Amri, a 24-year-old refugee from Tunisia, is ongoing.

Amri’s residence permit was found inside the Polish truck that was hijacked (in the truck attack). Police also found his fingerprints on the truck door./.

According to VOV