According to authorities, he had called for an attack to be carried out on a Christmas market in the area \u201cusing a vehicle in order to kill or injure as many people as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Moroccans – aged 30, 28 and 22 – allegedly then agreed to carry out the attack while the Syrian, 37, encouraged them.<\/p>\n
All the suspects were brought before a magistrate today after their arrest and are in custody.<\/p>\n
Joachim Herrmann, state interior minister in Bavaria, told Bild the \u201cexcellent cooperation between our security services\u201d had helped to prevent \u201ca potentially Islamist-motivated attack\u201d.<\/p>\n
Authorities did not say where the suspects were arrested.<\/p>\n
It was also not clear when the attack was supposed to take place, how detailed the plans were, and which market was to be targeted.<\/p>\n
Rising security costs<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s attack in Magdeburg, which saw a car barrel through a crowded market, killed six people and wounded more than 300.<\/p>\n
A Saudi doctor – who is a critic of Islam and an adherent of far-right views and radical conspiracy theories – went on trial last month accused of carrying out the rampage.<\/p>\n
Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, a 51-year-old psychiatrist, has admitted ploughing a rented SUV through the market.<\/p>\n
In 2016 an Islamist drove a truck into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people.<\/p>\n
The rampages have fuelled a heated debate about the security of the festive installations, which are hosted by nearly every town and consist of stalls with merchants selling gifts, hot mulled wine, sausages and sweets.<\/p>\n
Some cities have cancelled the beloved winter tradition because of the mounting costs and complexity of ensuring security.<\/p>\n
Magdeburg\u2019s Christmas market went ahead this year but only received approval shortly before opening.<\/p>\n
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