(Deutsche Welle) A trial opens in Jena in the eastern German state of Thuringia on Friday against two men with Afghan citizenship accused of plotting a terrorist attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.
What are the pair accused of?
One of the defendants is accused of supporting and applying for membership of a terrorist organization, the “Islamic State Khorasan Province,” often referred to as either ISIS-K or ISPK.
The other is accused of supporting the organization, by arranging financial transfers.
“On orders of the ISPK, the accused are alleged to have planned an attack in the vicinity of the Swedish parliament,” the upper regional court said in a statement confirming the case’s start date.
