Berlin.
An Islamist attack may have been prevented. But one danger of Islamist extremism is almost impossible to control.
Many questions behind the plans of the two Syrian brothers have not yet been answered. About how concrete the presumed attack planning already were. So far it is also not known where the decisive clue to the two terrorist suspects came from. Whether the suspected Islamists caught the eye of a foreign intelligence service or were targeted by the German security authorities, the good news is that a potentially planned suicide attack using an explosive belt never took place.
Die threats to our security seemed to be coming from other directions at last. The Russian destabilization of Western democracies or China’s striving for political and economic omnipotence were seen as external dangers. Experts called the diffuse scene of violent Reich citizens a reason for concern inside. Now the danger of Islamism is once again the focus of attention – and with it the difficulties of resistance.
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Islamist extremism is difficult to control – especially when hatred grows in secret
In the current case, the investigators, as so often in recent years, were on the alert, reacted early and possibly saved lives. That of groups like that IS However, inspired Islamist extremism is difficult to control. The vast majority of Syrians who come to us are fleeing the war and are seeking refuge. A few carry the seeds of Islamism within them, others are fueled by the Internet.
This secretly growing hatred is particularly dangerous when it is Attacks with knives leads, the preparation of which leaves no traces. On the other hand, the security authorities still lack an effective means.
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