As suspect to design terrorist attack arrested today (06.06.2025) in Cologne at Germanya 14 -year -old, who is believed to have joined the Islamic State organization.
Emirates A., a national and student of Germany, allegedly planned a terrorist attack on the name of the “Islamic State”, probably in Christmas market at the end of the year. Cologne Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the 14 -year -old for dispersion propaganda unconstitutional organizations and participation in the “Islamic State”.
According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Emarchhan A. had not so far dealt with the German authorities, but recently uploaded to his Tiktok account with references to the “Islamic State” and his oath of faith in it, with the comment “Before it is too late».
In their investigation, the authorities have discovered other online profiles of his own, also with Islamic content. As a username in one of them he even changed his own to ‘Suicide/witness bomber“And in the description he wrote”Go towards death” However, the stage of preparing a possible attack that the detainee had arrived is unclear.
“Tiktok has long been a long time to be a scene for dances but has become a breeding ground extremism. Radicalization occurs in real time – on a smartphone in the pants pocket.
We have to watch these channels more carefully. This also means that platform providers need to be more accountable, “said North Rhine -Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Royle and welcomed the fact that security authorities intervened in time.
‘A young man not only glory And he spread the propaganda of the “Islamic State” on his social media channels, but he also shared fantasies of attacks. Is outrageous The fact that 14 years are already so, “he added.