Raid in NRW: 27-year-old arrested due to suspicion of terrorism!

Raid in NRW: 27-year-old arrested due to suspicion of terrorism!

Essen, Deutschland - Today, on July 9, 2025, special units of the police are deployed in North Rhine-Westphalia to carry out targeted raids in several cities. These searches took place especially in the early morning hours and concerned the cities of Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest. The actions were coordinated by the Düsseldorf General Prosecutor's Office in cooperation with the Essen police. A 27-year-old man with Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship was arrested, as the Bietigheimer Zeitung reported.

The goal of these raids was to prevent the further planning of a possible terrorist attack. According to information from Deutschlandfunk There are information that may be obtained to finance a information. A total of six objects were searched, in addition to the arrest, measures to confiscate evidence.

Investigations and backgrounds

These raids come in the context of an ongoing investigation due to community commercial fraud, in which possible suspected terrorism. A total of six living and business premises were searched in the affected cities to secure information and evidence that should serve to clarify the facts.

The considerable security measures and the mobilization of special units illustrate that the authorities do everything they can to ward off a possible danger from the outset. It remains to be seen which further information comes to light from the searches and what steps the authorities will take next.