Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warnings of concrete risk of attacks, citing increased intelligence and agent networking
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Germany's interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, has raised the national threat level from 'abstract' to 'high,' warning that the country faces a concrete risk of attacks at any time. According to Dobrindt, attack plans against Germany are 'clearly recognizable. '
The Minister cited a significant increase in intelligence reports from allied agencies and domestic sources, more concrete damage incidents, and stronger networking among agents planning espionage and sabotage both inside and outside the country. Dobrindt had already outlined this development a month ago at a conference of interior ministers in Hamburg.
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Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned of possible attacks in Germany. “The increased reporting and reconnaissance situation has led me to upgrade the previously formulated abstract threat situation to a high threat level,” said the CSU politician of the “world on Sunday”. “This means that in Germany the risk of attacks can be expected at any time.” Attack plans against Germany are “clearly recognizable”.
reliability low1/5 sourcesDobrindt had already outlined this development a month ago at the Interior Ministers Conference in Hamburg.
reliability low1/3 sourcesSo far we have spoken of an abstract threat, he said at the time.
reliability low1/3 sourcesHe justified the assessment with a significantly higher number of indications, both from friendly intelligence agencies and from his own findings, more concrete damage and a stronger network of agents at home and abroad, who planned spying and sabotage. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260718-930-403456/1
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He justified the assessment with a significantly higher number of indications, both from friendly intelligence agencies and from own..
omitted byCenterRight sidecovered byLeft sideDobrindt had already outlined this development a month ago at the Interior Ministers Conference in Hamburg.
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideRight sideSo far we have spoken of an abstract threat, he said at the time.
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