dpa/Sipa USAtop - 16 September 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hagen: The synagogue in Hagen. Following the large police operation at the synagogue in Hagen, there has been one arrest, according to the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia. "A youth was arrested," Reul told the German Press Agency in Cologne on Thursday. Der Spiegel" previously reported that a 16-year-old Syrian was said to have prepared an explosives attack. Photo: Markus Klümper/Sauerlandreporter/dpa/Sipa USA
Germany: After possible threat to synagogue in Hagen
BERLIN (AP) — German security officials say they have detained four people in connection with a suspected plan to attack a synagogue in the western city of Hagen on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day.
Police said today that one of the four suspects was a 16-year-old living in Hagen with his father. They did not give further details.
On Wednesday afternoon, police cordoned off the synagogue after receiving tips about a possible attack on the building.
Two years ago on Yom Kippur, a German right-wing extremist attacked a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle.
“Copyright 2021 Red Apple Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP contributed to this report.”
