The suspects, aged 15 and 16, have been in custody since Easter on suspicion of terrorism. The accused are strongly suspected of having prepared a terrorist attack “in accordance with the goals and ideology of the Islamic State (IS)” Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Cologne were discussed as attack cities, it was said.
In Iserlohn it was about attacks on churches and synagogues, according to security circles.. The internet definitely played a role in their radicalization, says NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul. Social media and internet consumption may also be one of the reasons why child and youth crime is increasing, he adds.. It was only in November that two 15-year-old teenagers were arrested. They were said to have sympathized with the so-called Islamic State and planned an attack on a Christmas market. The father of one suspect had already been noticed earlier. He was investigated because he was said to be collecting donations for IS.