In December 2023, an apparent Islamist plot to bomb Cologne Cathedral was discovered.
Plot During December 2023 in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Police arrested five suspects who are alleged to be affiliated with Islamic State – Khorasan Province. Local media reported that a car bombing at Cologne Cathedral was planned to be carried out on 31 December 2023. Police are guarding the cathedral; they searched it but did not find anything.
See also
2004 Cologne bombing 2018 Cologne attack 2018 Cologne terrorist plot Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt St Paul's Cathedral bomb plot Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot
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