Hans-Georg Maassen

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The radicalization of minors has been a big topic in Germany given that three of five Islamist attacks in Germany in 2016 were carried out by minors, and a 12-year-old boy was also detained after trying to bomb a Christmas market in Ludwigshafen (AFP/File)

February 1st, 2018 - 12:35 GMT

'Living Time Bombs': German Intelligence Chief Warns of ISIS Returnees

He said Germany should consider repealing laws restricting surveillance of minors under the age of 14 to prepare for the increased risk of attacks by children as young as nine.

This undated Handout pictures released on October 8, 2016 by the criminal office of Saxony shows a person believed to be the 22-year-old Syrian named Jaber Al-Bakr suspected of being involved in the found of explosive traces during the search of an apartment in Chemnitz, eastern Germany. (AFP/File)

October 13th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian bomb suspect commits suicide in German jail

German special police forces. (AFP Photo/Lennart Preises)

October 11th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian refugees hand over suspected Daesh militant to authorities in Germany

German police on a raid in a neighborhood suspected of militant activity. (AFP/File)

August 14th, 2016 - 10:46 GMT

German intelligence warns of militants recruiting inside refugee centers

A traffic sign is seen behind Russian Muslims praying outside the central mosque in Moscow on Tuesday, during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP/File)

July 31st, 2016 - 04:13 GMT

In light of recent attacks, will European governments turn against Muslims?

German police officers patrol near a train station in Cologne, Germany. (AFP/File)

April 10th, 2016 - 08:30 GMT

Germany increases security, warns of potential Daesh attack

November 18th, 2015 - 06:00 GMT