Cologne Cathedral bomb plot
{{short description|2023 planned Islamist car bombing in Germany}}
In December 2023, an apparent Islamist plot to bomb Cologne Cathedral was discovered.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-01 |title=German police detain fifth suspect in Cologne Cathedral plot |work=Deutsche Welle |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-fifth-suspect-in-cologne-cathedral-plot/a-67871357 |access-date=2024-01-01}}
Plot
During December 2023 in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Police arrested five suspects who are alleged to be affiliated with Islamic State – Khorasan Province. Local media reported that a car bombing at Cologne Cathedral was planned to be carried out on 31 December 2023. Police are guarding the cathedral; they searched it but did not find anything.
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