Germany arrests suspected Hamas members believed to be targeting Jewish institutions [View all]

Authorities in Germany have arrested three suspected foreign operatives of Hamas they believe were preparing a serious act of violence inside the country, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The three men are suspected by prosecutors of being involved in procuring firearms and ammunition for Hamas since at least the summer of this year to be used for assassinations targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany, they said.

"In the course of today's arrests, various weapons, including an AK 47 assault rifle and several pistols, as well as a considerable amount of ammunition, were found," said the federal prosecutors in a statement.

The three, identified in line with German privacy laws only as German citizen Abed Al G., Wael F. M., born in Lebanon, and German citizen Ahmad I., were arrested in Berlin.

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