Two arrested in Germany for suspected bomb attack in Switzerland
Two Swiss nationals have been arrested in Germany after German authorities had strong suspicions they were planning to buy explosives to attack a major city in Switzerland, RTS reported.
The alleged plan involved two Swiss citizens buying explosives in Stuttgart for a crime planned in a major Swiss city. informed the police and public prosecutor’s office in Baden-Württemberg, which contains the city of Stuttgart. There is nothing to indicate a political motive for the planned attack, the statement said.
The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) confirmed that it was aware of the arrests and that it was working closely with the authorities in Baden-Württemberg together with the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
The two men (aged 24 and 26) were arrested on Monday before being produced before a judge on Tuesday. They have been arrested.
The couple have been under investigation since early June after leaving evidence of their desire to buy explosives on the dark web. The Dark Web is a part of the World Wide Web that uses special software to connect personal computers. It is not indexed by regular search engines and offers greater anonymity.
André Duvillard, a representative of the Swiss Security Network (SSN), told RTS that fighting crime and terrorism requires international cooperation. These arrests show the perfect functioning of transnational cooperation. In addition, Duvillard said that the risks in Switzerland are always high. Since the Federal Council adopted its anti-terror strategy, the question has never been whether Switzerland will be hit, but when, he said.
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