Bremen Cathedral Target in Plans for Islamist Attack

Country: Germany

Date of incident: February 28, 2015


Four Islamists from France attempted to commit terrorist attacks in Bremen in the Cathedral of St Peter, a Gothic cathedral adjacent to the Renaissance town hall, in a synagogue, and on a lively square. A massive deployment of police thwarted their plans, but the would-be attackers managed to escape.

Source: L'Observatoire de la Christianophobie