Three militant islamists have been arrested in Germany. The German Defence minister said an attack was imminent. And the target was the US military
base at Ramstein and Frankfurt airport.
BBC: Three held in German terror raids
Federal prosecutors said the three were suspected members of "an Islamist terrorist organisation", but gave no further details.
Defence minister Franz Josef Jung said the men were suspected of planning attacks against a US military base in Ramstein, and Frankfurt airport.
"There was an imminent threat," he told German television. Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
Yesterday, 8 suspected terrorists were arrested in Copenhagen, Denmark. They had connections to Al Qaeda and were in process of making bombs.
Terror Attack In Copenhagen Foiled - Al Qaeda
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This is major. Hopefully these terror attacks have actually been foiled. 11 arrests doesn't sound like much...
CNN: Germany arrests 3 terror suspects
It also said the men were arrested Tuesday evening and were close to carrying out the attacks
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Ramstein Air Base is located in western Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state and is about 125 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Frankfurt. The base
is a major transit point for the U.S. military into the Middle East and Central Asia.
The German terror arrests came a day after Danish police arrested eight "militant Islamists," accusing them of storing "unstable
explosives." Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
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Looks like the islamofascists are increasing their activity...but it is good news to know that arrests were made period.
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Yeah....the CIA is really busy........just setting the US up for a false-flag operation. Bush is a crafty devil......
 
I figure I'd just beat the 'anti-us/Bush crowd.
This is another reminder that Al Qeada is still very active at attempts to attack the US and it's interests as well as it's allies.
But as most on this site will say: "nothing to see here....move along".
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They planned 'massive' and 'imminent' attacks on US targets in Germany. Two of the three were German converts to Islam and the third was a Turk.
30 locations across Germany were raided. They were members of a terror cell called the Islamic Jihad Union, and they were apparently trained in
Pakistan.
CNN: Germany: 'Massive' attacks foiled
German police arrested three suspected Islamic militants who were planning "massive" and "imminent" attacks on American targets in Germany,
authorities said Wednesday.
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The suspects, two German converts to Islam, ages 22 and 29, and a 29-year-old Turk, appeared before a federal magistrate Wednesday. They were picked
up Tuesday after raids in 30 locations across Germany, Ziercke said.
Ziercke said the men are members of a German terror cell called the Islamic Jihad Union and received terrorist training in Pakistan. Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
Pakistan...
Here's a thread that might be related:
Timber Smuggling With Rockets in Chitral, Pakistan
And here's another. I wonder if these nukes were going to Ramstein?
Report: Air Force lost track of nuclear missiles, page 4
[edit on 2007/9/6 by Hellmutt]
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Explosive Power Equal to 550-kilogrammes of TNT
The German terrorists had materials to put together a bomb "with an explosive power equal to 550-kilogrammes of TNT"...  That sounds like a
small suitcase nuke! 
RIA Novosti: Three arrested in Germany bomb plot. Video
Federal prosecutor Monika Harms said two Germans and a Turk had obtained enough materials to make a bomb with an explosive power equal to
550-kilogrammes of TNT and that an attack appeared imminent.
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" 550-kilogrammes of TNT"...
South Korea reported that the North Korean nuke test was equal to 550-kilogrammes of TNT...
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