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There are more people in Germany who could potentially commit terrorist acts than ever in the past, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told German daily
Bild in an interview, adding that the terrorist threat in Germany is "very real."
More than 520 people in Germany are capable of committing "unexpected" and potentially "high-profile" terrorist attacks inspired by Islamism, de Maiziere said in the interview, published on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US. He also added that the current number of potential terrorists in Germany
is at its highest in history.The minister also warned that, along with
potential Islamist attackers, there are
also about 360 people who are "closely affiliated"with them and could lend assistance in preparing an attack or "provide logistical support" to the assailants. He added that such people usually belong to potential terrorists' "inner circle".
De Maiziere emphasized that
"today, the threat comes from both
hit-teams [arriving in Germany] from abroad and
radicalized lone wolves in Germany. Both threats are now very real," he added. He said that the hit-teams "are
secretly smuggled into Europe and prepare their actions without being noticed,
as we saw with the attacks in Paris and Brussels."
Comment: Good old-fashioned 'American values' include racism, genocide, and calling for the murder of those trying to exercise the slightest amount of their 'freedoms'.
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