By David Averre. A man suspected of being an Islamic State 'sleeper agent' has been arrested in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg just hours after top security officials warned of the threat of Islamic extremist attacks during Euro The Iraqi detainee, Mahmoud A.
He arrived in Germany in October , according to investigators, but is believed to have been affiliated with ISIS since It is unclear how the suspect managed to gain entry to Germany given his history. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the arrest demonstrated Germany's commitment to cracking down on the Islamist threat, declaring: 'Our security authorities are extremely vigilant, follow every tip-off and strike hard to protect our country.
Yesterday's arrest took place hours before the host nation played Hungary in their second Euro match in Stuttgart. It also came just one day after Thomas Haldenwang, head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency BfV , said that the terror threat has surged amid fury in Arab nations at Berlin's solidarity with Israel following the October 7 Hamas attacks.
Haldenwang announced that Germany had become a prime target for extremist groups - but also said that the threat from 'radicalised lone wolves with no clear ties to terrorist organisations' also posed a significant threat. Police across the nation have had leave cancelled in a desperate bid to avert disaster, with some 22, officers deployed to reinforce border, railway and airport security for the duration of the four-week tournament.
Yesterday's arrest took place hours before the host nation played Hungary in their second Euro match in Stuttgart pictured. Police across the nation have had leave cancelled in a desperate bid to avert disaster, with some 22, officers deployed to reinforce border, railway and airport security for the duration of the four-week tournament in an unprecedented mobilisation of law enforcement. Berlin has also been forced to draft in officers from overseas, such is the extent of the security operation, with some 2.
