Few politicians or even counterterror analysts know it or will admit it, but these five Muslims had exactly the same motive and goal as their two coreligionists who murdered at least 15 Jews on Bondi Beach in Australia. (Robert Spencer)

Five Muslims have been arrested. Christmas (and Chanukah) festivals are under siege by Islamic supremacists.

Because Islam is peace.

Christmas Jihad

Germany: Muslim migrants plot jihad massacre at Christmas market in Bavaria

By:  Welt, December 14, 2025 (via Medforth):

In Bavaria, security authorities have thwarted suspected terrorist plots against a Christmas market near Dingolfing. Interior Minister Herrmann (CSU) spoke of a “potentially Islamist-motivated attack.”

They apparently planned to drive a vehicle into a Christmas market: Bavarian police have arrested three Moroccans, one Egyptian, and one Syrian. Investigators now believe there is a clear motive, and the suspects are in custody.

Following the arrest of five men for allegedly planning an attack on a Christmas market in Bavaria, investigators are assuming an Islamist motive. The investigation into the case continued on Sunday, as announced by the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office and the police. According to the statement, the arrests “likely prevented a possible attack on a Christmas market in the Dingolfing-Landau area” in Lower Bavaria.

Five men were previously arrested on suspicion of planning an attack. Arrest warrants were issued for four of them – one of the men was taken into preventive custody, as confirmed by the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office. The newspaper “Bild” had previously reported on the case.

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According to the report, the suspects are three Moroccans aged 30, 28, and 22, as well as an Egyptian and a Syrian. The 56-year-old Egyptian is said to be a prayer leader who allegedly called upon the three Moroccans, who were also arrested, to carry out an attack. He is said to have announced the plans and called for their implementation in a mosque in the Dingolfing-Landau area.

The involvement of the Syrian suspect is still unclear; he is therefore in preventive custody. As reported by newspapers of the Bavarian Media Group, the men were arrested during a special police unit (SEK) operation near the Suben border crossing.

According to reports, the arrests on Friday followed “intensive investigations” in which the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutz) also participated. The investigation was led by the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism at the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office. Investigators stated that no foreign intelligence service was involved.

“The plan was to carry out an attack on a Christmas market using a vehicle,” a spokeswoman for the Public Prosecutor’s Office told “t-online.” However, authorities declined to confirm this on Sunday.

The Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case, did not initially disclose which Christmas market the suspects had targeted, how concrete their attack plans were, or where the men were arrested. They only stated that an Islamist motive was suspected, that the suspects apparently targeted a Christmas market in the Dingolfing area, and that the attack was likely to be carried out using a vehicle.

The men may not yet have had a specific Christmas market in mind. Security sources indicated that after the initial tip-off about a possible attack plan, they took a closer look and then acted swiftly to avoid any risk.

Bavaria’s Interior Minister thanks the authorities
Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann had previously thanked all those involved. “This case impressively demonstrates the excellent responsiveness and effectiveness of our security authorities and shows that we are capable of protecting our citizens! Thanks to the outstanding cooperation of our security authorities, several suspects were arrested in a very short time, thus preventing a potential Islamist-motivated attack in Bavaria.”

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The Egyptian man is suspected of attempted incitement to murder, while the three Moroccans are accused of having agreed to commit murder. The suspects were brought before a judge in Munich on Saturday.

The public prosecutor’s office had applied for arrest warrants for four of the five men, which were also issued on Saturday. Four suspects are now in pretrial detention in various correctional facilities, and the fifth man has been taken into preventive custody.

Currently, the police see no reason to tighten their security measures.