Germany arrested a Syrian migrant on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. On Monday, January 2, Reuters reported, citing the Prosecutor’s office. The representative of Department reported that in December 2016, the 38-year-old man in the West of saarbrücken call on his mobile phone and asked his companion from Syria 180 thousand euros to buy the explosives and the truck that he was going to mine and to “guide the crowd.” The suspect was arrested on Saturday, 31 December 2016, a warrant for his arrest was discharged on 1 January, it has become known only now. The identity of the migrant is not disclosed, it is known that he arrived in Germany from Syria about two years ago. The man admitted to trying to establish contact with the group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia), but the charges of preparing a terrorist attack denies. He said he needed the money
Day: January 3, 2017
The US imposed sanctions against members of the Russian “Tempbank”
Photo: RIA Novosti The U.S. government has imposed sanctions against several high-ranking employees of the Russian “Tempbank” because of the situation in Syria. It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Finance. Earlier, the US expanded the sanctions list against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine.