MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13336 posts, RR: 64 Posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 1514 times:
From German TV news:
A Lebanese man, who was caught on CCTV when he placed a suitcase bomb on a commuter train in Dortmund, Germany, was arrested today in the northern German city of Kiel, one day after the police published CCTV footage from the railway station, when he placed the bomb. This bomb, and another one, which was found in another train in Koblenz, were scheduled to go off at the same time during rush hour on July 31st, but failed to explode due to a technical error.
The 22 year old man came from the Lebanon to Germany in 2004 and enrolled in 2005 as student at Kiel University.
He attracted no attention in the student dormitory he lived in, except for the fact that he appeared to be very religious and had lots of visitors. Police assumes that the enrollment in the university was actually a cover story.
According to the state prosecutor's office finger prints and DNA traces found on the unexploded bomb, together with the CCTV footage, prove this man guilty of having built and placed the bomb.
The police are still looking for another man, who has placed the second similar bomb.
According to the police the arrest was made after receiving information from an unnamed foreign intelligence service.
the bombs, which contained a big propane cylinder each, would have cause a carnage similar to the Madrid bombings.
David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9213 posts, RR: 42 Reply 2, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1459 times:
Quoting BA757 (Reply 1): this is the first I have heard of the whole story
I knew about the bombs but not the arrests. Involvement in Afghanistan and the alleged "occupation" of part of Spain are up there with Iraq on the list of grievances.
TheSorcerer From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2005, 1047 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1456 times:
What really got me was the fact that one of the bombers was wearing a German football shirt with ballack on the back, like any other german would, you simply can't tell who is a terrorist and who isn't.
Dominic
ALITALIA,All Landings In Torino, All Luggage In Athens ;)
BA757 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2832 posts, RR: 16 Reply 4, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1452 times:
Quoting David L (Reply 2): knew about the bombs but not the arrests.
I don't know how I have missed this story in the media - I read news on the internet and watch the news multiple times a day on TV.
Quoting TheSorcerer (Reply 3): What really got me was the fact that one of the bombers was wearing a German football shirt with ballack on the back, like any other german would, you simply can't tell who is a terrorist and who isn't.
Same can be said about our own British 7/7 bombers, how can you tell the difference? If it helps them to blend into society and helps them carry out their atrocities I am sure they will do it.
That's one hell of a big and heavy suitcase. Those tanks are 40 cm in diameter and 60 cm tall.
I find it strange that the train crew and station employees didn't suspect anything. Unattended luggage usually means evacuation and calling in the bomb squad. Jesus! You don't haul it off the train and into a crowded train station, then open it yourselves. I'd expect that in a pre-9/11 America, but not in Europe!
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1410 times:
Quoting Lewis (Reply 5): Quoting David L (Reply 2):"occupation" of part of Spain
What does Germany have to do with it, what occupation is that and why would a Lebanese care?
Since Germany has never supported the US involvement in Iraq, it makes you wonder why anyone would target Germany in this manner.
Is it evidence of a general islamic extremist intnet to attack the west in general?
David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9213 posts, RR: 42 Reply 9, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1409 times:
Quoting BA757 (Reply 4): I don't know how I have missed this story in the media - I read news on the internet and watch the news multiple times a day on TV.
To tell the truth, I missed it, too, but my brother keeps me informed.
Quoting Lewis (Reply 5): Quoting David L (Reply 2):
"occupation" of part of Spain
What does Germany have to do with it, what occupation is that and why would a Lebanese care?
I didn't say Germany has anything to with it. What I said was...
Quoting David L (Reply 2): Involvement in Afghanistan and the alleged "occupation" of part of Spain are up there with Iraq on the list of grievances.
Were you aware of the Madrid bombings? OBL is pretty pissed off about southern Spain being "seized" from the Moors. Not as pissed off as he is with the USA or the UK, maybe, but pissed off nontheless. I believe he referred to it as the "tragedy of Andalucia" or something similar shortly after Sept. 11th.
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 10, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1405 times:
Quoting Lewis (Reply 5): What does Germany have to do with it, what occupation is that and why would a Lebanese care?
Who said the Islamic Weird Beards had to make sense?
Quoting Halls120 (Reply 8): Is it evidence of a general islamic extremist intnet to attack the west in general?
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
PSA727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 972 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1398 times:
If the train route was on the RE "Westfallen Express", I've taken this
train many times (especially between Cologne and Essen). It kind of
makes you think. However, I do hope it makes people wake up to the
fact that we in the Western countries are all targets, not just select
ones like the U.S. and England.
Quoting Halls120 (Reply 8): Is it evidence of a general islamic extremist intnet to attack the west in general?
I believe the term they use to refer to Westerners is infidels. And I don't
think that there is a distinction of diferrence in their minds between one
that is German and one that is American or Spanish or English...
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1378 times:
Quoting PSA727 (Reply 11): I believe the term they use to refer to Westerners is infidels. And I don't
think that there is a distinction of diferrence in their minds between one
that is German and one that is American or Spanish or English..
Wow. According to some Anet mmbers, its only the evil Americans and ther UK allies which are being targeted....
David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9213 posts, RR: 42 Reply 14, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1355 times:
They're not after "all western countries" just for the hell of it. There will be specific reasons for targeting each country, e.g. involvement in Afghanistan or Iraq, support of Israel, interference in Muslim countries over the years, kicking the Moors out of Spain, etc. Lots of specific reasons.
Quoting Halls120 (Reply 12): According to some Anet mmbers, its only the evil Americans and ther UK allies which are being targeted....
MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13336 posts, RR: 64 Reply 15, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1354 times:
Actually we didn't have too much trouble over here in the past.
Most Muslims living in Germany are either Turkish, Albanian or Bosnian.
The last two groups have for a long time developed a kind of moderate "Euro-Islam" and don't seem to be falling too much for radical cr@p.
They all, unlike most Arab nations, have never been colonised and don't seem to have that grudge and feeling of humiliation many Arabs, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Malaysians seem to have towards Europe (their former colonial masters) and the West in general.
Turkey, under their last religious government, the Ottoman empire, ended up in chaos and corruption and essentially cleaned and modernised itself through Kemal Pasha's (Atatuerk's) revolution after WW1. Before WW1 Turkey was actually a colonial power itself.
PSA727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 972 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 9 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1304 times:
Quoting MD11Engineer (Reply 15): They all, unlike most Arab nations, have never been colonised and don't seem to have that grudge and feeling of humiliation many Arabs, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Malaysians seem to have towards Europe (their former colonial masters) and the West in general.
Wait... Turkey, although a long time ago, was occupied by the Greeks and Romans, and the Balkans were occupied by the Hapsburg and Ottoman
Empires at various times, as well as the Nazis for a few years.
Maybe their close ties to the West keep them from having such hostilities
towards Western culture. Although I'm sure some resentment exists in
a very small group.
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