Threat from lone perpetrators
Faeser: The threat of terrorism remains high
January 21, 2024, 2:40 a.m
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According to Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, there is an increased risk from Islamist terrorism. That is why the Federal Criminal Police Office is taking strong action against terrorist propaganda on the Internet.
According to Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the threat of terrorism in Germany will only decrease again after the Gaza war ends. “Events like the current war in the Middle East also affect our security,” the SPD politician told the newspapers of the Funke media group. “The threat of terrorism does not necessarily increase with the length of the war. But one thing is clear: the threat of terrorism remains high as long as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.”
“We have an increased risk of Islamist terrorism,” Faeser continued. That’s why the security authorities took such strong protective measures around Christmas when there was a threat of attack at Cologne Cathedral.
The danger from individual perpetrators who become radicalized online also remains “very high,” said the Federal Interior Minister. That is why the Federal Criminal Police Office is taking strong action against terrorist propaganda on the Internet and is blocking channels on the online platform Telegram, for example.