ISIS terror suspect caught after applying to work as SECURITY GUARD at Euro 2024 in Germany
GERMAN cops have arrested a suspected ISIS terrorist while he was trying to sneak his way into the Euros.
Anti-terror investigators caught Soufian T, 23, who had applied to get a pass as a security guard for "side events" outside the football stadium.
When authorities checked his application to become a member of staff, they found that the German state security had deemed Soufian an Islamist.
Cops from the Cologne police department along with investigators from the Bonn State Security Service and federal police arrested Soufian with his mother and sister at Cologne-Bonn Airport.
The England team is set to play against Slovenia in a stadium in Cologne.
Further investigations by the Federal police found that the suspected terrorist had booked a single-way ticket for a trip from Germany to Istanbul in May, fueling their suspicions.
After the arrest, the Islamist's apartment was searched and other cell phones, data storage devices and computers were confiscated.
Investigators also seized suspicious recordings. Soufian T. was taken to Karlsruhe under heavy guard and brought before the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice.
It comes as the threat of terrorism in Europe by radical jihadists is at an all-time high.
England fans were previously warned of a new terror threat for Euro 2024.
Previously, ISIS-K - an Afghanistan-based offshoot of ISIS - issued threats against cities including Paris and London.
The Al Azaim Foundation, a media channel responsible for disseminating messages from ISIS-K shared a post threatening an attack on four stadiums, also including the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.
Games targetted included Arsenal versus Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium, and PSG vs Barcelona at the Parc des Princes.
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