Police in Bremen, Germany Warn of Islamist Terrorism Threat, Mosque Searched, "Some Persons Detained"

Police in Bremen, Germany have warned of a potential Islamist terrorist attack. The local Islamist center was searched.

Deutsche Welle reported:

Fearing an Islamist attack, police in Germany’s northern port city of Bremen have swooped after adopting “security measures in the public arena.” Apart from detentions and an arrest, an Islamic center was searched. 

Federal authorities had been receiving tip-offs since Friday evening about the activities of potential Islamists, the police said, without clarifying whether it was a terrorist threat. 

People in Bremen were said to have remained relaxed despite the apparent threat. A Bundesliga match between Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg at the Weser stadium went ahead as planned. 

In the evening, police searched an Islamic cultural center near the railway station, refusing to give any details of the operation for the moment. 

Heavily armed police were sighted in the city throughout the day, protecting places of special significance such as Jewish community sites, the town hall and the marketplace. 

A police spokesman revealed on Saturday evening that “some persons have been detained.” 

There had been an official arrest as well, he added. Again, the spokesman did not give any details, merely referring to a police statement released earlier in the evening, in which the talk was of a “security net” which had been set up to cover the city center.