IS suspected of planning suicide attack in Munich: German authorities
BERLIN — German officials said today (Jan 1) they had information indicating the Islamic State group was planning a suicide bomb attack on New Year’s Eve in the southern city of Munich.
German special police stand in front of the Munich, southern Germany, main train station yesterday evening, Dec 31, 2015 after police warned of 'imminent threat' of terror attack and ordered two train stations to be cleared. Photo: dpa via AP
BERLIN — German officials said today (Jan 1) they had information indicating the Islamic State group was planning a suicide bomb attack on New Year’s Eve in the southern city of Munich.
“The Federal Criminal Authority informed Bavarian police... of indications provided by a friendly intelligence service that the IS was planning an attack tonight at midnight at Munich main rail station and/or Pasing station,” interior minister for the southern state of Bavaria Joachim Herrmann said.
Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae added that information suggested that “five to seven” suspects were planning to carry out a “suicide attack”. AFP
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