Knife attack on Berlin half-marathon foiled by police, according to reports (6 Detained)

[TomSea]

Knife attack on Berlin half-marathon foiled by police, according to reports

BERLIN — The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on a half-marathon in Berlin.

The paper says special police forces detained four men in connection with Sunday’s sports event. They said the main suspect was planning to killed participants and spectators with knives.

German news agency dpa reported that police confirmed arrests in connection with the half-marathon but gave no further details.

Read more at: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/8/berlin-half-marathon-knife-attack-foiled-report/

Berlin half-marathon attack plot foiled, 6 detained, officials say
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/08/knife-attack-on-berlin-half-marathon-foiled-german-media-report.html

[dfwgator]

[mountaineer]

Way to destroy a nation, Frau Merkel.

[TomSea]

The story says one of the attackers knew the Tunisian or Algerian who drove that van into the market in Germany, I think that was Christmastime of '16. Read the story for details, something like this.