German police foil planned terror attack on Christmas market by arresting five

German police foil planned terror attack on Christmas market by arresting five

German police have arrested five men over a chilling terror plot to plough a vehicle into a packed Christmas market. The suspects were seized after security services uncovered deadly plans for a car ramming attack on a festive market crowded with families, young children and tourists.

Four of the men are now behind bars under arrest warrants. A fifth has been locked up in “preventive custody”. The foiled plot comes amid heightened fear surrounding Christmas markets in Germany which have increasingly become symbolic targets for extremists particularly after the horrific attacks in 2024 in Magdeburg and back in 2016 in the capital Berlin. READ MORE : Met Police step up visibility at Hanukkah events fo