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German Intelligence Officer "Arrested In Islamist Plot" To Blow Up Spy Headquarters

German Intelligence Officer "Arrested In Islamist Plot" To Blow Up Spy Headquarters

In the latest scandal set to rock Germany, Spiegel reports that a German intelligence officer has been arrested over a suspected Islamist plot to bomb the agency's headquarters in Cologne, raising fears that the spy agency itself has been infiltrated. The 51-year-old official had made a "partial confession" to the plot, Spiegel reports.

Germany's domestic security agency

Sixteen European States Led By Germany Want Arms Control Agreement With Russia

Submitted by Peter Korzun via Strategic-Culture.org,

Fifteen European states have supported Germany’s initiative to launch discussions with Russia on a new arms control agreement.

«Europe's security is in danger», German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Die Welt newspaper in an interview published on November 25. «As difficult as ties to Russia may currently be, we need more dialogue, not less».

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