(Deutsche Welle) A suspected supporter of the Islamic State (IS) was arrested a week before the start of the UEFA European football championship in Germany, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday.
According to a spokesperson for the Karlsruhe authority, the suspect was arrested at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Friday.
Investigators say the man, who has shared German-Moroccan-Polish nationality, transferred money in September 2023 to an account belonging to an offshoot of the IS terror group, the Islamic State Khorasan Province.
According to the German press agency dpa, the man also applied to work as a steward and security staff for so-called side events outside the football stadiums during the Euros but was unsuccessful.
