Danish terrorist plot 'linked to Hamas' foiled

German police arrest suspected Hamas members suspected of involvement in a Danish terrorist plot to attack Jews in Europe. Photo: Uli Dec/DPA

Seven suspects involved in the foiled December terror plot in Denmark have links to Hamas, the militant terrorist group, Danish police said.

Anders Larsson, a Danish prosecutor, confirmed that The alleged plotters had «ties to Hamas» after a closed-door trial on Friday.

This comes after Danish authorities announced on December 14 that they had arrested three people for plotting a terrorist attack, later increasing the number of suspects to seven.< /p>

Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said at the time that Danish authorities had “foiled an attack that was intended to kill innocent civilians on European soil.”

In a statement quoted by the Times of Israel, he added: “The terrorist organization Hamas is working tirelessly and exhaustively to expand its deadly operations into Europe and thereby pose a threat to the internal security of these countries.”

Peter Hummelgaard, Minister of Justice of Denmark, said the ties to Hamas «confirm that the threat to Denmark is serious, but fortunately we have a strong police and intelligence service who do everything they can to protect us every day.»

Soldiers guard the Copenhagen Synagogue in the Danish capital following arrests in connection with a terrorist plot. Photo: NIELS MEILVANG/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Europe is on high alert for Hamas and other Islamist-inspired terrorist attacks following the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel. The Hamas attack, which killed more than 1,000 Israelis, led Israel to wage its biggest war ever in the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 23,000 Palestinians so far, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Also in December, German authorities arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the same plot across European borders targeting Jewish institutions in Berlin and possibly elsewhere.

Members of Hamas were suspected transporting a cache of weapons from an unknown location. The location of the attack in Europe was Berlin, German prosecutors said.

The German tabloid Bild named the suspects arrested in Berlin as Lebanese-born Abdelhamid Al-A, Egyptian citizen Mohamed B and Lebanese-born Ibrahim El-A. -R.

The plot does not seem to have any connection with the UK. But the Community Safety Trust (CST), a body that advises on the safety and security of synagogues, said the arrests had worrying implications for Britain.