Germans hold 4th man in anti-U.S. terror plot

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Germans hold 4th man in anti-U.S. terror plot
By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, December 18, 2008

STUTTGART, Germany — A fourth man is now in custody in connection with last year’s foiled plot to plant bombs at various U.S. targets around Germany, according to German law enforcement.

Attila Selek, who was arrested in Turkey on a warrant a year ago, was extradited to Germany last month.

Selek faces charges of having membership in a terrorist organization and preparing to carry out bomb attacks. The 23-year-old also is accused of leading the effort to procure the parts to make the bombs.

Three other men, all alleged members of the Islamic Jihad Union, were taken into custody during the course of a September 2007 raid by German commandoes, who swept up the suspects in a small town north of Frankfurt.

In September 2008, Fritz Martin Gelowicz, Daniel Martin Schneider and Adem Yilmaz were formally charged with membership in the Islamic Jihad Union, according to the federal prosecutors office.


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